SPD Tuning (merged thread)

the Dabbler · 08-13-2001, 05:05 PM

As I've posted before a few times, I've always had great service and advice from Mike Shields at SPD Tuning (http://www.spdusa.com).

He keeps his appointments; prices are good; and if he says it's in stock, it's in stock.

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NJ WRX · 08-13-2001, 06:25 PM

Mike,
Just like to know how you are making out with that STi RA wheel group buy. Sorry to be such a pain in the ass about it but if you are really going to sell them for the price that you said you were...im waiting..LOL
Thanks Nick

Paul Sakai · 08-13-2001, 07:44 PM

Yeah I agree. Mike is great to go through. He answered all of my questions/e-mails in a timley matter and sent my parts that I ordered on time.

Die Civic · 08-13-2001, 08:32 PM

I don't know, it's 50/50 with me, I got my corners and side markers right on time, but the steering wheel had some problems, and when i returned it, he never replied to me, no notice of receivement or depature of the package..so I don't think I'll be gettin stuff from this guy again.

mturmel · 08-13-2001, 08:43 PM

Hi,
I had the chance to meet with Mike a few time, very knowledgeable! He's not going to sell you stuff for the sake of selling... Prices are good, advice are priceless.

Matt

Subie Gal · 08-13-2001, 09:39 PM

mike's a great guy.. been around for a long time...
knows his stuff!!

but....

he needs to update that web site!!

j.
www.subiegal.com

Onederer · 08-13-2001, 10:50 PM

Mike has been by far a great guy to deal with, and meeting the guy was an exercise in getting info that you didn't know you needed, given to you in a way that even I could understand.

And Mike for the love of all things holy, listen to Subie Gal!!!

WagonMonster · 08-13-2001, 11:00 PM

Bought my P7's from Mike, good price, good service, good advice.

highly recommended

tom@kartboy · 08-13-2001, 11:17 PM

spent lots there and going to spend a LOT more real soon.

and what trip to SPD dosent end with a trip to Leo's
tom@kartboy.com

iBlueVirus · 08-14-2001, 01:52 PM

i didn't buy anything from mike but I've asked him a lot of questions in the past. The thing is even I didn't buy things from him he still answered my questions. It's not like I don't want to buy things from him, but I am staying in GS for now so no performance upgrades just yet...

Scoobyslack1 · 08-14-2001, 02:13 PM

He's a great guy, met him last year at SEMA.
Also, bought my springs from him 2 years ago, got them quick and no problems.

oh yeah, he does need to update his web site

Ken Levin · 08-14-2001, 08:22 PM

Mike is tops in my book. Always ready and generous with his information and advice. I have purchased sway bar, ss brake lines etc from Mike in the past and hope to do business with him again.

Three thumbs up!

Happy Motoring!

Fish · 08-15-2001, 11:12 PM

Mike is good in my book.
I ordered my Prodrive RB5 wing from him.

responses were always quick and exactly what I wanted to hear.
Mike would even sit on the phone and shoot the **** about cars.

keep up the good work.

Dirt Man · 08-16-2001, 01:00 PM

All of my experiences with Mike have beeen pleasurable. No complaints here.

EXCEPT:
Hey Mike....Please update your website!!!!!

david2z4 · 08-16-2001, 01:40 PM

Mike has always answered my questions and is a great vendor.

I have purchased parts from him several times and he has promptly corrected any problems I had with product and worked out a speedy replacement.

If you get something from him it, you know it is good stuff.

Dave

....any volenteers to help him update the content and prices of his website?

imprezadan · 08-16-2001, 09:20 PM

He was the first person I came into contact with regarding parts for my car(about 2 years ago). He returned my email questions promptly and thoroughly. The tech and automotive philosophy on his sight are incredible. If you have any questions on suspension for your car, the answer is on his site. I think he knows more about Subarus than SOA!

mpaone · 08-17-2001, 08:43 AM

I haven't dealt with Mike in awhile, but he's always been great!

I bought my first part from him (rear sway bar) about 2.5 years ago, and several other products since then.

I've been very satisfied with his products and customer service. I'ts great to just chat with someone and gain knowledge at the same time.

-Mike.

psaeko · 08-17-2001, 03:51 PM

Bought just about everything from him

His take off set prices are just best bang for buck

i got STi exhaust and stromung center pipe for less than 400
STi WRX-RA suspension for 500
and carbon fiber strut bar for about 230 ( seriously )

i'm happy with his knowlegeable service
talk to him when you have time.... or check out his website and
READ EVERYTHING!

rsr911 · 08-20-2001, 10:35 PM

I spoke to Mike at length several times he was always happy to help and very very well informed.
I purchased a set of Speedline GT-1 in 18" silver from him. They are beautiful and I love them.
They have transformed my WRX.

Owen

STiShawn · 08-21-2001, 03:43 PM

Mike is great, he hooked us up with great pricing in race lines....thanks Mike! Easy to deal with, prompt service and great parts!

subachad · 08-23-2001, 12:07 PM

Mike is a great guy to deal with. He definately knows his stuff. Just wish he'd update his site.

My first experience with him was in 1999, when I ordered an 18mm sway bar, Eibachs, and KYB (before the AGX came out.) The suspension was almost $900. It took well over a month and I was VERY nervous that I just got took. He kept saying they were locked up in customs, blah blah. I did recieve it though and am quite happy about it.

My next experience with Mike was when I met him at the SEMA meet last year. Great to talk to, knows his stuff. Rather slow car tho...

Next meet with him was in Corona at a rallycross. We had quite a discussion on turbocharging and stuff. He also dissed my Rx7...

Soon after, I bought some STI motor mounts from him and had them delivered within a week, to my moms house.... 700 miles away. It's alright though since I was not in a hurry and she just forwarded them to me.

All in all, I'm impressed with his service and knowledge, I just wish he would update his site.

Chad
93 1.8T

OCSubeGal · 08-23-2001, 10:23 PM

I called SPD tuning to get the cost on the Stromung muffler, his first price was over the manufacturer so I asked if he could work on the price. He told me that he does not need my business and that basically women don't know how to buy anything. Well I am never going to give them my business and am going direct through Stromung. I have never spoken with anyone more rude. All he had to say was that he can't do anything on the price but instead he made a rude comment and hung up one me. Just wanted to mention my experience.

zzyzx · 08-23-2001, 11:06 PM

Mike has an excellent rep here, so I find this quite hard to believe.

- Steve

MZM · 08-23-2001, 11:43 PM

Hey I will bet you have spoken to many many more rude people than Mike Shields. He is a straight forward guy but never rude to me and I have made some major buys from SPD. There are a lot of different explainations for what he said to you. And like any small business person he would rather have your business than not, but not at any price. Best of success with your car.

Mike McBride

Edit: May I point out most of the women I know understand how to buy all kinds of stuff. I imagine you are a very good shopper.

Albert · 08-24-2001, 12:43 AM

Mike?...hard to believe.

08-13-2001, 05:05 PM	#1
the Dabbler Scooby Newbie Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 4540 Join Date: Feb 2001 Vehicle: MY00 2.5RS Sedan Abnormally Aspirated	Mike Shields, SPD Tuning As I've posted before a few times, I've always had great service and advice from Mike Shields at SPD Tuning (http://www.spdusa.com). He keeps his appointments; prices are good; and if he says it's in stock, it's in stock. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads. Last edited by Opie; 08-28-2001 at 08:17 AM.

08-13-2001, 08:43 PM	#5
mturmel Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 2473 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Orleans/Ottawa, Canada Vehicle: 2002 WRX World Rally Blue	Mike... Hi, I had the chance to meet with Mike a few time, very knowledgeable! He's not going to sell you stuff for the sake of selling... Prices are good, advice are priceless. Matt

08-13-2001, 11:17 PM	#9
tom@kartboy NASIOC Vendor Vendor Sales Rating: (60) Member#: 67 Join Date: Jul 1999 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: San Diego, CA Vehicle: 1999 Outlasting the competition.	the godfather of scoob spent lots there and going to spend a LOT more real soon. and what trip to SPD dosent end with a trip to Leo's tom@kartboy.com __________________ Tom Deadrick To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. American Made Shift!

08-15-2001, 11:12 PM	#13
Fish RIP Sirkbac Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 869 Join Date: Feb 2000 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Nashua NH Vehicle: 1987 GPZ-750 TURBO 90' MX-5/11' DGM STi Sdn	Prodrive RB5 wing Mike is good in my book. I ordered my Prodrive RB5 wing from him. responses were always quick and exactly what I wanted to hear. Mike would even sit on the phone and shoot the **** about cars. keep up the good work.

08-17-2001, 08:43 AM	#17
mpaone Scooby Guru Member Sales Rating: (30) Member#: 3 Join Date: Jun 1999 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Alfretter Geeoja Vehicle: 2012 Geeteeeye and 71' VW Gulf Beetle	Mike S. is a good guy I haven't dealt with Mike in awhile, but he's always been great! I bought my first part from him (rear sway bar) about 2.5 years ago, and several other products since then. I've been very satisfied with his products and customer service. I'ts great to just chat with someone and gain knowledge at the same time. -Mike.

08-13-2001, 06:25 PM	#2
NJ WRX Scooby Newbie Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 6929 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Walking distance from E-Town Raceway Park Vehicle: 02 Impreza WRX Aspen White	Mike, Just like to know how you are making out with that STi RA wheel group buy. Sorry to be such a pain in the ass about it but if you are really going to sell them for the price that you said you were...im waiting..LOL Thanks Nick

08-13-2001, 07:44 PM	#3
Paul Sakai Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 2513 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Seattle Vehicle: 2000 RS Coupe Silverthorne	Yeah I agree. Mike is great to go through. He answered all of my questions/e-mails in a timley matter and sent my parts that I ordered on time.

08-13-2001, 08:32 PM	#4
Die Civic Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 3301 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Queens, New York Vehicle: 2001 RS Aspen White	I don't know, it's 50/50 with me, I got my corners and side markers right on time, but the steering wheel had some problems, and when i returned it, he never replied to me, no notice of receivement or depature of the package..so I don't think I'll be gettin stuff from this guy again.

08-13-2001, 09:39 PM	#6
Subie Gal GC84Ever Super Moderator Member Sales Rating: (24) Member#: 301 Join Date: Sep 1999 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: WA Vehicle: 2001 2.5 RS/70 Van 02 WRX Rally Stud	mike's a great guy.. been around for a long time... knows his stuff!! but.... he needs to update that web site!! j. www.subiegal.com

08-13-2001, 10:50 PM	#7
Onederer I am NOT nice Moderator Member Sales Rating: (1) Member#: 7952 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: SCIC Vehicle: 2002 WRX, very blue Ducati Monster, very red	Mike has been by far a great guy to deal with, and meeting the guy was an exercise in getting info that you didn't know you needed, given to you in a way that even I could understand. And Mike for the love of all things holy, listen to Subie Gal!!!

08-13-2001, 11:00 PM	#8
WagonMonster Scooby Guru Member Sales Rating: (5) Member#: 3781 Join Date: Jan 2001 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: San Francisco Vehicle: 2012 Fiat 500 Sport 2009 Subaru Forester X	Bought my P7's from Mike, good price, good service, good advice. highly recommended

08-14-2001, 01:52 PM	#10
iBlueVirus Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 4679 Join Date: Mar 2001 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: detailaddict.com	i didn't buy anything from mike but I've asked him a lot of questions in the past. The thing is even I didn't buy things from him he still answered my questions. It's not like I don't want to buy things from him, but I am staying in GS for now so no performance upgrades just yet...

08-14-2001, 02:13 PM	#11
Scoobyslack1 Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (13) Member#: 2780 Join Date: Oct 2000 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: back in Chicago Vehicle: junk yards rule! Project FrankenSTien	He's a great guy, met him last year at SEMA. Also, bought my springs from him 2 years ago, got them quick and no problems. oh yeah, he does need to update his web site

08-14-2001, 08:22 PM	#12
Ken Levin Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (8) Member#: 1416 Join Date: May 2000 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: SF Bay Area Vehicle: 2/01 WRX SportWagon Aspen White	Mike is tops in my book. Always ready and generous with his information and advice. I have purchased sway bar, ss brake lines etc from Mike in the past and hope to do business with him again. Three thumbs up! Happy Motoring!

08-16-2001, 01:00 PM	#14
Dirt Man Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 176 Join Date: Aug 1999 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Tampa, Florida Vehicle: 2011 Subaru Forester Silver	All of my experiences with Mike have beeen pleasurable. No complaints here. EXCEPT: Hey Mike....Please update your website!!!!!

08-16-2001, 01:40 PM	#15
david2z4 Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (1) Member#: 1838 Join Date: Jul 2000 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: WA Vehicle: 2000 Impreza RS BRP Vishnu Turbo/Tec3	Mike has always answered my questions and is a great vendor. I have purchased parts from him several times and he has promptly corrected any problems I had with product and worked out a speedy replacement. If you get something from him it, you know it is good stuff. Dave ....any volenteers to help him update the content and prices of his website?

08-16-2001, 09:20 PM	#16
imprezadan Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 6935 Join Date: May 2001 Vehicle: 1999 Impreza 2.5RS Rally Blue	He was the first person I came into contact with regarding parts for my car(about 2 years ago). He returned my email questions promptly and thoroughly. The tech and automotive philosophy on his sight are incredible. If you have any questions on suspension for your car, the answer is on his site. I think he knows more about Subarus than SOA!

08-17-2001, 03:51 PM	#18
psaeko Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 7057 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Monterey Park, CA	Mike is the BEST Bought just about everything from him His take off set prices are just best bang for buck i got STi exhaust and stromung center pipe for less than 400 STi WRX-RA suspension for 500 and carbon fiber strut bar for about 230 ( seriously ) i'm happy with his knowlegeable service talk to him when you have time.... or check out his website and READ EVERYTHING!

08-20-2001, 10:35 PM	#19
rsr911 Scooby Newbie Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 3813 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Elkhart, IN Vehicle: 2002 AMG CLK55 Black	SPD is very good I spoke to Mike at length several times he was always happy to help and very very well informed. I purchased a set of Speedline GT-1 in 18" silver from him. They are beautiful and I love them. They have transformed my WRX. Owen

08-21-2001, 03:43 PM	#20
STiShawn Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (2) Member#: 2348 Join Date: Sep 2000 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: St.Louis Vehicle: 2006 WRX TR Steel Grey Metallic	Mike is great, he hooked us up with great pricing in race lines....thanks Mike! Easy to deal with, prompt service and great parts!

08-23-2001, 12:07 PM	#21
subachad Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 8488 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sin City Vehicle: 1993 Impreza GCStyle Teal	Mike is a great guy to deal with. He definately knows his stuff. Just wish he'd update his site. My first experience with him was in 1999, when I ordered an 18mm sway bar, Eibachs, and KYB (before the AGX came out.) The suspension was almost $900. It took well over a month and I was VERY nervous that I just got took. He kept saying they were locked up in customs, blah blah. I did recieve it though and am quite happy about it. My next experience with Mike was when I met him at the SEMA meet last year. Great to talk to, knows his stuff. Rather slow car tho... Next meet with him was in Corona at a rallycross. We had quite a discussion on turbocharging and stuff. He also dissed my Rx7... Soon after, I bought some STI motor mounts from him and had them delivered within a week, to my moms house.... 700 miles away. It's alright though since I was not in a hurry and she just forwarded them to me. All in all, I'm impressed with his service and knowledge, I just wish he would update his site. Chad 93 1.8T

08-23-2001, 10:23 PM	#22
OCSubeGal Scooby Newbie Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 4885 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Orange County & San Diego Vehicle: 1999 Impreza RS Aspen White	SPD Tuning I called SPD tuning to get the cost on the Stromung muffler, his first price was over the manufacturer so I asked if he could work on the price. He told me that he does not need my business and that basically women don't know how to buy anything. Well I am never going to give them my business and am going direct through Stromung. I have never spoken with anyone more rude. All he had to say was that he can't do anything on the price but instead he made a rude comment and hung up one me. Just wanted to mention my experience. Last edited by Opie; 08-28-2001 at 08:19 AM.

08-23-2001, 11:06 PM	#23
zzyzx Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 815 Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Florida Vehicle: 2013 Boss 302 White 2000 2.5 RS Coupe Silver	Mike has an excellent rep here, so I find this quite hard to believe. - Steve

08-23-2001, 11:43 PM	#24
MZM Scooby Newbie Member Sales Rating: (1) Member#: 514 Join Date: Nov 1999 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: San Diego Vehicle: 07 Legacy Spec B Impreza 93 STI	Rude Mike Hey I will bet you have spoken to many many more rude people than Mike Shields. He is a straight forward guy but never rude to me and I have made some major buys from SPD. There are a lot of different explainations for what he said to you. And like any small business person he would rather have your business than not, but not at any price. Best of success with your car. Mike McBride Edit: May I point out most of the women I know understand how to buy all kinds of stuff. I imagine you are a very good shopper.

08-24-2001, 12:43 AM	#25
Albert Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 3288 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: San Diego, CA. USA Vehicle: 1998 Impreza 2.5RS Rally Blue Pearl	Mike?...hard to believe.

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