Dr Rebuild

[Erv M.]

I have used this vendor in the past putting up with their rudness along the way. Today was the straw that broke the camels back. I asked them if they had a lens in stock and could look at it for the correct markings. I made sure I called on the regular number as outlined on their catalog. He bluntly said no. I asked if they had them in stock, his reply was yes but if the markings are that important to you go find an original.

I have spent many dollars with this vendor but not a penny more. What a terrible vendor! I would encourage all to take my experience into account before using them and would love to have the opportunity to meet this person in the flesh.

[Roy B.]

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This person in the flesh as you stated is a good guy even tho I never buy parts

[Lyndon S.]

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You must not have read the catalog, he states that his parts might not be NCRS correct down to the little nuances. He is very upfront about it unlike some parts vendors that would tell you anything to make the sell.

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Kelly

[James W.]

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I have also used the Dr, probably sending his kids through college. Some products are good, some not so good. Seems his little spiff with Zip has given him a somewhat anal attitude, because he is kown for his rudeness.

Jim

[Erv M.]

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You must not have read the catalog, he states that his parts might not be NCRS correct down to the little nuances. He is very upfront about it unlike some parts vendors that would tell you anything to make the sell.

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Kelly

I am aware of his disclaimer. I just asked him to take a look at the product he was selling so I could make a decision is this too much to ask for?

[Lyndon S.]

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[Alan S.]

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I think Dr. R works very hard to be unbearable. He has parts that no one else has, so I always hope to talk to Mrs. Dr. R when I call, since she is more than pleasant.
I agree with Roy that he's quite a friendly guy in person.
Regards,
Alan

[Martin N.]

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I've looked at his on line catalog and I guess his paper catalog is in B&W, is that correct? I'm not sure if this is the place to go? I believe there have been other posts encouraging people to use him because of his abundance and knowledge of corvette parts, I guess time will tell.

Marty

[Kenneth B.]

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You must not have read the catalog, he states that his parts might not be NCRS correct down to the little nuances. He is very upfront about it unlike some parts vendors that would tell you anything to make the sell.

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Kelly

This the guy that said my 1970 fuel pump was correct. It did not have the AC on the side. I would not buy truck parts from this guy. Upfront my butt.
KEN

[Joe R.]

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Sirs,

This is the Technical Discussion Board.

Please confine your comments to the subject of Technical Discussion.

Thank you,

JR

[Erv M.]

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Consumer caution is a good thing and no better a place than this forum as most technical issues involve purchasing parts.

[Kenneth B.]

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[quote=Joe Ray (1011);377486]Sirs,

This is the Technical Discussion Board.

Please confine your comments to the subject of Technical Discussion.

Thank you,

JR[/qu

We can voice our opinion. JOE are you related to him?

[Loren L.]

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I have used this vendor in the past putting up with their rudness along the way. Today was the straw that broke the camels back. I asked them if they had a lens in stock and could look at it for the correct markings. I made sure I called on the regular number as outlined on their catalog. He bluntly said no. I asked if they had them in stock, his reply was yes but if the markings are that important to you go find an original.

I have spent many dollars with this vendor but not a penny more. What a terrible vendor! I would encourage all to take my experience into account before using them and would love to have the opportunity to meet this person in the flesh.

As a general rule, the Good Doctor has been "off" phone duty for a couple of years, so that the fact that he answered the call would be quite rare. You mention a lens but not WHICH lens - does this mean that the catalogue already spells out that this lens does not "judge"? What lens? It seems to me that you might be reciting something less than the "total" of the story.
Geoff woul probably be THE FIRST to admit that he can be unpleasant; but somehow you must factor in that he is trying to deal with that part of the hobby THAT WOULD PREFER TO THINK THAT ST LOUIS AND BOWLING GREEN WERE RESTORING CARS, not building them; the other side is the folks who live in the "real world" and realize that the mold for the right rear fender on the 1961 and 1962 had a dip in the glass in the portion forward of the wheel well and that to fill this piece to make it perfect defiles the car.
I skate with both cases, probably more with the latter group. I can recite the story in Monterey 2002 where a gentleman offered to bring his tools and equipment out on Saturday and show me how to polish the edges of the Plexiglass where the rear window had been cut to allow access to the gas fill of the BIG tank. I'm still not sure that he understood when I told him I had paid for three different enlargements of photos of that area on the real car so that I could measure the size of the screws and whether or not the edge of the plexiglass was polished (it was not). The point of this is that it is NOT EASY to deal with both those factions and everyone in between.
Tell us what the lens was so that we can read his catalogue and determine whether you were "warned".
As an after thought, you should be advised that in some cases, restorers would rather use the Doc's catalogue illustrations than those in the AIM - because they're BETTER.
I know, too verbose - apologies all around and I'll go back in hibernation until January.

[Henry F.]

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I think I've heard this before "Can't we all just get along".
If he treated everyone that bad he would'nt be in business as long as he has, probably over 30+ years.

[Jaime G.]

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Well said Loren. I have bought from him over the years.
Some good and some not so good. I always do my homework first when buying from anyone. He is rude but he knows his stuff.