Well, I'll say this ..... the conspiracy angle your asserting plays well amongst the weak minded that think everything is a conspiracy (i.e. your arguments that as soon as you post the other vendors protect their profit motive and shout you down and trash your products). So I am sure that a bunch of people that are unable or unwilling to think will bite at that hook. Here's the problem with your conspiracy play (in addition to the weak minded stuff):I have said it before, and I'll say it again. If my parts were as bad as you all think they are, I wouldn't be in business. As for turbos, I sell well over 1000 turbos per year. All come with a 1 year warranty. If that many of them came back, I would stop selling them.
What is greed? Is selling a turbo for over $1000 greed, or is selling a turbo cartridge with few complaints for $250 greed? Is a Kolbenschmidt $1500 cylinder head greed, or a $400 cylinder head from me greed?
Yes, I am a religous man. And if I had as many problems as you all think I have with my products, I wouldn't sell them.
Is it any surprise that as soon as someone brings up my name, that all the "vendors" chime in? Is anyone surprised by that?
I sold parts to over 10000 happy customers in both 2008 and 2009. There are going to be complaints with that kind of volume. You guys only hear about the problems, and then ask how I can sleep at night, but my success stories outweigh the complaints. If I had that many problems with my parts, how would I maintain an "A" rating with the BBB?
I'm not saying that there haven't been any problems, but I sleep well at night knowing that I provide an alternative to overpriced parts. If I see an unacceptable pattern of problems with a part, I don't buy from that factory again. This post was started by a customer looking for a camshaft. I have still never had a problem with any camshafts that I have sold.
You guys don't know how many customers have brought their original injector pump to me that their "mechanic" said was defective. And I install it on my own TDI engine, and it is working fine. You don't hear about the success stories. You only hear about the "mechanics" who can't get a pump that I removed from my TDI engine working on their engine. Then all the other "vendors" chime in and say, "don't buy from prothe!"
How many of these 10,000 transactions were legit Auto parts transactions? And not your 25 cent computer screen wall papers that you sell on ebay? You probably bought them all from another account of yours just to keep your Ebay feedback and BBB rating up. I looked at your Ebay feedback in 2009 for Prothe to see how you can keep a 98% positive rating with so many complaints and part failures as discussed on this Forum. It looks like about 1 in 3 transactions is selling something that wasn't a car part at all and cost less than 1$.I sold parts to over 10000 happy customers in both 2008 and 2009. There are going to be complaints with that kind of volume. You guys only hear about the problems, and then ask how I can sleep at night, but my success stories outweigh the complaints. If I had that many problems with my parts, how would I maintain an "A" rating with the BBB?
Wait...what do you mean...no Santa Claus?...if you believe in Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, and the tooth fairy...
As for the BBB and its ratings, both are wonderful if you believe in Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, and the tooth fairy. All are equally useful in resovling a conflict with a business.
I bought some Meyle swing arm bushings for my jetta. On the part is said Meyle Germany the bag the part was packaged in said made in China. I wasn't happy. I installed them and will keep an eye on them. Next time I will buy an original part unless these hold up for 200000 miles.Crapware from the dealership you say ....... unpossible . Guess I won't be going to the dealership now .
Now, now.. BK is just being silly. Of course there is a Santa Claus and Easter Bunny.Wait...what do you mean...no Santa Claus?
Are you saying there's no tooth fairy ???Of course there is a Santa Claus and Easter Bunny.
But you *do* have a horse in this race. That horse is you trying to prove your "leet" knowledge of the internet. Oh yes,Well, I have no horse in this race, but IF ONE has too much free time, one can do a couple of google searches ...
Well then mr. diesel car driver, or mr. X, or however you wish to be addressed, when it's your turn to replace a turbo or lifters or pistons or some other dimensionally precise item, are you going to purchase that part from prothe ? If the quality of his parts is just as good as everyone else's, why wouldn't you ? He's relatively close geographically speaking so you could have the parts almost immediately and he can save you a ton of money although by inference you make a "decent income" and could afford OEM parts. Just think, I wrote this entire response without leet speak. I wonder what that says about my "smartness". I can tell you I'm smart enough not to buy those dimensionally precise items from prothe so you can have my allocation when that time comes. Let me know how those parts turn out after installation and 100,000 miles down the road, assuming of course you can get them installed and they last anywhere near 100,000 miles.And then there is the excuse ( seen in these forums ) : "Mister X couldn't afford the correct parts and was just trying to keep his car running so he bought cheap stuff from Prothe". .....
especially not by someone who is not smart enough to make a decent income.
Is Prothe the same company as Protech 1 inc engine division? We got burned on a $2,800 motor. I need more proof to prove this guy is dirty. I need to show the credit card company. I have my stuff, but if Prothe is the same guy, I would like to know.We only care about the complaints we get here on TDIClub. A quick search revealed a lot LOT more than I thought.
A very small sampling:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=269676&highlight=prothe
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=270325&highlight=prothe
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=207007&highlight=prothe
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=269124&highlight=prothe
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=268111&highlight=prothe
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=268039&highlight=prothe
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=256748&highlight=prothe
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=263515&highlight=prothe
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=265949&highlight=prothe
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=258494&highlight=prothe
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=261933&highlight=prothe
There are over 3 pages of search results.
This isn't about your family, it's about our family, the TDIClub family.
TDIClub's mission is to stop consumer ignorance from being used as an exploitable commodity. The more the membership knows about its cars, the better they can maintain and enjoy them. TDIClub has a 'best practice' mindset, best quality parts, best quality practices. We take this to VW, its dealerships, to everyone else, and to every aspect of ownership.
Caveat Emptor!
I doubt it.Is Prothe the same company as Protech 1 inc engine division?.
In prothe's defense: His Chinese sourced A3 lower control arms, with bushings installed, look far better than the 15 year old German ones on the car right now and are only slightly more costly than other's prices for the bushings alone....