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Re: Passon A-855: is there still a waiting list?
[Re: Dan@Hotchkis]
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07/17/14 01:02 AM
07/17/14 01:02 AM
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The Pale Blue Dot
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I'm not the early adopter type at my expense. I like to see that something works before I start throwing money at stuff. To revert my whole car back to factory driveline would cost over 4 times what it costs me to have the TKO rebuilt, and twice as much as the Legend 5 speed. Both of which have a lot of R&D behind them. If Jamie wants me to put his transmissions through some torture tests for R&D at his cost I wouldn't turn down the opportunity.
I hope you are joking...right.  'cause everything I've seen is the dude is busting his butt trying to get caught up with paying customers. I doubt he's going to comp you one for publicity. This just comes off as incredibly arrogant. Oh and NOT funny 
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Re: Passon A-855: is there still a waiting list?
[Re: Skeptic]
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07/17/14 01:46 AM
07/17/14 01:46 AM
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Santa Fe Springs, CA
Dan@Hotchkis
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I hope you are joking...right. 'cause everything I've seen is the dude is busting his butt trying to get caught up with paying customers. I doubt he's going to comp you one for publicity. This just comes off as incredibly arrogant. Oh and NOT funny
Nope dead serious. As an FYI, and not tying to be condescending, but it seems you really don't know how things in this industry work, if the company intends to build a product that is safe, reliable and works. It takes a lot of testing on a lot of peoples vehicles.
We have a specific budget for R&D. When we decide to develop a product line, like lets say the TVS we just developed for the 1st Gen Mustangs, we "borrow" a couple of customers cars for R&D. During this time we will do fitment and testing, as well as some mild upgrades if needed. When we are done with a car for R&D, the customer gets to keep the stuff. That is how it goes. Generally for us it takes a full year of testing with 3-4 vehicles per generation to ensure everything fits across the board.
I will tell you now that EVERY major company does this for R&D. Want a blower for your new challenger?
http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive/misc/test-vehicles/
How about a set of Stoptech brakes at cost or better for your new BMW?
http://www.stoptech.com/contact/test-vehicles-needed
Furthermore it is generally pretty good advertising to have a product on another companies R&D vehicle as they are usually featured in magazines, attend events around the country and in our case have THOUSANDS of enthusiasts get joy rides in them yearly. A lot of people call us after the fact to see what parts we use to make our cars run the way they do.
Not trying to be a jerk, just stating the facts. If you have any questions, let me know. I would tell you all that you should be signed up here
http://www.testcardatabase.com/portal/AboutUs.aspx
for a lot of really good info and opportunities, and read your mags like Hot Rod, Mopar Muscle, Car Craft etc. A lot of companies are pretty vocal when they need test cars.
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Re: Passon A-855: is there still a waiting list?
[Re: Dan@Hotchkis]
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07/17/14 02:20 AM
07/17/14 02:20 AM
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Pretty sure Jamie tested several in different cars, one was a 10 sec. A body, for at least a year or more before he sold a single one.
Mopar to the bone!!!
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Re: Passon A-855: is there still a waiting list?
[Re: Dan@Hotchkis]
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07/17/14 02:30 AM
07/17/14 02:30 AM
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Grand Haven, MI
patrick
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dumb thought, how about getting Jamie's OD gearset for an A833, and putting yourself on the waiting list for the A855? might even be able to work out a deal to trade in the 4 speed gearset when the 855 is ready? that way you can (eventually) get the transmission you want, while enjoying the car in the meantime without cutting it up.
I'm not the early adopter type at my expense. I like to see that something works before I start throwing money at stuff. To revert my whole car back to factory driveline would cost over 4 times what it costs me to have the TKO rebuilt, and twice as much as the Legend 5 speed. Both of which have a lot of R&D behind them. If Jamie wants me to put his transmissions through some torture tests for R&D at his cost I wouldn't turn down the opportunity.
sorry, my response was geared more towards AlexP's original post
1976 Spinnaker White Plymouth Duster, /6 A833OD
1986 Silver/Twilight Blue Chrysler 5th Ave HotRod **SOLD!***
2011 Toxic Orange Dodge Charger R/T
2017 Grand Cherokee Overland
2014 Jeep Cherokee Latitude (holy crap, my daughter is driving)
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for saying what you think. 
