Vendors & Parts

Vendors I Buy From:

Speed Parts - DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THESE PEOPLE!!!! Race-Mart, Tampa, FL.

I placed a purchase of a EFI system and parts at well over $3K on 5/29/2014. The item was marked as "Normally in stock", Of course I was instantly notified that the order would not be shipped until June 6. On 6/16. I contacted them and was told the new date was 7/11! I was patient and waited for 7/11. On 7/11 I was told it would be 7/18. At that point I notified them that if it didn't ship by COB 7/18 I wanted the order cancelled. Then I get told "You clicked on the special order policy" agreement, so you can't cancel it, you can't get a refund, and you will need to wait until doomsday while we have your $3K. The problem is that this wasn't listed as a "special order item", and I had no reason to believe any policy applied to this purchase, since I complained they have changed it on their web site, to NOW show it's a special order item.

I've filed a dispute with my credit card, and Mr. Fink is quite confident that it will get ruled in his favor thanks to his beloved "policy". He is running a deceptive business, with deceptive advertising, and not doing business fairly. Yes he has a policy that he forces you to agree to, however, his deceptive practice makes you believe he HAS the items in stock, and will ship them in a timely manner. Only AFTER you make a purchase you discover that EVERY order is considered a "Special Order" and the items are NOT in stock as advertised. How can a person be held to a policy that you had no reason to believe applied to you?

Race-Mart has a huge number of BBB complaints and negative reviews for doing this same thing to multitudes of consumers. This is fraud by false representation.

I've filed a complaint with his local BBB, and the Federal Trade Commission, since his web is considered Inter-State Commerce. I've also filed negative complaints on all my blogs, car club sites, Angie's List - plus others, and here.

It's operators like this that take the fun out of the hobby. I wish I had done more Due Diligence on this operation before I placed an order. I thought I was helping a small business and saving a few dollars. If they had been up front and worked with me, it wouldn't be such a big deal. But instead he decided to be an ass about it, and let me know he was glad he screwed me.... My turn...

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Vette Specific Parts and Service - ZIP Products, Mechanicsville, VA.

Transmission and Driveline - Bowtie Overdrives, Hesperia, CA.

Custom Driveshafts - Drive Shaft Specialists, San Antonio, TX.

Custom Stainless Fuel Tanks - Rock Valley Auto, Stillman Valley, IL.

Rims and Wheels - Wheels for Less, Bluff Dale, TX.

Tires - Tirerack.com, The Web.

Parts I Use:

Fuel Injection by Edelbrock - Edelbrock 35000 -- Manual in PDF

Distributor by Mallory - Mallory

Spark by MSD - MSD

Wheels by Foose - Foose

Tires by Michelin - Michelin Pilot A/S 3

Heads by Trick Flow - Trick Flow

Exhaust by Hooker - Hooker Headers

Lubricants by Red Line - Red Line Lubricants

Filters by K&N - K&N Oil-Air Filters

EMAIL: vette@eparmo.com