[Shotimes] Should I destroy a 91+??

Fri, 10 Jan 2003 21:13:02 -0600

Well, again, thank you for your opinion.  I'm glad you looked at the site.
Any publicity is good publicity I guess.

I was not aware that my opinion on what Paul does to his cars reflects on my
knowledge of the SHO.  I have owned more SHOs than most and taught myself
how to work on them by breaking them.  Now if you have a particular post
that you are referring to in which I gave someone some bad technical advice,
then please point it out.  Just because my company has "Specialist" in the
title doesn't mean that I think I know everything about this car.  If I lead
someone down the wrong path, please point it out so that I can see,
otherwise, I just don't see how you can draw a conclusion about my technical
knowledge or my company by a post I made about Al Fitz.

I'm confident that eventually you will buy something from us, whether you do
it by yourself or you have someone else buy it for you.  We have some pretty
cool stuff that you'll be missing out on.

Goodnight sir!

Mike Kopstain
Midwest SHO Specialists
827 North Chestnut Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
www.MidwestSHO.com
Sales@midwestsho.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 8:52 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Should I destroy a 91+??

> Mike, it isn't like it was the fist post of yours that I've ever read.....
>
> Sorry, but I could call myself the "Midwest SHO GOD" as easily as you can
> name your company "Midwest SHO Specialists", and I could more easily
defend
> myself better than someone who spent way too much money on a f***in SLO
and
> doesn't even own a SHO. I've also been to your website, which was an
> absolute waste of the two minutes I spent getting to it.
>
> When you buy a SHO and gain at least a tiny bit of knowledge about them,
> then post something intelligent.....otherwise just stay on the SHO Forum
and
> the Taurus Club forums along with the other ignorant kiddies.
>
> No, you won't find any "smiley faces" here.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Midwest SHO Specialists SHOtimes
> [mailto:MidwestSHOspecialists@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 9:04 PM
> To: Ron Porter; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Should I destroy a 91+??
>
>
> Well thank you for your opinion Ron.  I suppose that it doesn't count that
I
> have already said multiple times that I spoke without knowing all the
> details, and I have also apologized to Al in several different emails that
> were all posted to this list.  If you would have read them you would have
> known.  I'm sorry you won't be buying any of our stuff.  You'll be missing
> out on some cool items.
>
> As for my car, I've put that much into it for much the same reason SHO
> people put money into there SHOs and that is for the love of the car.  My
> car may not be as fast as most of the SHO's although it is close (15.7@
> 92mph), but it will out handle a good chuck of them easily.  I have owned
6
> SHOs and currently can't afford to own one myself because of some
financial
> problems, but that doesn't bother me none.  I love my car despite what
> everyone else says.  She's my baby.
>
> Mike Kopstain
> Midwest SHO Specialists
> 827 North Chestnut Avenue
> Arlington Heights, IL 60004
> www.MidwestSHO.com
> Sales@midwestsho.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:24 PM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Should I destroy a 91+??
>
>
> > Let me get this straight......you are Midwest "SHO Specialists"
> >
> > You have put $7K into a '95 Taurus GL
> >
> > I, Ron Porter, being the official VOD (Voice Of Doom) call you a f**king
> > a**hole, and you are not someone that (1) is anyone that I would spend
$1
> on
> > for any SHO stuff, and (2) who's opinion about what Al Fitz does with
any
> > SHO is worth s**t
> >
> > Go hang out on the Taurus Club board where there are people who may give
a
> > flying f**k as to what you think.
> >
> > In case it isn't absolutely clear, yes, I am flaming your sorry ass.
"SHO
> > Specialist?????  Get a clue.
> >
> > Ron Porter
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Midwest SHO
> > Specialists SHOtimes
> > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 3:24 AM
> > To: Al Fitz; shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Should I destroy a 91+??
> >
> >
> > I think it's a tough line to draw.  I'm of the opinion that if you are a
> SHO
> > enthusiast you can not part out the few remaining SHOs in the name of
> making
> > a buck.  By this time you have to know what you can get for them.  If
you
> > can't sell them don't buy them.  Let someone else enjoy the SHO for the
> > first time. A kid will buy a SHO and stupidly put all his money into to
> fix
> > it up, for the love of the car.  Hell, I have put $7000 into a 1995 GL.
> >
> > I don't want to sound mean, but something about having 50 SHOs on hand
and
> > very few for sale scares me.  I haven't sent you hate mail, nor would I,
> but
> > I can definetly see where those people are coming from.
> >
> > See, now I'm sorry, but this particular car I asked you about.  I wanted
> it,
> > but I didn't want to bid on it and drive the price up for you so I let
it
> > go.  By just not bidding on it at all, someone who wanted to fix up a
rare
> > car of which there are only 700 (in that color) could have had it for
what
> > you paid and the car would have never been in danger of being stripped.
> Now
> > you buy it, mark it up for a significant amount, even though you haven't
> > done anything to it, and we all know it's not going to pull $1500, so
off
> to
> > the shredder it goes.  It seems a little planned to me and I'm getting
> > pissed off typing this email out right now so here it stops.
> >
> > Mike Kopstain
> > Midwest SHO Specialists
> > 827 North Chestnut Avenue
> > Arlington Heights, IL 60004
> > www.MidwestSHO.com
> > Sales@midwestsho.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Al Fitz" <alfitz@alfitz.com>
> > To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 1998 10:56 AM
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Should I destroy a 91+??
> >
> >
> > > In the past I have received 'hate' mail from some members of this
group
> > > because they think I shouldn't part out certain SHOs. Well here's the
> > delema;
> > > I offer them for sale when I get them and if nobody wants them, I
can't
> > afford
> > > to just keep them.
> > >
> > > So today I bought a 91+, it has the spoiler, rod shifter, fiberglass
> hood,
> > > etc. I don't want to part it out, my Son thinks we should strip it
NOW!
> > >
> > > Is anyone interested in buying this Plus?
> > >
> > > 160K, black on black, runs and drives, no serious rust, and clean
title.
> > >
> > > It needs a moonroof track, grill, header panel, and the seats are
> trashed.
> > >
> > > It's located in Nebraska.
> > >
> > > I need $1,500 for it, as is, although I think it IS a good canidate
for
> > > restoration.
> > >
> > > Any takers before we fire up the air toolsn and torches?
> > >
> > > Al Fitz SHO Specials
> > > http://www.alfitz.com
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