This topic is lockedQUOTE(gdizzle @ Jan 20 2007, 05:05 AM) 
I know Matt lives in PA, don't know where the car is though.
Lying in a Volvo dealership in Phily, last time I heard from my friend, who knows Matt.
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Edited by EvolveT5R, 21 January 2007 - 03:17 AM.
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Fate Of The Silver Evolve Car.
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Posted 21 January 2007 - 03:15 AM
Lying in a Volvo dealership in Phily, last time I heard from my friend, who knows Matt.
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Posted 21 January 2007 - 03:16 AM
QUOTE(JCviggen @ Jan 20 2007, 04:30 PM)
Luckily those things are easier to fix!
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QUOTE(Mike H. @ Jan 20 2007, 09:08 PM)
Here's the ECU wiring:
i dont actually know if thats the wiring or not but when your building a car that hasnt been built before you wont make a perfect system only to change and splice several times, like protype.
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Posted 21 January 2007 - 05:30 AM
QUOTE(gdizzle @ Jan 19 2007, 10:20 PM)
And the quality of workmanship.
QUOTE(Che_Moderator @ Jan 20 2007, 03:26 PM)
I used forged sleeves. As for Atspeed I cannot say. If I had to, guess
, I would say they are not making 600hp. I would also guess there are some other tricks.Was waiting for that to come up. Chuck taught me all about the beauty of closed-deck! Too bad a model company that does performance engineering like Evolve didn't think of it, though. How much was this car?
Edit: When you look at the article, all you see is pictures of the styling. If they were truly proud of the engineering they should have shown under the hood instead of a snapshot of the stupid hood leuvers.
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Posted 21 January 2007 - 05:51 AM
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Was waiting for that to come up. Chuck taught me all about the beauty of closed-deck! Too bad a model company that does performance engineering like Evolve didn't think of it, though. How much was this car?
Edit: When you look at the article, all you see is pictures of the styling. If they were truly proud of the engineering they should have shown under the hood instead of a snapshot of the stupid hood leuvers.
Hood louvers/vent is still there. I do not think it cracked.
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Posted 21 January 2007 - 07:35 AM
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Hood louvers/vent is still there. I do not think it cracked.
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Posted 21 January 2007 - 08:04 AM
It was a bit ugly anyway
Still sucks though
Still sucks though
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Posted 21 January 2007 - 06:35 PM
QUOTE(shellshock @ Jan 21 2007, 03:04 AM)
It was a bit ugly anyway
Lies, that car is beautiful. The pictures don't do it justice. It was here in York at a dealership during their open house or something earlier this year, and man... I want that car. But with an engine in it! THAT WORKS.
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Hey guys I'm Matt Powers Evolve promised me a perfect car in every way " THE HOTTIEST VOLVO ON THE PLANET" As per Don owner of Evolve cars. I waited a 1 1/2 for my R to come back, I have over 35K in this build. Flat out they blew my car up, put 4000 miles on it put a big dent in the fender trashed my carpet, trashed the rims, calipers I also payed to have the body kit re-painted, that was trashed, they broke my center consel. Put it this way THE CAR IS TRASHED!!!!!!!! Now they are telling me basicly to get subdue.
Before someone replys, put yourself in my shoes.
They get all the good PR from the Mags and I get a pile of crap!!!! Before you buy anything from this company ( Evolvecars ) remember what happend to me:(
They will not even answer my emails.
I do have pix's that I will be posting through out the next couple of weeks. Also on SS
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I also never signed any kind of release for the mags to drive my car
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m42/pow...kedupcar007.jpg
This pix was the oil from my trans the metal pins fell out as well.
Sorry guys I'm not the best speller
Before someone replys, put yourself in my shoes.
They get all the good PR from the Mags and I get a pile of crap!!!! Before you buy anything from this company ( Evolvecars ) remember what happend to me:(
They will not even answer my emails.
I do have pix's that I will be posting through out the next couple of weeks. Also on SS
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I also never signed any kind of release for the mags to drive my car
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m42/pow...kedupcar007.jpg
This pix was the oil from my trans the metal pins fell out as well.
Sorry guys I'm not the best speller
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Posted 22 January 2007 - 08:27 PM
That sucks matt. Link doesn't work because of the word filter, but here are all your pics!
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Posted 22 January 2007 - 08:38 PM
Any word on the cause of the engine failure yet?//
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Posted 22 January 2007 - 08:41 PM
looks like a Turbo Bricks special 
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Posted 23 January 2007 - 12:30 AM
Hard to believe that they would return the car to you in that state. Looks like you need to start all over again. 
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Posted 23 January 2007 - 12:39 AM
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Hard to believe that they would return the car to you in that state. Looks like you need to start all over again.
And it looks like they should be buying that car for you
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Posted 23 January 2007 - 03:05 AM
Why am I not surprised something from Evolve would turn out like this?
Its amazing how someone like that can corner the market and then screw around making all sorts of empty promises and take any number of shortcuts and still clear huge amounts of money. Reminds me of another company, I think they're called "VMS" or something.
Its amazing how someone like that can corner the market and then screw around making all sorts of empty promises and take any number of shortcuts and still clear huge amounts of money. Reminds me of another company, I think they're called "VMS" or something.
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QUOTE(mAydAy @ Jan 23 2007, 03:05 AM)
Why am I not surprised something from Evolve would turn out like this?
Its amazing how someone like that can corner the market and then screw around making all sorts of empty promises and take any number of shortcuts and still clear huge amounts of money. Reminds me of another company, I think they're called "VMS" or something.
Its amazing how someone like that can corner the market and then screw around making all sorts of empty promises and take any number of shortcuts and still clear huge amounts of money. Reminds me of another company, I think they're called "VMS" or something.
Yeah well I'm living prof, that got me, I even asked for my money back Don just LOL
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Posted 23 January 2007 - 03:23 AM
if thats where you stand then you need to take a stronger legal stance...
you have a fairly strong case IMHO as long as you can prove they promised you a perfect car and the condition was worse than when you gave it to them
not to mention the mag flogged the car (even admited to it in the test)
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you have a fairly strong case IMHO as long as you can prove they promised you a perfect car and the condition was worse than when you gave it to them
not to mention the mag flogged the car (even admited to it in the test)
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Edited by Mesoam, 23 January 2007 - 01:25 PM.
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A company has to stand by it's product. They should give you a new car and your money back, or fix it.
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QUOTE(Mesoam @ Jan 23 2007, 03:23 AM)
you have a fairly strong case IMHO as long as you can prove they promised you a perfect car and the condition was worse than when they gave it to you
not to mention the mag flogged the car (even admited to it in the test)
not to mention the mag flogged the car (even admited to it in the test)
Yeah I have the prof, a ton of emails with that promise.
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Posted 23 January 2007 - 04:37 AM
i am glad to see the WHOLE story finially being told on the car.
i am the tech at the dealer that has the car all apart. Matt is a great guy and got screwed. i hope that there are lessons to be learned here.
i was personally baffled with the workmanship on this car. the pics dont even come close to doing justice. there are so many flaws and questionable areas.
as soon as matt brought me the car (30 miles after getting it back from evolve) there was a bad oil leak. and terriable performance. we found the oil leak to be a bad weld on the fab'd turbo drain. and the performance was a evolve mystery. we traced the wiring for the piggyback system. still lacked performance.
then when he came back a few hundred miles later it was spitting coolant everywhere. we thought a head gasket. but after pulling the head ......... well u saw the pics.
and thats where it ends.
and thats just the motor issues.
not to mention the trans oil that looked like silver paint. or the wheels that rub the calipers. or the piggyback wiring. or the carpet. and so on and so on.
i am not here to bash evolve but rather to add some facts to the story.
it is my hope that evolve steps up and stands behind this car. it could be a great car.
Matt, i hope i didnt step on your toes by telling the story as i did. u deserve to get a great car.
personally i have alot of questions abou this car and some of these unique problems with it. like the oil leak when it got here ? why is a weld on a turbo drain leaking after 4000 miles of testing ?? there is no way it was leaking that bad when magazines tested it. just leaves me with some questions in my head.
i am the tech at the dealer that has the car all apart. Matt is a great guy and got screwed. i hope that there are lessons to be learned here.
i was personally baffled with the workmanship on this car. the pics dont even come close to doing justice. there are so many flaws and questionable areas.
as soon as matt brought me the car (30 miles after getting it back from evolve) there was a bad oil leak. and terriable performance. we found the oil leak to be a bad weld on the fab'd turbo drain. and the performance was a evolve mystery. we traced the wiring for the piggyback system. still lacked performance.
then when he came back a few hundred miles later it was spitting coolant everywhere. we thought a head gasket. but after pulling the head ......... well u saw the pics.
and thats where it ends.
and thats just the motor issues.
not to mention the trans oil that looked like silver paint. or the wheels that rub the calipers. or the piggyback wiring. or the carpet. and so on and so on.
i am not here to bash evolve but rather to add some facts to the story.
it is my hope that evolve steps up and stands behind this car. it could be a great car.
Matt, i hope i didnt step on your toes by telling the story as i did. u deserve to get a great car.
personally i have alot of questions abou this car and some of these unique problems with it. like the oil leak when it got here ? why is a weld on a turbo drain leaking after 4000 miles of testing ?? there is no way it was leaking that bad when magazines tested it. just leaves me with some questions in my head.
Edited by 95 T5R, 23 January 2007 - 05:07 AM.
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Posted 23 January 2007 - 04:40 AM
QUOTE(ashman @ Jan 22 2007, 10:53 PM)
A company has to stand by it's product. They should give you a new car and your money back, or fix it.
+1
i have said either take the car back to cali and evolve fix it properly for free and make it right in a timely manner. or buy the car from matt. give him the money he has invested in it + the value of the car + some PITA money.
then matt can build another R.
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