Prodrive closing it's doors in U.S.

Discussion in 'General Community' started by monk, Nov 28, 2007.

  1. monk

    monk <b>The Kitchen Ninja!!!!</b>

  2. blindfold

    blindfold Active Member

    why would they do such a thing...
     
  3. BelvnAWD

    BelvnAWD I'm Vin, Bell-Vin...

    This seems crazy to me as well...
     
  4. GTscoob

    GTscoob Black is Beautiful

    Wow thats surprising. I wonder if there was any competition between the SPT products and very similar Prodrive products that caused this.
     
  5. slowwrx

    slowwrx Supporting Member

    No its the fact that it was one of the worst run companies in the entire industry. They have horrible...I mean HORRIBLE customer service and they never even brought any of the really good stuff over from Europe.

    I'm sure Scott will be happy to back me up on their customer service...actually Mike can probably vouch for it as well.
     
  6. monk

    monk <b>The Kitchen Ninja!!!!</b>

    +1 ^

    i think i was the only person to get an ecu key from them for their wrx stage 3 kit. it is a shame though, they do make some incredible parts and their engineering is second to none.
     
  7. slowwrx

    slowwrx Supporting Member

    Yeah, the thing is they will reappear in the U.S. soon I'm sure, Prodrive USA was nothing more than a distribution deal.
     
  8. blindfold

    blindfold Active Member

    the market is there and profit to be made, maybe their management is getting reorganized.
     
  9. BlackAndBlue

    BlackAndBlue Member

    well that blows
     
  10. rexrocker

    rexrocker Active Member

    +1 on their total disregard for good customer service. I had a few dealings with them in the past with my bugeye Stage 2 and 3 kits, as did Scott. They made some promises they couldn't keep and at the end of the day, I should have gone another route. Oh well, lesson learned.

    Nah, there's better stuff out there with better customer support. I say, hasta la vista. :wavey:
     
  11. WJM

    WJM Banned

    There was only one thing from Prodrive that I liked: Round Tip Axleback-Muffler.

    Everything was garbage.
     
  12. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    prodrive japan is cooler anyways ;)
     
  13. Berzerklo

    Berzerklo Active Member

    Hey man I have one of their shift knobs. Its bitchin!
     
  14. TougeTuned

    TougeTuned Banned

    on a slighty related note had they not been so chicken and produced the P2(in the US or anywhere for that matter I realise our version would be more tame without anti lag) they could have made alot of money. i would buy one!
     
  15. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    It also gets hot as hell in the summer.
     
  16. Weapon

    Weapon 90lbs of dynamite Supporting Member

    :werd:
     
  17. AtlxPat

    AtlxPat Active Member

    +1 thats why i got a sock for it, i sold it to nemesis
     
  18. MrCoffeeATL

    MrCoffeeATL Member

    We live in atlanta. The damn turn signal gets hot in the summer. :eek4:
     
  19. WJM

    WJM Banned

    5% tint bitches.
     
  20. Demo24

    Demo24 Member


    I concur, although aluminum might not have been the best material choice.

    Kind of sad to see them go. Thankfully I got the most important bits from them before they closed. Maybe someone else will open up a branch, theres obviously demand.
     
  21. bluetwo

    bluetwo Active Member

    What's really surprising is that no one is going to even notice from what I've seen anyway.

    Prodrive doesn't offer nearly enough for our cars and what they do offer is expensive anyway.
     

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