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Dave Samba Elder
Joined: July 11, 2002 Posts: 2689 Location: The Forest Moon of Endor, in the Redwoods
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Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2022 3:25 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled.net - [email protected] |
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sorry, Glenn, I just get my dander up when someone bashes or trashes friends of mine, and anytime they try to defend themselves, they get attacked even worse, and more.
I'll leave it alone.
I feel sorry for John and Channa, after all they have done to help promote and provide for the hobby, they get people bashing them. I would like to see ANYONE do what they have done over the last 23 years, and come out the other side...
Done. _________________ 2003 Samba Chummie Winner- Best Story
"Those that matter, don't mind,
and those that mind, don't matter" |
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76761 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Adriel Rowley Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2006 Posts: 4748 Location: Mesa, Arizona
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pyrOman Fire Master
Joined: July 21, 2003 Posts: 12400 Location: Over 2002 posts deleted!
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:13 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled.net - [email protected] |
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Been a happy customer a few times and have referred a few people to ACN. Will be sorry to see you go but understand wholeheartedly! Best wishes! _________________ Some people are so busy being clever they don't have time enough to be wise. |
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2type2 Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2002 Posts: 969 Location: SW Colorado
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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:19 am Post subject: Re: Aircooled.net - [email protected] |
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There are a few extremely knowledgeable individuals who have gone " out of their way" countless times to assist a random VW owner without any expectation of remediation except the satisfaction of helping a fellow aficionado. John is a dedicated example and deserves thanks and respect for that service alone. Thank you!
Some might say.... The Dude abides. _________________ "A life of peace and happiness depends on your own gratefulness" |
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:14 am Post subject: Re: Aircooled.net - [email protected] |
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I see this kinda like the nitrogon tire thread. cheep ass vw people. john and his famly&staff have to make a living. not just squeek by. with that said. after that amount of time they are not getting any younger. retirement is always expensive. it would be nice of somebody takanted could partner with them to at some point take over the company that would eb nice. but the issue with nitrogen tires will still be there. ( aka cheep ass vw owners) there are a lot more of those than ones the know what things cost and why. just think how muh time he spends with people.and some know what theya re doning, most dont.then there are the ones the effup everything.... time is$$$ whats you hourly wage?? what do you think he should get?? this is one of the reasons why I tottaly stoped doing any outside vw work about 8 years ago. along with you cant fix stupid. and I dont do well with stupid. I hope john& the rest of the crew have great vacations and get everything sorted, weather selling, partnering or just some restructuring&sliming down the parts&services. this is aht china does to America. cheep parts sold at a slight lower price to the user, then the cip shit thats the bottom of the line of knocked off knock offs. and just a little cheeper. ever wonder why mexx&brazilla vw parts are dwindling?? china. I wish them well. |
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41031 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:22 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled.net - [email protected] |
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Sometimes the very best solution is to take a vacation and to rethink the business plan going forward. _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
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Clatter Samba Member
Joined: September 24, 2003 Posts: 7527 Location: Santa Cruz
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Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled.net - [email protected] |
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Man, i sure do miss Aircooled.net.
Here’s hoping they decide to get back in.
I’m going to be checking regularly.
JC is a man the likes of which we are losing in the world.
His telling the truth as he sees it right up front is so valuable to us trying to buy the good stuff and build a proper car.
You get to hear front/center what’s junk, what’s good, and even how to help make stuff fit and work.
The whole truth right up front; no buying stuff only to figure it out it’s junk.
And there’s a LOT of junk parts out there…
Any of these other vendors you’re going to get sold what they’re selling.
Some are so hung up on how the salespeople behave that they’re happy to get sold junk if they get treated specially.
Being a customer has become this ‘experience’ nowadays.
Many will revel in their chance to be right, even if they get had!
The same truth you benefit from in product descriptions can also be to your benefit in customer service,
If you can put away your little ego and feelings long enough to listen and learn.
Props to John and any of the old-school who are willing to tell the truth even if doing so might not currently be fashionable.
While i hope to have you all back for my own selfish reasons,
It would be great to hear you’re retired to a palapa in Cabo or doing camp host in a national park somewhere! _________________ Bus Motor Build
What’s That Noise?!? |
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Semper Gumby Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2022 Posts: 99 Location: Southwest Florida
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled.net - [email protected] |
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After all the nice props forum members shared about this company to me, I sort of feel cheated out of not being able to spend some of my wife’s future alimony money here.
_________________ "If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?" - John Wooten |
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nogoodwithusernames Samba Member
Joined: November 10, 2014 Posts: 598 Location: CA, USA
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akokarski Samba Member
Joined: May 24, 2004 Posts: 1886
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled.net - [email protected] |
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so is aircooled.net is out? it sounded like they were trying to figure out whether or not they will be back but there was no specific confirmation whether they are back or not. I am assuming they are out but site is still up.
Sucks to see them go.
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pierrox Samba Member
Joined: March 06, 2013 Posts: 257 Location: Paris, London, The Alps, North Carolina
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:27 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled.net - [email protected] |
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I discovered this the hard way too.
I don't live in the US, but the wife is from NC. Between pandemics and personal health, we haven't visited since Xmas 2021! We're coming in march and I need to get some parts for my 1971 bus. So naturally aircooled.net is where I started. Opened a few tabs with the parts I need, and when I started to put them in the basket, I got this strange message... "we're downsizing"... Wait, wait, what??? Wrote to them and got an auto-reply with more alarming news "We're closed".
It's always sad when a small family run business goes down, and even more when it's something born from a passion. I was lucky to meet John and Stephanie several yeas ago when fate brought me to SLC. Was there with a friend from Egypt, out of his country for the first time in his life - and a Beetle owner. I took him to the warehouse and we got the grand tour, it was amazing and a great experience. The shear size of the warehouse, and my friend who had never imagined that there were places in the world where you could actually buy new parts for a Beetle! Second life shock for him... after discovering snow the day before!
Anyway, now that they're gone... where do you get good parts? _________________ Our bus is on Instagram
instagram.com/biencuitbus |
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John Connolly Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2015 Posts: 48 Location: Sandy, UT
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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:09 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled.net - [email protected] |
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FWIW we left the site up because there is SO much good information on there in the listings and product descriptions. Pretty much no other retailer cares about putting that up, so if we took it down it would be lost forever.
We do appreciate the love, very much. It was too rare among all the whiny complainers the past 10yrs, and was no longer worth it.
I am always available for a burger if you are in town, and can show you the places which don't suck LOL. _________________ it's advice. If you don't like it, ignore it. Don't argue.
If you want no-BS technical advice privately, feel free to DM me. Donations appreciated (food gift certificates, etc). |
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Xevin Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2014 Posts: 7596
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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:35 pm Post subject: Re: Aircooled.net - [email protected] |
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John Connolly wrote: |
FWIW we left the site up because there is SO much good information on there in the listings and product descriptions. Pretty much no other retailer cares about putting that up, so if we took it down it would be lost forever.
We do appreciate the love, very much. It was too rare among all the whiny complainers the past 10yrs, and was no longer worth it.
I am always available for a burger if you are in town, and can show you the places which don't suck LOL. |
Much appreciated John. You always did right by me and many others. As a retailer myself I always go out of my way to take care of my customers. Sometimes at a lose of profit when it wasn’t my fault Myself and team have not always been able to satisfy my customers needs and at times dropped the ball. Hope all is well in your future endeavors. _________________ Keep on Busin'
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GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
Clatter wrote: |
Damn that Xevin... |
skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
I respect Xevin and he's a turd |
SGKent wrote: |
My God! Xevin and I 100% agree |
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