As the poop turns... [Goodbye ZPI] - Toyota Yaris Forums

ChinoCharles · 08-06-2007, 06:37 PM

For all intents and purposes, I was done bashing ZPI. They did a teriffic job of making themselves look like morons without me.

I was thrilled to see their prescence here fizzle away when it finally did. It was a breath of fresh air.

However, today I stumbled upon what I believe is the most compelling story ever posted on a car forum. Here is a thread from Scionlife posted days ago that chronicles the EXTREMELY entertaining death of ZPI.

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/view...&highlight=zpi

I'm on page 4 and I had to stop to make some popcorn.

*Chris07LB* · 08-06-2007, 06:51 PM

Sounds like Mark Potts is related to them...

Nutzoids · 08-06-2007, 06:58 PM

NA NA NA NA... NA NA NA NA... Hey Hey Hey... Good Bye!

Vanderkitten · 08-06-2007, 07:34 PM

You also notice how they had a dyno run of a Yaris turbo on their website, and there was never a dyno chart... just some hip-hop and some graphics that came up.

Then, the only definitive proof of turbo was Mark "Don't Smoke Me" Potts and his 8.7 second 0-60 run (or 0-68) that was so less than impressive. There is some other guy that supposedly got the turbo done at ZPI, but you never hear him on here nor has he ever done a video, photo, or anything else (particularly in response to this fiasco).

So, there you go, I'd love to get a turbo, from a company that is going to be around in the future and actually ship product.

I feel for any entrepreneur, but when you offer product you can't ship, you need to NOT OFFER THE SHIT! DUH...

Thanks for talking me out of donating $6000 to the ZPI going out of business fund, Chino!! Ok, now we need to make our own!

Nutzoids · 08-06-2007, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanderkitten

Chino!! Ok, now we need to make our own!

Shit! I have been saying that for years!

Terrorize · 08-07-2007, 02:10 AM

Damn...i knew ZPI was bad on the forums here and scionlife....but the fact that they were so troubled and still kept advertising and taking in peoples money by sponsoring mods to cars in those car mags...like the guys subie in Super Street and also this months MODIFIED mag...the Nissan Versa with Fox Marketing...it had ZPI all over it...that's just plain wrong... misleading the public.
After that article hit i bet tonnes of people hit the ZPI site and poured in lots of $$'s........to them that they won't ever see again....

Black Yaris · 08-07-2007, 02:14 AM

Did not seem like a reputable business from the start

ChinoCharles · 08-07-2007, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Terrorize

Damn...i knew ZPI was bad on the forums here and scionlife....but the fact that they were so troubled and still kept advertising and taking in peoples money by sponsoring mods to cars in those car mags...like the guys subie in Super Street and also this months MODIFIED mag...the Nissan Versa with Fox Marketing...it had ZPI all over it...that's just plain wrong... misleading the public.
After that article hit i bet tonnes of people hit the ZPI site and poured in lots of $$'s........to them that they won't ever see again....

What does that say about Primedia?

eTiMaGo · 08-07-2007, 02:47 AM

It's too bad though, it was good in a way to have one company step up and make some real performance products for this platform... I just guess their business practices were not quite so good, or they had good intentions but just could not live up to them, who knows...

Black Yaris · 08-07-2007, 02:47 AM

maybe ZPI was financing Terrorism?... they took all that $ and shipped it over seas

cali yaris · 08-07-2007, 02:55 AM

good riddance, they pulled dishonest crap with me last year when I was building my tC motor -- and I never went back.

cali yaris · 08-07-2007, 02:56 AM

LOL @ black yaris

NonStopTuning · 08-07-2007, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

It's too bad though, it was good in a way to have one company step up and make some real performance products for this platform...

You currently do have one or two companies doing this...

eTiMaGo · 08-07-2007, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by NonStopTuning

You currently do have one or two companies doing this...

That's true, sorry if it sounded like I played down NST

redyaris · 08-07-2007, 03:19 PM

Lots of dishonesty floating around in the aftermarket for this car...

YarisGuy · 08-07-2007, 04:07 PM

It has been like this with ZPI since day one. A few of us tried to warn the rest of you when they first came over here. You guys said we were being "unprofessional" or "insert something else here."

Goodbye poop! Nice not dealing with ya.

*Astroman* · 08-07-2007, 04:10 PM

Seeing broken crank pulleys was enough for me to avoid them!

Thankfully there are forums like this one that help expose companies that do stuff like this.

ROCKLAND TOYOTA · 08-07-2007, 05:31 PM

what happened to the turbo zpi sedan that posted on here???

08-06-2007, 06:37 PM	#1
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	As the poop turns... [Goodbye ZPI] For all intents and purposes, I was done bashing ZPI. They did a teriffic job of making themselves look like morons without me. I was thrilled to see their prescence here fizzle away when it finally did. It was a breath of fresh air. However, today I stumbled upon what I believe is the most compelling story ever posted on a car forum. Here is a thread from Scionlife posted days ago that chronicles the EXTREMELY entertaining death of ZPI. http://www.scionlife.com/forums/view...&highlight=zpi I'm on page 4 and I had to stop to make some popcorn.

08-06-2007, 06:58 PM	#3
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08-06-2007, 07:34 PM	#4
Vanderkitten Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: May 2007 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 243	You also notice how they had a dyno run of a Yaris turbo on their website, and there was never a dyno chart... just some hip-hop and some graphics that came up. Then, the only definitive proof of turbo was Mark "Don't Smoke Me" Potts and his 8.7 second 0-60 run (or 0-68) that was so less than impressive. There is some other guy that supposedly got the turbo done at ZPI, but you never hear him on here nor has he ever done a video, photo, or anything else (particularly in response to this fiasco). So, there you go, I'd love to get a turbo, from a company that is going to be around in the future and actually ship product. I feel for any entrepreneur, but when you offer product you can't ship, you need to NOT OFFER THE SHIT! DUH... Thanks for talking me out of donating $6000 to the ZPI going out of business fund, Chino!! Ok, now we need to make our own! __________________ Dave V- Creator-Vanderkitten- Clothing for Women Who Kick Ass! Many thanks to our sponsors: Weapon-R http://weapon-r.com Megan Racing http://www.meganracing.com Les Schwab Tires http://www.lesschwab.com 317 graphics http://www.317graphics.com

08-07-2007, 02:14 AM	#7
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	Did not seem like a reputable business from the start __________________

08-07-2007, 02:47 AM	#9
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	It's too bad though, it was good in a way to have one company step up and make some real performance products for this platform... I just guess their business practices were not quite so good, or they had good intentions but just could not live up to them, who knows... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

08-06-2007, 06:51 PM	#2
Chris07LB Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Liftback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,174	Sounds like Mark Potts is related to them...

08-07-2007, 02:10 AM	#6
Terrorize Toyota Newb!! View User's Garage Drives: Yaris S Sedan w/ Aero Package! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 228	Damn...i knew ZPI was bad on the forums here and scionlife....but the fact that they were so troubled and still kept advertising and taking in peoples money by sponsoring mods to cars in those car mags...like the guys subie in Super Street and also this months MODIFIED mag...the Nissan Versa with Fox Marketing...it had ZPI all over it...that's just plain wrong... misleading the public. After that article hit i bet tonnes of people hit the ZPI site and poured in lots of $$'s........to them that they won't ever see again....

08-07-2007, 02:55 AM	#11
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	good riddance, they pulled dishonest crap with me last year when I was building my tC motor -- and I never went back. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

08-07-2007, 02:56 AM	#12
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	LOL @ black yaris __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

08-07-2007, 03:19 PM	#15
redyaris Shiny Chromey Coolness View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 982	Lots of dishonesty floating around in the aftermarket for this car... __________________ Bringin the Bling to Yarisworld

08-07-2007, 04:07 PM	#16
YarisGuy Drives: 2006 Yaris Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA Posts: 203	It has been like this with ZPI since day one. A few of us tried to warn the rest of you when they first came over here. You guys said we were being "unprofessional" or "insert something else here." Goodbye poop! Nice not dealing with ya. __________________ It's a red yaris

08-07-2007, 04:10 PM	#17
Astroman Modded Moderator View User's Garage Drives: 07 Toyota Yaris, 71 Galaxie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 3,670	Seeing broken crank pulleys was enough for me to avoid them! Thankfully there are forums like this one that help expose companies that do stuff like this. __________________ Please visit my online store for computer stuff and Official Yarisworld decals!

08-07-2007, 05:31 PM	#18
ROCKLAND TOYOTA TRIM HUNTER View User's Garage Drives: 2007 BLAZIN BLUE YARIS 3 DR Join Date: May 2006 Location: ROCKLAND COUNTY NY Posts: 2,088	what happened to the turbo zpi sedan that posted on here??? __________________ http://rocklandtoyota.com/IFrame.aspx?iFrameID=2388 TOYOTA PARTS AT A DISCOUNT........