Ebay diesel chips, Beware!

[Nick-palmer1]

Hello everyone!

I've been looking up performance chips lately and came across this website detailing some dodgy Ebay sellers, thought you all might be interested

http://ethicsintheautobusiness.wordpress.com/geoff-mckinnon/

http://ethicsintheautobusiness.wordpress.com/geoff-mckinnon/

 

[sparra04]

thanks for the heads up

 

[jjohn]

I'm sure his mum is proud....

What a POS

 

[joe2006]

Very interesting.

 

[user 10312]

How enterprising.

 

[180degrees]

those ebay users should of bought a steinbauer lol

 

[outback dreaming]

Interesting read. Worth taking the time to read it all

 

[jjohn]

Makes you wonder about the validity of any merchant on the net.

 

[Dave]

^ Indeed.

I dont trust any chip to be honest. When they have engineered a whole vehicle, then Ill believe them.

 

[sparra04]

there still way overpriced
ok i know reaserch and development doesnt come cheap
but cmon they have been around a while now
there cant be anymore than say $200 worth of material in them
and some manufacturers stil want $1500
its a rip off
but ime still gunna buy one
cause ive got no choice

 

[Dave]

Aren't you getting a Patrol Ian ?

 

[sparra04]

yeah mate in about 3 yrs
so i will get a chip for the nav soon

 

[jjohn]

Interesting how far they tracked that dog.
I'd be visiting him for a thousand bucks or whatever it was.

 

[sparra04]

he "borrowed the technology"
obviously obtained the plugs and wires at a cost ($50ish per unit?)
pays a few $$ in ebay fees
sells them for $900 and still makes a profit
it wont be long and we will be able to download the tune for free
ime not condoning what he has done cause its obviously theft
but the tuners need a slap in the face
cmon guys these "chips" need to cope down to a realistic price
i paid $1300 for a full motec ems system for an ls1 commodore
that was 6 years ago