<![CDATA[Question about a car company]]>I recenly visited a web site that offered me a sponsorship to build a show car but I've never heard of it before. Can anyone tell me if they are legit, or if it is a fraud? Web site was www.sportcompactpro.com

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/1289/question-about-a-car-companyRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 00:16:48 GMTThu, 13 Jan 2005 18:50:53 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Question about a car company on Fri, 14 Jan 2005 07:58:19 GMT]]>SCP is a complete joke they offered to sponsor my car and as i learned more about them their "sponsored car" prices are like 15 dollars less then say tintmasters and that is not even shipped, and SCP wants to call the shop you are getting the items installed at and they wanna talk to the owner of the shop and see if they will lower hourly rates just for you, also they say they big name products, but they are all imitations, a buddy of mine wanted the bomex for his civic because they advertise they carry bomex, well they carry the VIS imitation of the bomex kit they say bomex is a little out of their league so they really can only get a bunch of crappy items also they can drop you at anytime they want to without a good legit reason and all the discounts you got get charged to the card in which you must give a number of. all in all it is a big joke.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/23983https://fargostreet.com/post/23983Fri, 14 Jan 2005 07:58:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Question about a car company on Thu, 13 Jan 2005 23:03:32 GMT]]>yeah... I know I just mean, maybe its an idea worth trying

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/23805https://fargostreet.com/post/23805Thu, 13 Jan 2005 23:03:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Question about a car company on Thu, 13 Jan 2005 22:31:44 GMT]]>The problem w/ them is they have no online/offline catalog, all they have is a sign up page. You have to call for every part you want and half the time they will have to call you back (They will not really call you back, they tell you that though). Oh, and they won't pricematch anyone so basically they just want your money. The sad thing about it was they offered me the "Full" sponsorship, I was supposed to get $12,000 worth of parts free of charge....how they worked that was by saying "you buy the parts from us now at the regular sponsorship rates, then if you do well in the race/show circuit we will re-evaluate you and compensate you if you meet our criteria...."

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/23794https://fargostreet.com/post/23794Thu, 13 Jan 2005 22:31:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Question about a car company on Thu, 13 Jan 2005 22:23:24 GMT]]>It wouldn't be a bad idea if you could make it so people actually got deals.

  1. People sign up and pay the fee, get shipped a sticker and what not.

  2. Build an online catalog of parts... Get a source (some business) to give you a discount for quanity purchases.

  3. Create a referal program for a payout of $10 for each member signed up.

  4. Create a community such as a forum, as per signing up, have people go to 4 shows or whatever.

It seems like a good idea, if it could be done without ripping people off...

If you charged $89, say the decals cost $12 shipped to the person... then payout of $10 for the referal, administrative costs of a max of $5

That's a $62 dollar profit on each person that signs up, plus you get a continous profit from the parts that are purchased through your online catalog...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/23789https://fargostreet.com/post/23789Thu, 13 Jan 2005 22:23:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Question about a car company on Thu, 13 Jan 2005 22:08:55 GMT]]>Yeah, it is a scam 100%.....I was "sponsored" by them last year as well, all of their prices were higher than I could buy them for locally, not to mention over the internet. 5 phone calls and a lawyer impersonation later, and I got my money back. If you want to get sponsored, do it the way everyone has to: Build super fast or super clean car, win a lot of races and/or shows, talk to everyone you can meet in the industry and hope one of them likes you.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/23782https://fargostreet.com/post/23782Thu, 13 Jan 2005 22:08:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Question about a car company on Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:28:10 GMT]]>Sportcompactprox = Racer X = Motorex = Scam

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/23740https://fargostreet.com/post/23740Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:28:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Question about a car company on Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:24:20 GMT]]>"one of my friends got his car "sponsored" through these guys. They give you a list of companies with websites and a corresponding phone number with a name. I decided to test it out and I called up one of these places asking about supercharger prices for an LS. I called once without the sponsorship acct pretending to be him; And then again (from a different number) about 30 min later asking for the exact same part. THE PRICES WERE THE SAME...not close to the same....but exactly the same. There is no discount, there is no "sponsorship." I think it's a bunch of companies that go together and direct business torwards one another."

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/23739https://fargostreet.com/post/23739Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:24:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Question about a car company on Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:18:49 GMT]]>http://club.lextasy.com/ftopict-1030.html

Check that out.

Basically they charge you an $89 processing fee, and don't shell out any REAL cash, they just provide you with "wholesale" prices, but apparently they aren't so great prices.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/23738https://fargostreet.com/post/23738Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:18:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Question about a car company on Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:15:38 GMT]]>Sounds like something just to get your information and such

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/23737https://fargostreet.com/post/23737Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:15:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Question about a car company on Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:10:10 GMT]]>i didnt see any link on the site that tells more about the company or anything.. plus there are a lot of spelling and grammar mistakes. i think its definitely a scam.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/23735https://fargostreet.com/post/23735Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:10:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Question about a car company on Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:03:13 GMT]]>no offense but why would they want to sponsor a honda accord from ND

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/23733https://fargostreet.com/post/23733Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:03:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Question about a car company on Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:00:03 GMT]]>i had an offer from that same company...it seemed just too iffy to me.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/23731https://fargostreet.com/post/23731Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:00:03 GMT