I try...Thanks and thanks for the payment.
Menacer -> Thanks for your payment
Limsandy->I will find out for you today and post the update here. Ck later...after noon EST

 

***GREAT NEWS***.
Sloppymax and Limsandy you guys are welcome to join this deal. I just spoke to my contact and he still honors the price. In fact, he said he'd give me another $5 OFF per order if we can get 15. Even if we get 14, I'd buy the last set to make the 15 and sell it on Ebay or the FS area. This is a great news. This is an excellent price.. maybe that $5 I can keep for my efforts and I am gonna try to make other great GD.

 

I'd say keep it for your efforts...you kicked butt on this deal

 

WE CAN TAKE 2 OR 3 MORE. THANK YOU!!!

Ok- for those already participating and paid, let me make it clear I will not be waiting for the remaining 2 or 3. Just letting people know there are slots available if they are interested and we can save another $5 too.

 

sounds good to me. just pm with payment details. im trying to get mine shipped with blu since we are right around the corner from one another. will this throw a kink in that plan? edit- i just got the info from blu, so im sending money right now to hopefully get our 3 shipped together.

 

Good news man hopefully 3 sets at once will save a bit on our shipping costs.

 

sweet so when can we expect to this to be shipped out?

 

money has been sent. 4/23/03 2:20pm

 

I e-mailed you back about my 2002 Max. I am in, just need the payment info.

 

<>Thanks for your payment, sloppymax.

<>Yoogie- I wont get your email until tomorrow. I am at the office at the moment and they yanked access to yahoo's mail. If you want you can PM and I get back to you faster. In any event, these struts/shocks will fit 2000-2003 if your question was related to that.

<> ][35 ->I am calling the distributor now to get a stock availability update and will post that information here later today.

 

Via Paypal of $268 has been sent on 4/23/03 @ 4:45pm (Pacific Time)

 

I spoke to my contact at the distributor today and this is their updates, which was expected.

1. Once order is placed and I get a confirmation number and the sale is processed, they will allow local people to pick their orders up even the same day. That is, of course, providing the parts are in stock at the time of pick up.

2. For easier and more cost effective shipping, they will ship all orders to one location. If all the parts are in stock then the order will go out within 24hrs. If not, they will order them from KYB and can get them in less than a week they say. So I can have them at my door within 10 days total.

3. If anyone is in NY/CT/NJ or a neighboring state and willing to meet with in any of these states I will consider driving for a meet.

Now, for the record and not to bad mouth or downplay this thread I am about to refer to, I have to say I monitored that group deal and there have been some complaints about shipping/packing. Some people got products that were slightly damaged due to poor packaging and shipping. To avoid this, I want to have all the orders shipped to one location so the distributor dont get sloppy/confused or otherwise careless.

 

I35, Thanks for your payment. I have updated you as paid on p1.

 

So when can I expect the shocks to be at my door? (Las Vegas) How am I paying for shipping? Am I getting my shocks last because I can not pick them up or is this a first come first serve basis?

 

I cannot say the exact date. As I have been doing thoughout putting this GD together I will continue to communicate with the distributor on a daily basis to get updates. You will not receive your order last b/c you are not local. There are two scenarios that can play out here:

1. Your order can be shipped directly from the distributor to your home.

Upside: you get your order faster

Downside: costlier, may have possible problems w/ensuring the right parts are sent. Will be more time consuming and costlier to address any of any errors.

2. Order shipped to one place and re-distributed.

Upside: More cost effective since shipping is now in bulk, I can examine and make sure the right parts are sent. If any errors, I can correct them faster and easier. When you get them at your door you dont have to worry about anything else.

Downside: Takes a longer than direct shipping.

To make things clear, I am obviously not a store keeping these in stock. This is a group deal and a little patience is the cost to get these incredible discounts. By most accounts, this GD has moved faster and as efficient, if not more, than some of the others managed on the org. I think my response time has been fairly prompt with Q&A's.

This is the thread I referred to earlier: kyb agx GD If you read some of the last few pages you'll hear complaints about damaged shipments/wrong part #s sent. This is not the fault of the GD organizer but a problem with the distributor direct shipping as far as I can see. Let me know
Disclaimer:
I am not knocking that GD. I think it went very efficient but the problem came about during shipping and people wanting their stuff real fast.

 

Thanks for the reply. I will sit tight. I prefer you to use whatever scenerio you wish.

Again thanks for the GD!

 

Can you do a 4th gen group deal for these gr2 struts at the same price, or posible do gove an option to buy fronts or rears

 

1) So what is the drop with these?
2) Does the $268 include shipping and the PayPal fee? (Shipped to 32714)
3) Can I get in?
4) Are colors available? (Dark Blue is my preference)
5) How do these compare to the Tein GD going on now?

 

1) this is not a spring GD.
2) it includes paypal fee but does not include shipping.
3) check with the NY guy.
4) only 1 color, i think.
5) again, not a spring GD.


~limsandy

 

Dont mention it.

If there are enough interests I dont see why not do it for the 4th gens. I believe the part prices for 4th gens are slightly lower .. but dont quote me on that. Let me know what the mood is for Gr2 for 4th gen and I'll do what I can.

I dont believe I can add any more to what "limsandy" has already clarified. BTW, lim..are you in still?

 

Got your payment.. Thanks! I have updated you on page 1

 

how much is the shipping to Ontario, Canada. Toronto =)?

 

I will into shipping cost to Ontario and let you know. If you want I can ship it to you as a gift via USPS to keep cost down. Let me know if you are interested. Order will go in this Friday 4/25/03. Thanks

 

Hey NYMaxedOut

take your time with order b/c i rather have a complete and not damaged KYB GR2 then have it here few days faster.

thanks again for the GD

 

same here I believe scott 2k2SEmax had discussed with you the shipping method we preferred also. Let me know if you have any questions.

Matt

 

So if I got in on this deal (almost decided) and the GB for the TEIN springs, how would the ride be? Or should I get the Maxspeed springs? I just can't make up my mind. I want a nice drop, but don't have to have the 2.x" that the TEIN offers. I'd like to keep a somewhat smooth ride, just get rid of the lofty feeling. Does anyone have experience with these shocks on either of these springs I listed? Or maybe recommend another brand? Thanks.

Oh, and I'll be using these on stock rims for a while.

 

NyMaxedOut would you like to make a post about 4th gens and see if theres and interest? Also did you find out about whether theres a discount on the konig verdicts? PM me

 

This question was already answer back on p4 and I believed I made references to it on p1. In any event, I will amused you. Click Here for a ride quality comparison using the GR-2s. By the way, the order will go in tomorrow so you must decide today.

DR0832|--> Let me go ahead and complete this deal first. I want to see how well it goes before taking on a new task. If all goes well, and I hope it does then I will try to repeat it for 4th gens. How does that sound?
ps/the Konig Verdicts are not in stock and are $200 off the listed price on the site. Lets discuss that via PM
Thanks

 

Once the order is placed, can you send out pm's or emails for local buyers that want to pick up the struts?

Thanks....

 

***LAST CALL***
***ORDER WILL BE PLACED ON FRIDAY 4/25***
***LAST CALL***

 

Just thought I'll let you know I spoke to the distributor today to let them know I am placing the order tomorrow. Here are some updates: As of now, there are only just 2 sets of GR-2 in stock for 5th gen maximas. Once I place the order, they will order & pick up ALL of our orders from KYB. They estimate the local orders can be picked up on Wed 4/30. I will PM those that will want to pick up their orders locally with complete instructions including a confirmation number needed for pick up. Any other questions in the meantime... PM.
FYI: I am travelling to Buffalo this week end leaving Friday morning and returning Sunday afternoon. I plan to take my laptop with me and keep up with this thread. But, I also dont want my wife getting on my case about being on the org 25hrs a day. In any case, you guys can reach me through my cell which I gave you if you have an urgent question.
Thanks,
Ralph ..

 

Ok, I'm in. Send me the details.

 

Call me stupid, call me whatever, but I'm officially in this GD. Payment sent. I just hope mine will ship by early next month.




~limsandy

 

<>Studman - Payment details have been sent to you. Please complete it by 12:00 Noon 4/25 EST. Thanks
<> Limsandy -> we wont call you any names and I welcome you to the GD. As mentioned it closes at noon EST on Friday.

On a side note: can we ban certain user names on the org. I feel funny writing you 'studman" and otherss.. "playboy" "cumalittle" etc ...

 

I can understand that. My nickname was actually done on a dare almost 10 years ago. A dude that I worked with at an internet service provider dared me to register the email address. At the time all email addresses had to be registered with Network Solutions (formerly called the Internic). So I submitted the request, and they approved it. So it's been there ever since.

Banning it would annoy me a little, basically because that's my entire internet profile. I can understand "cumalittle" because that's just vein, but "studman" is not... depending on how you take it (think what it meant 10 years ago). But I can always get a new name, but only if all my messages, PMs, inbox, buddy lists, history, and etc etc etc could be transferred to the new name.

 

No, Stud! please dont change the name. I am not affected by it all. I was just being humorous but now i see its hard to tell. In any event I received your payment and that of Limsandy as well. Thanks!

 

Ladies and gentlement, I must say I am extremely pleased with the speediness and efficiency of this group buy so far. This is the first I have organized and I am very happy with the way it is working. Now, I place the order the tomorrow and wait for UPS to come drop some 48 pieces at my door. I can see my wife on the phone with her lawyer now.. ..nah! she loves me and loves my hobby. Now, the UPS guy I know he'll really hate me now. This guy comes here about once a week almost.

 

Cool, now I can plan ahead a bit and get ready to install these. Thanks for yor hard work in all of this. I am glad that I didn't pass this up. You the man.

 

Awesome. So he's in CA and you're in ??? What timeframe should we expect to see them in? I'm not in a rush, just want to tell my UPS guy when to expect them (I get stuff everyday almost) and what to do with them. You can send mine out last if you need to. I'm not getting them installed right away because I'm still waiting on the springs too.

And because I can't get an answer there, I'll post it here.

1) I'm trying for the TEIN springs. If the GD goes through for them, what else would I need to install the GR2/TEIN setup?

2) Would I need to get camber kits/bolts? And if so, where do I get them at?

3) Is there a write-up for DIY'ers, or should I let a shop do it? I'm contemplating letting Firestone install mine and do the alignment (gotta love those lifetime alignments). If Firestone does it, how much do you think it would cost.

Sorry for the questions but I can't seem to get an answer elsewhere.

 

I'm getting the same set up as studman! Need answer plz


~limsandy