Re: KW Coilovers

["Randy B" <sirocco@telocity.com>]

Well said Paul!
Someday I might actually be able to afford a set.  8^D



> Wow, I am normally I am pretty quiet that is quite a statement!  I would
be
> interested to know what qualifies HPA  as "a bunch of fucks?"  Marcel Horn
> has for all intents and purposes pushed the envelope pretty darned far
with
> their development of the Mk4 AWD platform and after personally driving
their
> 650 horsepower turbocharged AWD TT I was so impressed that I have made
> arrangements to deliver my TT  Roadster to them this spring to undergo a
24
> valve VR6 turbo conversion.   Really Riley, I am not flaming you, just
> interested to know why this statement was made?
>
> As for us "whoring ourselves" to HPA I would again encourage you to
consider
> what you just said;  we decided to promote something to our readers that
is
> IMHO a really damned good product; for the price FAR better of a product
> than either the H&R or Koni products.   I didn't for once suggest that the
> aforementioned KW competiton is bad in any manner but if you compare like
> coilover sets to the KW variant I products I think that you will come away
> very impressed.   I have used a ton of suspension products in the past and
> would from an engineering standpoint argue the fact that the KW product
has
> more advanced shock valving and better internal design that will
ultimately
> lead to a product that will last longer.   I have driven both Mk1 and Mk4
> chassis cars with H&R coilovers and KW variant I's and have found the ride
> quality and handling to be better in the KW's... Granted, I was not able
to
> say that in the article since i didn't do a full tech article with charts
> and diagrams on it... but before you dismiss the product in a public forum
> like this please let me know what your rational reasons are?
>
> Oh, and sorry about the whole "whoring" ourselves out thing happening;
when
> your hosting costs are nearly $6k per month you gotta charge somebody for
> the bandwidth and since none of our users have sent me a check
lately.......
> well ya know!
>
> Paul
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Riley McDowall" <roog@telus.net>
> To: "John Erickson" <hombre@elp.rr.com>
> Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 1:14 AM
> Subject: Re: KW Coilovers
>
>
> > At 7:14 PM -0600 10/16/01, John Erickson wrote:
> > >There is a group buy for these things on the Vortex right now.  They
> > >are "Europe's number one selling...blah, blah, blah."    Anyone have
> > >any experience with them?  Any good?  The price quoted is $889.
> >
> > I don't wanna get off on a rant here, but....
> >
> > HPA is a bunch of fucks, and I wouldn't trust anything they were
> > pushing as exclusive distributors as far as I could cram it up my
> > bum.  Seriously.  And for the "ultra-special" price they're offering
> > on Vortex, you can pass on them and give Potter an extra hundred and
> > change for H&R coilovers that are pretty much guaranteed to knock
> > your socks off.  With a warrantee you can depend on and with
> > first-hand testimonials from people we trust.
> >
> > This KW, or Weitec, or FK, or Avo, or whatever brand-of-the-week
> > coilover scam is getting a little out of hand..
> >
> > And what's with VWVortex whoring themselves out like that?  There's
> > zero tolerance on selling things in forums other than "classified",
> > and yet they've spammed every forum there is with this KW nonsense
> > and then made it stay at the top of the thread list regardless of
> > activity.
> >
> > Whew!
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