m sprank Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Happy Mothers Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Different this year - as a Dad - isn't it... - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Why yes, it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesLGT Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Been reading about nighmare builds by nightmare shops taking owners for a ride. Never been so relieved to have a reliable shop that I can send my car to and literally forget about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Look what showed up early. Guess I have my work cut out for me the next few days. http://brz-club.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4448&d=1368495523 http://brz-club.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4449&d=1368495545 http://brz-club.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4452&d=1368495625 http://brz-club.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4453&d=1368495643 http://brz-club.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4454&d=1368495657 http://brz-club.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4450&d=1368495581 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Congrats. Go big or go home. Going big...! - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Sooo close to having the dyno up and running. http://brz-club.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4469&d=1368846093 http://brz-club.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4470&d=1368846112 http://brz-club.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4471&d=1368846134 http://brz-club.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4472&d=1368846150 http://brz-club.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4473&d=1368846170 http://brz-club.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4474&d=1368846188 http://brz-club.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4475&d=1368846205 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesLGT Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Looking good! Those shop colors are trick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpmarky Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Hey everyone, My brother curbed his forrester pretty bad and is looking for a shop in the Rowland Heights area. Unfortunately he's in the middle of a move + new job so he doesn't have time to go to IPT.  It looks like he bent his control arm + anything else that can happen after hitting a curb too fast while turning. Any other local recommendations where he can go? Most likely will be an insurance claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 don't know any shop there, but my friend just got his car repaired after an accident at 2020 body shop. They seems to do good work. They're Statefarm authorized shop too â—‹ â—‹ â—‹ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: â—‹ â—‹ â—‹Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Hey everyone, My brother curbed his forrester pretty bad and is looking for a shop in the Rowland Heights area. Unfortunately he's in the middle of a move + new job so he doesn't have time to go to IPT.  It looks like he bent his control arm + anything else that can happen after hitting a curb too fast while turning. Any other local recommendations where he can go? Most likely will be an insurance claim. Thanks for the recommendation. Very sorry to hear about the Forester. Wish I knew someone in that area to recommend to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 *facepalm* just realized what IPT stands for... â—‹ â—‹ â—‹ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: â—‹ â—‹ â—‹Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanahjoe Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Looks great Mike! When is it going live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 ^ huh? The dyno? Been up and running for months now. Bill Knose of Delicious Tuning has been tuning cars on the dyno every day since 10/2. 3 more scheduled for tomorrow. Lol at Michael. I dont refer to it as IPT mainly because I dont want to get sued by Carlisle rubber company (owner of ITP tires). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Wagon Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 SFValley - North Hollywood Kar Tek 5945 Laurel Canyon Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91607 (818) 752-7200 http://kartekautomotive.com/ had a GREAT experience with these guys. They offered to save me money, took me under the car to show me everything, didn't care that I had aftermarket suspension and gave me a ride home. one of the mechanics has an STI and knows all about Subarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yar1 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Any shop recommendations for Audio stuff? I just want some better speakers installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jshaw6000 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 My Forester is at Renner Motorsport in Inglewood right now. They mostly work on Subies and BMW's and the occasional Mitsu. The owner owns a full 07 STi swapped and built GC8. Based on their 5 Star Yelp reviews, I didn't hesitate to take it to them. They seem to know what they're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Welcome to the forum. Just a note, you do realize you can buy your Yelp reviews right? Their sales team calls once a week touting how much business the reviews will make you and offering packages to raise your review ratings. The more you pay, the better you appear. You can even pay to have poor reviews removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jshaw6000 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Welcome to the forum. Just a note, you do realize you can buy your Yelp reviews right? Their sales team calls once a week touting how much business the reviews will make you and offering packages to raise your review ratings. The more you pay, the better you appear. You can even pay to have poor reviews removed. Thanks!  Did not realize that Yelp was plagued by fake reviews! Not really surprised though as I've seen many popular people on social media buy views and followers all the time. I don't think their reviews are bought though because word on the street is that they're pretty good. Various people at several meets I've been to have said they're good. Having picked my car up now I'd give them 4 stars. 1 star off for not really keeping me updated and calling back when they said they would. I had to call every time. Other than that, their prices seem fair based on their experience level with Subarus. One of few good Subaru shops in Socal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Welcome to the forum. Just a note, you do realize you can buy your Yelp reviews right? Their sales team calls once a week touting how much business the reviews will make you and offering packages to raise your review ratings. The more you pay, the better you appear. You can even pay to have poor reviews removed.I've fielded numerous sales calls from Yelp for a company I help and was never offered anything like this. I don't doubt that they've done it in the past and that some sales people still do it, but my guess is that they are the exception, not the rule. The subject company eventually became an advertiser and still has not been offered any review manipulation. I'm sure there's plenty of fake reviews out there, but I bet the honest reviews far outnumber the fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeraldG Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Thanks! Â Did not realize that Yelp was plagued by fake reviews! Not really surprised though as I've seen many popular people on social media buy views and followers all the time. I don't think their reviews are bought though because word on the street is that they're pretty good. Various people at several meets I've been to have said they're good. Having picked my car up now I'd give them 4 stars. 1 star off for not really keeping me updated and calling back when they said they would. I had to call every time. Other than that, their prices seem fair based on their experience level with Subarus. One of few good Subaru shops in Socal. Are you the one that has a camera on your fozzy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I've fielded numerous sales calls from Yelp for a company I help and was never offered anything like this. I don't doubt that they've done it in the past and that some sales people still do it, but my guess is that they are the exception, not the rule. The subject company eventually became an advertiser and still has not been offered any review manipulation. I'm sure there's plenty of fake reviews out there, but I bet the honest reviews far outnumber the fake. No, it is SOP for Yelp. In fact they did not do it in the "past" and have ramped it up as Yelp became more "popular". It is a business. It must make money. The more you pay, the more you can manipulate. It is very easy to delete bad reviews as long as you have a paying account. It is somewhat funny because they claim you will make over $1250 in sales for each good review. They have a whole matrix they use to "boost" the value of their offerings. Most online review sites are the same. The more you pay, the better you can look. Do all the Subie that roll through the shop on a daily basis count for sightings? LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 No, it is SOP for Yelp. In fact they did not do it in the "past" and have ramped it up as Yelp became more "popular". It is a business. It must make money. The more you pay, the more you can manipulate. It is very easy to delete bad reviews as long as you have a paying account. It is somewhat funny because they claim you will make over $1250 in sales for each good review. They have a whole matrix they use to "boost" the value of their offerings. Most online review sites are the same. The more you pay, the better you can look. Do all the Subie that roll through the shop on a daily basis count for sightings? LOL.I'm just sharing my experience with them over the course of a couple years and different sales people/account reps and they've never offered any manipulation. I know that all the reviews on my business are legit since we know each person that posted a review. Two thirds of our reviews have been filtered by Yelp using whatever secret algorithm they've developed, so it certainly looks like they make an effort to catch the b.s. and there are a bunch of reviews that they could offer to me in return for additional advertising money, but haven't. In the end, I'd take yelp review data over no data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jshaw6000 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Are you the one that has a camera on your fozzy? Yeah. I run a dash cam. Where did you see me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Spotted Drew888's SpecB at my shop today (more upgrades). Spotted my wifes 08 LGT 5EAT at the shop today (top secret brake testing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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