For the love of Silvias!!! Aftermarket Industry rant....

[Sleepy240]

Originally Posted by CrimsonRockett

+1.

I can't honestly say I've never rocked knock off parts, but I learned my lesson through them.

Cheaping out on suspension/engine pieces isn't exactly smart. Shit fails and you're F'd. Now, a body kit on the other hand, I'm not one to spend $1,500 on a full aero kit, slam my car to the ground, track it, and watch it all explode.

I don't exactly have disposable income.

However, I will always try my best to support the industry by buying name-brand parts.

I may be young, but I never had the drifter "whatever works" attitude.

I prefer doing things right the first time.

See this is what I mean about people being hypocritical, and I don't mean this to necessarily single you out (Nothing against you this is going to more of a generalization). It's OK to drop 500$ on a manifold but 1500$ on a body kit? No thanks I stick with my $500 knock off. But then the same people will turn around and knock on people for having a freddy manifold. I honestly don't see the difference, a knock off is just that a knock off. It doesn't matter whether its aero, manifolds, or seats.

Again I'm not gonna sit here and claim to be a purist and only use name brand parts but honestly whats the point? 99% of parts serve the same purpose nowadays. Why would you choose one company over another? Such as what makes Teins $1500 coilovers better than Stances $1200 coilovers? Yet most people will spend the 300$ less on a cheaper coil because guess what, they are VERY similar. Obviously there are differences I'm not claiming part A = part B. But when part A is very comparable to part B its not a very difficult decision.