Bye-bye Heavy Throttle :/

[VersionS13]

Another problem is the shops that keep whoring out cheap prices instead of sticking to the map pricing the manufactures put out. All that does is bring this market down.

[SoSideways]

Originally Posted by VersionS13

Another problem is the shops that keep whoring out cheap prices instead of sticking to the map pricing the manufactures put out. All that does is bring this market down.

Most of those shops are the ones that are the flyby overnight shops.

And in order to stay in business, some of the bigger shops have no choice but to either price match, or undercut those guys yet some more to get business to stay afloat.

So in short, I do agree with you, with less shady flyby overnight shops pulling shady business practices, the industry as a whole can benefit from it.

[The ROMAN]

Wow, I bought my first and only SR from them four years ago and it is still strong! And I always bought the common stuff from them first as they are the closest shop to me. This is really a shame, I was planning on upgrading next year from them too. So does this mean Phase2 is going to have a warehouse on the east coast?

[shmiddy]

crap... now hows gonna tune my ecu??????????

[s13dan]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!



That SUX! I got my motor from those guys...

[SoSideways]

Originally Posted by shmiddy

crap... now hows gonna tune my ecu??????????

Enthalpy, JWT, local guys, or you could always fly S.Shadow up to you.

[OBEEWON]

Jeff is one of the coolest people I've talked to. Hope everything works out for him.

I wonder if everyone on the board bought one thing from him starting now, could we save his biz???

[SoSideways]

Originally Posted by OBEEWON

Jeff is one of the coolest people I've talked to. Hope everything works out for him.

I wonder if everyone on the board bought one thing from him starting now, could we save his biz???

Probably too little too late.

[dori_sil8t]

Originally Posted by 0100

+1

HT was the OG's of the sr swaps, I think my first sr swap was using their online guide, but they are pretty much just a store and when the prices are cheaper somewhere else, well... Plus a lot of noobs aren't going to know about you if your not advertising.

same here i still have the print out in a folder somewhere..
got a starter from them way back. great guys jeff helpd me with my sr and i havent even bought anything from them yet

[ecuastyle84]

really disappointed to see them go...jeff is a awesome dude...been buying from them ever since i did my sr swap...sucks that it has to end this way

[silnismo]

Sucks being on the east coast.

Heavy throttle was my major suppier of half the parts on my car, took a day to get my stuff from them.

All the east got is Enjuku and thats down south, *sigh*

[SoSideways]

Originally Posted by silnismo

Sucks being on the east coast.

Heavy throttle was my major suppier of half the parts on my car, took a day to get my stuff from them.

All the east got is Enjuku and thats down south, *sigh*

MA Motorsports is up there in the North East....

And I think Rav Spec as well.

Both are Zilvia advertisers.

[bryce with a y]

WOW.

this is fucked news. Heavy Throttle was/is bomb.

they just never changed with the times. look at there site and the cars on it... its like Nico only worse...

[SuicidnS13]

Well guys alot of this is due to our failing economoy. Its sad to know that alot of auto-accessory companies are hurting right now. I mean huge auto companies are hurting as well. SEMA has gotten smaller and smaller every year Ive noticed the past 5 years. Knock of companies and the likes are not the main problem here guys. We are doing just as much an injustice to this country as the chinese is doing to our so called japanese branded parts simply by driving and building imported vehicles. So seriously the next time you are mad about being laid off or getting fired or your business going under, look in your closet, your kitchen and driveway. Count the number of foreign built items you own. Those were american jobs hanging there or parked there.

And to those who hated on Fast and the Furious, those movies are the free marketing and fuel for which these resale companies even survive. So many new kids and people were introduced into the car scene buy these movies. More media, more hype = more fans = more buisiness. I honestly miss the old days of imports vs. domestics on the streets.

I hope the best for Heavy Throttle and I hope he makes a come back once the economy turns around. Or at the least I hope he remains in the car scene.

[!Zar!]

It's because of the taliban.

[A Spec Products]

I don't think Phase 2 "bought" Heavy Throttle

I believe they just own the DOMAINS now

Not the business itself

[aNskY]

This really sucks.... Jeff is about 10 minutes from me, and has helped me out countless times, usually for little or no money... he really is a good guy and was awesome to have him so close...

btw guys HT hasnt been doing labor for a WHILE, jeff sold the shop and was pretty much slingin parts out of his garage. the shop was taken over for a bit by another 240 enthusiast and he did what he could to try and make it work, but unfortunately they are gone too.

[aNskY]

Originally Posted by silnismo

Sucks being on the east coast.

Heavy throttle was my major suppier of half the parts on my car, took a day to get my stuff from them.

All the east got is Enjuku and thats down south, *sigh*

240sxmotoring is in CT. Ive had good experiences with them.

[mav1178]

A couple of points:

- This has nothing to do with cheap China products, knockoffs, etc. Stop making the same arguments as others did in the long thread about Greddy's bankruptcy.

- Phase 2 is taking over Heavy Throttle's site, not Heavy Throttle as a company.

- The industry is constantly changing; to make assumptions about the industry is very misleading and doesn't contribute. I understand this is just a general discussion, but some of the information thrown out there is simply untrue and adds confusion to a situation which requires more clarity, than anything else.

- Time will sort this out.



BTW I am not posting in any official capacity. Just wanted to clarify some stuff.

-alex

[aNskY]

Originally Posted by mav1178

A couple of points:

- This has nothing to do with cheap China products, knockoffs, etc. Stop making the same arguments as others did in the long thread about Greddy's bankruptcy.

Agreed, i talked to jeff a few weeks ago and he told me he was only selling 1 swap a month, opposed to the ~15-20 he used to do. There are no chinese knock-off SR20's. Hard to survive when your bread and butter is all but dissapeared.

[SimpleS14]

wow...I remember HT being around when I just got my 240 (yr 2001). It's sad to see them go :[

[SuicidnS13]

Originally Posted by aNskY

Agreed, i talked to jeff a few weeks ago and he told me he was only selling 1 swap a month, opposed to the ~15-20 he used to do. There are no chinese knock-off SR20's. Hard to survive when your bread and butter is all but dissapeared.

Yup, our economy has crashed in so many states its not even funny. People across the country have losts hundreds of thousands of dollars in their home investments, not to mention jobs as work has been outsourced to foreign countries. So seriously guys support our economy. We seriously need to quit sending money out to other countries. I mean thousands of people on Zilvia knock cheap wheels yet they buy used Japanese wheels. Atleast the cheap China wheel is putting food on many a persons plate by keeping them employed where the used (brand name JDM) wheel does nothing but put food back on one persons plate by returning a partial investment. Its times like this that has seriously made me rethink alot of things especially my choice of cars lately.

[LA_phantom_240]

My job is going nowhere any time soon. True, I don't make tons of money, but the oilfield will ALWAYS have work to be done.

I wonder why it is that they stopped selling so many swaps? Maybe cause everyone and their grandmother had an SR, so now the market is flooded with them? I dunno. I never had an SR.

[nrg]

classic. i remember a friend buying his first s13 front clip from them back in 2001. we learned how to wire sr20 from their site.

[nisans13turbo]

Originally Posted by jspaeth

Well I know this because I ordered a Greddy IM from them, and they were backordered, and in the process (Jeff doesn't have it yet), this all happened.

I canceled my order, and it looks like the only way I can get my money back is to take it up with my bank/credit card.

Sucks for both parties involved.

HT is awesome, Jeffed help me out alot with installs and tech. shit etc....... Kinda sucks how they dont have there parts in stock......

They sure will be miss, best service %100 and shiat I live in MN, shit was all over the phone

[DrIvEsldEwAyS]

i have called jeff many times when i was stumped on a problem or needed something fast. he ALWAYS had an answer or what i needed. 100% of my parts came from them. goodluck to him and whatever he tackles next!

[turbocarslut]

The business traffic was sold to Phase2...thats cool- good people. I hope they keep up with the dissemination of FREE info and how 2 guides. I would of never completed my swap without the info on their site. VERY VERY SAD DAY!

[SoSideways]

Originally Posted by turbocarslut

The business was sold to Phase2...thats cool. I hope they keep up with the dissemination of FREE info and how 2 guides. I would of never completed my swap without the info on their site. VERY VERY SAD DAY!

Dude, it was mentioned on this page alone twice, that Phase2 bought the DOMAIN for the site.

Not the business.

[turbocarslut]

I corrected myself 1min later and said "business traffic"

What are you the police?

[SoSideways]

Originally Posted by turbocarslut

I corrected myself 1min later and said "business traffic"

What are you the police?

No, I'm not the police.

But at the same time, people shouldn't be subjected to false information, and we should help keep the information as clean/true as possible.

Thanks for correcting your last post.