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What I want to know is who would pay 4k for an exhaust? hot damn!
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Apr 27, 2009, 04:59 PM
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Hey people are going to do crazy things with cars perhaps you remember the 2007 sema convention with the rhinestone covered mercedes?
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Apr 27, 2009, 05:03 PM
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people buy w.e they see and like, kind of keeps replicas also in business. Rotas have to thank every pricey wheel out there because thankx to them Rotas make plenty of $$$. I see if u are into car shows then ok buy some bling but a 4k exhaust haha F that.
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Apr 27, 2009, 05:40 PM
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As some had already pointed out, it just simply depends on how YOU feel about your car and what YOU want to put into it. Doesn't matter if it's a $500 ARC item or a $50 used bov. If that is what YOU want and can afford, then carry on...no one in this forum, or anywhere else for that matter, can tell you what you can and can't do with your money. You earned it, therefore, you spend it the way you see fit. I myself cannot justify buying something like a $400+ ARC intake as someone said earlier they purchased, but it's their money....and as long as it's not mine..LOL All my mod ideas/wishes/dreams will eventually come, but my funds come at a price, therefore I am what some of you might term as being, "frugal"....peace!
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Apr 27, 2009, 05:43 PM
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What I want to know is who would pay 4k for an exhaust? hot damn!
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same someone who can buy an R35 Skyline, then mod it!
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Apr 27, 2009, 05:47 PM
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As mentioned several times, I only have 1 arc part on my car, but I didn't get it because I was looking for an arc part. I got it because I was looking for a type of part and it just so happened I like arc the best.
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Apr 27, 2009, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by recompile
ARC = Aftermarket Ripoff Company.
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 You couldnt have said it better.
I love some of their parts but I wouldnt be caught dead buying any of their parts besides the shift knob that I want to get. Way to much money IMO but to each his own/
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Apr 27, 2009, 07:21 PM
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If it doesn't make your car go faster, its not worth it.
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Apr 27, 2009, 07:23 PM
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Probably the same reason why rappers like Hennesy. 'Cuz it's expensive (Hennesy is fing disgusting). I'm pretty sure if Arc cost a 1/4 of what it does, there would be about 1/4 of the people buying it. It's about the balla status.
Or strictly for show, which function follows form.
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Apr 27, 2009, 07:54 PM
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There are many colors in a prism... simply put.
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Apr 27, 2009, 09:27 PM
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nobody is forcing you to buy ARC parts so your thread is pointless.
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Ya I Know no one is forcing me. I just wanted to know if other people out there felt some of these parts are a rip off. So ya you make 0 sense.
People buy what ever they want and I respect that, thread was made to get different point of views.
I Do like the ARC= Aftermarket Ripoff Company 
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Apr 27, 2009, 09:42 PM
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basically people think it is "baller" i myself will never have an arc product. I want to go fast, thats what i am worried about. Not "status"
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Apr 27, 2009, 09:59 PM
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i am not sure about the number that it produces but the Induction Box seems to be a pretty good product and it's at a Okay range when you compare to other intakes like HKS, but most of the other ARC product is waaay overpriced in my opinion. But again you guys balance your checking account not me
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Apr 28, 2009, 09:29 PM
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To all you people defending ARC customers... you're missing the point of the thread. Yea, we get it... it's your car, it's your money, and you will buy what you want. Good for you.
The OP is simply curious if the majority of people feel that a $4000 exhaust or $130 oil cap is completely ridiculous.
It's almost a rhetorical question... like asking, "Who would ever marry that ugly *****?" The responses expected are "Oh man, you're right! She's nasty!" ... or ... "I dunno, I could see banging that if I was drunk enough."
It's not in the spirit of the discussion to bump in and say, "Well guys, you know, true beauty is within. And some guys really don't care about looks. You should really be more considerate of people's feelings, I'm sure she's very happy with her husband."
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Apr 28, 2009, 09:48 PM
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The only ARC part I will be rocking on my car is the sweet shift knob. Other than that, meh.
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