RSI/Racing Solutions Experience F-

[XSnake]

And it seems the VCA is supporting will and the timing of this thread http://forums.viperclub.org/threads/672223-Banned-Users then a day later followed by this thread and the defense of Will by the person who started the first thread, the writing is clearly on the wall whats going on over there.. http://forums.viperclub.org/threads/...in-Turbo-Viper

Wonder if he ever paid his sponsorship fee he owed the club.

[Dajerseyviper]

Wonder if he ever paid his sponsorship fee he owed the club.

Im sure one way or another a back door deal has been struck, considering that thread didnt pop up on any other forum but the VCA...

[Sybil TF]

48kish and didn't even come with a reach around..........

Holy ****!!!! $68K Total?

[nastygts]

Holy ****!!!! $68K Total?

Tell me about it!

[Sybil TF]

All the money is in Texas. Guess I need to move there...

[Late Apex]

Yes, TNT but I cannot remember the brothers names.... Terpstra? Roy and ?

Roy with TNT was actually very good to me on my 99 GTS with tons of mods he did and always great work. His custom headers were awesome too. He was in direct competition with John H. at the time. Nearly every Houston area Viper owner back in the 90s used him with great success. TNT meant Terpstra and Terpstra but his brother did not do too much. He was known for the King Snake editions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db0U8_lW_Ik

[Sybil TF]

That is a awesome car there^^^^^

[JonB ~ PartsRack]

By the way, who is SP anyway? Im a N00B...

Several Aliases, buyer beware:

-Steve Prescott (SP)
--GTSR-001
---VipeAire
----TransGlobal Communications
------Element 6

SP also partnered for a time with known scammer Micheal Nouri (assumed name) of X-Vipers until Nouri screwed HIM of many of them! Chris Marshall then collected the remaining chinese-cloned parts at X-Vipers for SP, and distributed those parts thru the VPA, many as 'gifts' to regional clubs. Much was unsellable quality junk.

[98intrigue]

Several Aliases, buyer beware:

-Steve Prescott (SP)
--GTSR-001
---VipeAire
----TransGlobal Communications
------Element 6

SP also partnered for a time with known scammer Micheal Nouri (assumed name) of X-Vipers until Nouri screwed HIM of many of them! Chris Marshall then collected the remaining chinese-cloned parts at X-Vipers for SP, and distributed those parts thru the VPA, many as 'gifts' to regional clubs. Much was unsellable quality junk.

Quality stuff right here!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbon-fiber...f83512&vxp=mtr

[FLATOUT]

Thanks for the video Mark! Man I remember those cars, but moved away from Houston right when they were ramping things up.

Andy

Roy with TNT was actually very good to me on my 99 GTS with tons of mods he did and always great work. His custom headers were awesome too. He was in direct competition with John H. at the time. Nearly every Houston area Viper owner back in the 90s used him with great success. TNT meant Terpstra and Terpstra but his brother did not do too much. He was known for the King Snake editions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db0U8_lW_Ik

[Vprbite]

Quality stuff right here!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbon-fiber...f83512&vxp=mtr

I actually made an offer on that part. 10 bucks. For no other reason than to own a piece of Vipair History. He never responded to my offer.

[cfiiman]

Roy with TNT was actually very good to me on my 99 GTS with tons of mods he did and always great work. His custom headers were awesome too. He was in direct competition with John H. at the time. Nearly every Houston area Viper owner back in the 90s used him with great success. TNT meant Terpstra and Terpstra but his brother did not do too much. He was known for the King Snake editions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db0U8_lW_Ik

Thanks for posting that, what an awesome car! 777HP, NA it looked liked, that's beautiful. What ever happened to TNT?

[Viper Girl]

I can't believe this... RSI charges $89,950 for this particular package

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...e-wheels-video

[ViperSmith]

I can't believe this... RSI charges $89,950 for this particular package

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...e-wheels-video

What does it cost to have a car that actually works?

[Viper Girl]

What does it cost to have a car that actually works?

The article says $89,950 for the package, so I think that means to have it installed in your donor running costs much much more.

[Dajerseyviper]

The article says $89,950 for the package, so I think that means to have it installed in your donor running costs much much more.

It cost another $30K to get the car back with all the parts you actually paid for and the car running with them installed.. $40k if you want it back in under 2 years..

[Sybil TF]

What does it cost to have a car that actually works?

lol

[02ACR]

Loved this thread! First, on topic, it sucks what RSI became. When they were in Houston you'd be hard pressed to find any negative about them. I know someone going through hell with the current RSI and I feel bad for everything he's going through.

Being from Texas, more specifically Houston, don't let these couple of bad apples give our shops bad names. I can list off half a dozen shops I have used and more than I know of in TX that are top notch and awesome to deal with. I won't mention them here since they aren't sponsors, but they are definitely here. Since D3PE has already been mentioned as being NastyGTS's saving grace, they are an amazing shop with one of the most gifted tuners around and are about 2 miles from where I'm sitting right now.

As for the Viper-specific vendors, I've used Roe, PartsRack, Viper Specialty and The Viper Store (just for shirts), and all have been great. I didn't deal with anyone personally from Specialty or Viper Store (other than confirmation emails from Dan), but transactions were fine. Sean from Roe was great to deal with and JonB has overachieved every time I've done business with him.

[Dajerseyviper]

Was the OP ever made whole?

[Vprbite]

Was the OP ever made whole?

Yes but not by RSI. I belive D3 got it squared away for him.

[outnumbered]

Reading this thread was like deja vu for me with a builder several years ago with a truck I owned. I sent it 600 miles to FL for a build, only to listen to lie after lie; with the builder requesting more money. A supposed 8 week job turned into a 6 month ordeal.

I particularly understand your tone and temperament. As mad as you become during the situation, you feel compelled to come across as nice and understanding, all in an attempt to hope they do the right thing.

[Vprbite]

Reading this thread was like deja vu for me with a builder several years ago with a truck I owned. I sent it 600 miles to FL for a build, only to listen to lie after lie; with the builder requesting more money. A supposed 8 week job turned into a 6 month ordeal.

I particularly understand your tone and temperament. As mad as you become during the situation, you feel compelled to come across as nice and understanding, all in an attempt to hope they do the right thing.

I would think one tries to control his temper because they have your car and nothing is getting done...is pissing them off going to get it done any sooner? Ya know, more flies with honey sort of thing. I think the OP controlled his temper very well in the situation.

[outnumbered]

I would think one tries to control his temper because they have your car and nothing is getting done...is pissing them off going to get it done any sooner? Ya know, more flies with honey sort of thing. I think the OP controlled his temper very well in the situation.

He did indeed...which was exactly my point.

[Vprbite]

He did indeed...which was exactly my point.

Yeah I know. Sounds like you dealt with the same thing as he did. I just cant imagine how tough it is when someone basically has your vehicle held for ransom. I say hats off to you both for being able to negotiate that without blowing up on the guy.

[SammutRacing]

^^^^^^^WRONG! I never spent a penny with JonB or Tom Sessions until after I received the "$7,000" in their "learned intellectual property" and have responded in kind with real money between these two awesome vendors/builders/tuners. Thank you, Jon and Tom!

I have to agree with davew on this.. When I got my gen 4 I called jonb at least 3-4 times with questions on what parts would be best for me.. At least 2 hours on the phone total.. But a few months later, when i was ready I spent 5k in parts and couldn't be more happy with the results.. The Good outcome and being happy with my mods IMO was due to the time jonb spent talking and educating me.. So now that I got a new gen 5 where do you think my first stop will be?.. Jonb..

.. Business 101 treat every person like a client and you'll do just fine.. You never know what that person will need in the future or what that person will bring as far as other clients.. Because of my experience with Jon I've recommended many people to him and all end up happy! How do you think I found out about Jon.. From a friend that was so happy with the attention and information he got from Jon..
Point is in any business you can't blow someone off because they might not be a potential buyer at the time.. Never know what the future brings and the viper world is about the size of Pluto.. Very small..

Sorry about typos.. Hate iPhones lol