Jason Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 You may want to read this: http://www.bespokeventures.com/blog/?p=1248 Not good news for the tuning world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbloodyturbo Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 That must be a p1ss take( i hope), greddy are huge, if they can go bust then every other tune house is fair game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multics Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Hm interesting: http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/10/japanese-tuning-firm-trust-greddy-declares-bankruptcy/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Havent A'pexi gone bust several times? Maybe they will be the same as them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 First I've heard, I'll try to find out more today, very bad news if true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 It seems the news is true, Trust/GReddy did file for bankruptcy yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Heard about this from a reliable source last night, and it seems those with orders won't get their money back either. One local tuner we know of has lost a million yen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebsteif Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Wow! amazing, who will be next? Amuse, HKS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 HKS are already in the poop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Does that mean I could sell my 3-row for big cash then? "Own a piece of history, no more ever going to be made!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Heard about this from a reliable source last night, and it seems those with orders won't get their money back either. One local tuner we know of has lost a million yen. That's only 5 grand - sucks but it's hardly mega-money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukeyboy2k Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 It seems the news is true, Trust/GReddy did file for bankruptcy yesterday. Does that mean I can't get an EMU through you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebsteif Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 HKS are already in the poop. Really? hmzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolarbag Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Does it really matter, what do they sell that no one makes already, and generally better - maybe folk have seen sense and stopped paying their overinflated prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Does it really matter, what do they sell that no one makes already, and generally better - maybe folk have seen sense and stopped paying their overinflated prices I dunno - of all the bits and bobs I've bought, most have been either Greddy or HKS. The GReddy ones have all been spot on, no trouble at all. The HKS ones have almost _all_ caused major headaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolarbag Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 If you were to list them all - and their prices, I'm quite confident there will be better products out there with prices to match, if not less ECU's are a little different in terms of they are too many variables to match up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Ive got a Greddy intake manifold on order, Nic says he thinks he can still get it so i will have to wait and see what happens in the next few days, i cant think of any other intakes anywhere near the price of the Greddy intake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 surely they should have waited a few months until the new fast and furious. Aww well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 ooo i have a rare exhaust now:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 That's only 5 grand - sucks but it's hardly mega-money. I guess that depends on your point of view. It's nothing to the likes of Top Secret and Mine's, but to a small time tuner in an already depressed market it's a significant amount. A lot of people have the impression all tuners in Japan have huge work shops with shelves of gleaming parts, when in reality even many of the big names work out of places that resemble a back street garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I guess that depends on your point of view. It's nothing to the likes of Top Secret and Mine's, but to a small time tuner in an already depressed market it's a significant amount. A lot of people have the impression all tuners in Japan have huge work shops with shelves of gleaming parts, when in reality even many of the big names work out of places that resemble a back street garage. I always was under the impression Greddy and Apexi are the biggest. Then HKS. Who is then? Top Secret? I always thought they'd be the smallest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I always was under the impression Greddy and Apexi are the biggest. Then HKS. Who is then? Top Secret? I always thought they'd be the smallest. when i visited japan the biggest garage was trial spirit and this was just the size of a typical large UK KWICK FIT STLYE WAREHOUSE WITH RAMPS AND SHOP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 The worrying thing is that the decline in their sales is partly due to 'cheap chinese knock offs'. We know how dangerous these are and yet ebay is full of £80 tubular manifolds that punters are willing to try as they are so cheap. Didn't think greddy\trust were that expensive either, think of their intake, the Greddy LS intercooler kit was well priced for a full kit and half decent core, the EMU wasn't too bad for those that preferred not to pay £1k+ for engine management etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoSupra Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Any 3 or 4 rows going cheap? Sad News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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