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Originally Posted by Chuck33079 After seeing what people have had to go through to get refunded, I'm starting to think they don't have any liquid cash on hand. The parts

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Old 01-07-2014, 01:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
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After seeing what people have had to go through to get refunded, I'm starting to think they don't have any liquid cash on hand. The parts and equipment they had to buy may have made things a little tight around there.
Yup think about it, they had to repair the bender (not cheap), they sent 2 employees to learn how to run the machine (not cheap), and they had a technician come down to set up the machine (again not cheap).
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Yup think about it, they had to repair the bender (not cheap), they sent 2 employees to learn how to run the machine (not cheap), and they had a technician come down to set up the machine (again not cheap).
Not to mention paying for the oursourced parts of the kit. Building something like this in these quantities is a fairly cash-intensive process. As a business, you're coming out of pocket early to make it back on the back end. Once you start having issues, it can really hit the fan.
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Not to mention paying for the oursourced parts of the kit. Building something like this in these quantities is a fairly cash-intensive process. As a business, you're coming out of pocket early to make it back on the back end. Once you start having issues, it can really hit the fan.
Yes, right. Also running a production ( manufacturing line ) of this many kits while ensuring the best quality possible is even much more complex. GTM is conducting the entire operation on a very tight budget and this is the result.

But I don't blame them since cash is very , very difficult to come by now a day and no venture capitalists are willing to risk on this kind of business. I know some of you are pretty agitated and I can understand that completely. Let's just hope that they will hold themselves together and come out with a killer product by the end. I am still patient with them... at least for another while.
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Yes, right. Also running a production ( manufacturing line ) of this many kits while ensuring the best quality possible is even much more complex. GTM is conducting the entire operation on a very tight budget and this is the result.

But I don't blame them since cash is very , very difficult to come by now a day and no venture capitalists are willing to risk on this kind of business. I know some of you are pretty agitated and I can understand that completely. Let's just hope that they will hold themselves together and come out with a killer product by the end. I am still patient with them... at least for another while.
Agreed. While I am also becoming impatient, I still hold out hope for a kit that can deliver. For the price point, I am still happy with my pre-order buy in. Cast parts, GT series turbos, baffled oil pan? Can't argue with that. Add in your own oil cooler and supporting mods, and it's a fully done build.
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