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Title: Bugpack sold to Empi. Post by: Martin Greaves on April 08, 2015, 18:03:10 pm Just read this.
Bugpack sold to Empi. Title: Re: Bugpack sold to Empi. Post by: Rick Meredith on April 08, 2015, 18:19:38 pm Yeah I just read it too.
First thought is this is not a good thing for our hobby. Title: Re: Bugpack sold to Empi. Post by: Zach Gomulka on April 08, 2015, 18:29:13 pm First thought is this is not a good thing for our hobby. Agreed. I would love to be proven otherwise. Title: Re: Bugpack sold to Empi. Post by: leec on April 08, 2015, 19:03:24 pm Maybe its just me but Empi's latest advert in ultra vw does seem to suggest they are increasing their quality emphasis . The heads in particular look interesting and are endorsed by Fred Simpson
Lee Title: Re: Bugpack sold to Empi. Post by: Sam K on April 08, 2015, 19:07:30 pm I sell and install a lot of EMPI stuff at my shop and I've found that their quality has gotten a lot better.
Title: Re: Bugpack sold to Empi. Post by: vwhelmot on April 08, 2015, 19:33:30 pm It needed to be as the quality was/is utter shite
Title: Re: Bugpack sold to Empi. Post by: plasticblack on April 08, 2015, 20:46:07 pm Regardless off what many might think about Empi's recent history/quality issues, let's ALL hope that this is (possibly) the start of something better.
Here's hoping 8) Title: Re: Bugpack sold to Empi. Post by: Prowagen on April 09, 2015, 01:36:29 am Oh dear! But inevitable I suppose, look what's happened in the UK, one big company swallows all the little ones and its all a big merged pile of shit!
Good news for some of the small guys though, like JPM, Bergs, Geers, RLR, Jaycee etc. Title: Re: Bugpack sold to Empi. Post by: volksnut on April 10, 2015, 17:37:04 pm Oh...No
Title: Re: Bugpack sold to Empi. Post by: EddieT67 on April 13, 2015, 12:34:33 pm I dont like using the word 'quality' when talking about products in some respects.
As a concept 'Quality' is making something to spec. That's the definitiion of it. A 'quality' part can be made to a low spec, so long as it meets the spec, within the (widley set, low precision) tolerance. When we talk about quality what we really mean is Fit For Purpose. Hopefully Bugpack's aquisition by EMPI will see an increase of fit-for-purpose products, with a more durable material spec and closer precision fit for purpose, which has hindered the previously great name of EMPI, which creates the feeling of 'quality' being by expecting fit for purpose proucts. |