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May 23, 2012, 09:09:05 am

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and I thought prothe only ripped off vw folks....
« on: May 23, 2012, 09:09:05 am »
nope, looking for a nice new turbo for the benz and I come across this

http://www.mercedes-diesel-parts.com/Mercedes300DTurbo.htm

sorry pete, I'd spend that much on a good used one....
location:  ashland, oregon US

Reply #1May 23, 2012, 12:29:36 pm

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Re: and I thought prothe only ripped off vw folks....
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2012, 12:29:36 pm »
I clicked on '2 year warranty', and got this
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Reply #2May 23, 2012, 05:05:23 pm

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Re: and I thought prothe only ripped off vw folks....
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2012, 05:05:23 pm »
It is just too bad you got out of the VW seat because you could be dropping a cool 1K on this if you hadn't been towed over to the Benz of things.

Had to Laugh even though he says not to;  http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/pts/3031668385.html 

Pretty and Pretty Crazy priced.

Reply #3May 24, 2012, 09:14:04 pm

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Re: and I thought prothe only ripped off vw folks....
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2012, 09:14:04 pm »
I clicked on '2 year warranty', and got this
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Server Error
404 - File or directory not found.
The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
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I looked at that as well and is pretty much what made me come here to make the thread..... :P  That thing looks janky as all hell. :-X
location:  ashland, oregon US

Reply #4May 26, 2012, 04:22:15 pm

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Re: and I thought prothe only ripped off vw folks....
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2012, 04:22:15 pm »
It is just too bad you got out of the VW seat because you could be dropping a cool 1K on this if you hadn't been towed over to the Benz of things.

Had to Laugh even though he says not to;  http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/pts/3031668385.html 

Pretty and Pretty Crazy priced.

LMFAO..

a giles pump isnt even that much..
92 Jetta GLI - Black, 1.6D w/ GT2056V turbo..
86 GTI - 4 Door, Med Twilight Gray, Tow Machine..
86 Audi Coupe GT - Tornado Red, All Stock.. WRECKED.
89 Toyota 4Runner - Dark Grey Metallic, LIFTED!

Turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.

Reply #5May 30, 2012, 06:34:20 am

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Re: and I thought prothe only ripped off vw folks....
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2012, 06:34:20 am »
He scams all over the place. Check out his emiata site: http://emiata.com/

We had a user on our local VW forum selling a bunch of Prothe turbos. He was trying to pass them off as legit but when asked about the brand he got defensive. Someone found the same turbos (same pics and everything) from Prothe's ebay site. Dude then deleted the ad  ::) And now he can't figure out why everyone thinks he's a tool bag...
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Reply #6June 27, 2012, 08:57:39 pm

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Re: and I thought prothe only ripped off vw folks....
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2012, 08:57:39 pm »
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