tperretta
Veteran Member
I held off on this post for awhile because my intentions were to only break even and not stir up trouble. I've been officially screwed over by Nick at street toys, so now it is my aim to save anyone else the headache of doing business with him. I'm a long time member of TDIclub and have a good reputation of buying and selling on here privately and through other vendors. I will briefly walk you through what happened with Nick that went terribly different. I no longer question whether nick had anything to do with his and Kermas split.
My hammer series turbo that was purchased through kerma a couple years ago was seemingly leaking oil. I've also had oil in my intake plumbing. I'm still not actually sure if it's the turbo or not. I contacted Nick because of my concern. I asked him if he could inspect it and what my options would be if the turbo seals were actually leaking. He directed me towards purchasing his 1852 for 750$. I explained that I am a recently laid off math/science teacher and was desperately looking for work and could not afford anything that isn't necessary. After our discussion, we decided that I would ship the turbo in question to him for inspection and he would ship me an 1852 because there was a possibility my turbo was bad. We went this route because It was the quickest way to get my car running again if the turbo was bad and I needed it running fast so that I could be available to take a job offer. In the even that my old turbo was fine, Nick was to ship it back to me and I'd send him the 1852 (on my dime). I just needed the option to have the car back together asap.
After nick received my money, he took a week to even ship the turbo. He defeated the whole purpose of even sending it to me since my turbo basically showed up to him before he sent me a new one. You'd think at this point, he'd just inspect mine before sending the other one since he procrastinated already. nope!
I called Nick and ask him to let me know asap for a diagnosis once mine arrives. He said it arrived that day and would call me back in an hour. It's been almost 3 months and he has not called back. I have a long list of dates and times I have tried contacting him to find out what happened to my turbo. Was it good or bad? Who knows! So, after Nick knew I was laid off and had no money to be just replacing parts for no reason, He fails our agreement to even let me know if I'm replacing a bad part.
I had my car looked at and did some extra inspecting and found a bad oil return line that was leaking oil. I have also been directed to vent my Crank Case better. Ironically, nick said a better CC vent was probably needed too but would still look at my turbo to rule that out.
All I've needed was a phone call with a diagnosis so that I could rule out the turbo as being an issue. Now that I've gotten help from TDIclub, the problem was my oil line and CC vent. The turbo was fine, but Nick took it and my money and went MIA.
If you are considering doing business with street toys, reconsider. Just recall all the drama that has been on here with Nick. I don't believe it was just bad luck for the poor guy. It's beyond that at this point. It's just bad business. I doubt this post will sink Nick's business but I can hope it hurts it like he hurt my situation. I'm still unemployed and getting slammed with an unjustified 750 bucks really hurts.
I wish i had two more hands .... so i could give street toys four thumbs down!
My hammer series turbo that was purchased through kerma a couple years ago was seemingly leaking oil. I've also had oil in my intake plumbing. I'm still not actually sure if it's the turbo or not. I contacted Nick because of my concern. I asked him if he could inspect it and what my options would be if the turbo seals were actually leaking. He directed me towards purchasing his 1852 for 750$. I explained that I am a recently laid off math/science teacher and was desperately looking for work and could not afford anything that isn't necessary. After our discussion, we decided that I would ship the turbo in question to him for inspection and he would ship me an 1852 because there was a possibility my turbo was bad. We went this route because It was the quickest way to get my car running again if the turbo was bad and I needed it running fast so that I could be available to take a job offer. In the even that my old turbo was fine, Nick was to ship it back to me and I'd send him the 1852 (on my dime). I just needed the option to have the car back together asap.
After nick received my money, he took a week to even ship the turbo. He defeated the whole purpose of even sending it to me since my turbo basically showed up to him before he sent me a new one. You'd think at this point, he'd just inspect mine before sending the other one since he procrastinated already. nope!
I called Nick and ask him to let me know asap for a diagnosis once mine arrives. He said it arrived that day and would call me back in an hour. It's been almost 3 months and he has not called back. I have a long list of dates and times I have tried contacting him to find out what happened to my turbo. Was it good or bad? Who knows! So, after Nick knew I was laid off and had no money to be just replacing parts for no reason, He fails our agreement to even let me know if I'm replacing a bad part.
I had my car looked at and did some extra inspecting and found a bad oil return line that was leaking oil. I have also been directed to vent my Crank Case better. Ironically, nick said a better CC vent was probably needed too but would still look at my turbo to rule that out.
All I've needed was a phone call with a diagnosis so that I could rule out the turbo as being an issue. Now that I've gotten help from TDIclub, the problem was my oil line and CC vent. The turbo was fine, but Nick took it and my money and went MIA.
If you are considering doing business with street toys, reconsider. Just recall all the drama that has been on here with Nick. I don't believe it was just bad luck for the poor guy. It's beyond that at this point. It's just bad business. I doubt this post will sink Nick's business but I can hope it hurts it like he hurt my situation. I'm still unemployed and getting slammed with an unjustified 750 bucks really hurts.
I wish i had two more hands .... so i could give street toys four thumbs down!