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SteveG:
Well know London based 4x4 Supplier rumoured to have questionable business ethics...

Just heard that this certain supplier, after selling them for a few months, are copying X-Eng's disc brake solution and now selling them as their own.

If any of you know Simon at X-Eng he is a true Off-Road and LR enthusiast and has come up with some excellent and well engineered ideas. He has been successful in growing a small business on the side and has spent considerable time, effort and money to get it going with several new ideas on the way.

Why this supplier, for a few more pounds in margin want to put someone like this out of business just amazes me. I hope they realise that these sort of tactics in a realtively small community will come back to bite them - I hope anyway!!! And they can't claim they are doing it for the enthusiast as their price is more than X-Eng's!

I have bought several items from them in the past - but they won't be getting any more of my money!!!  :evil:  :evil:

Just my opinion on this rumour   :wink:

Cheers

Steve

muddyjames:
well hopefully everyone will go for the cheaper original option.

bullfrog:
I think we all know who your talking about. I agree very questionable practice ! :(
I dont like their gear anyway ! :D
Just my oppinion

the loon:
there where similar alligations going around a while ago about a north east indepenant 4x4 specialists doing the same thing but as I recall nothing has come of it that I have heard of.....as yet.
It seems to be happening all too often that one person wil rip off anothers idea.

The main thing about it is though the copies tend to be substandard so that when they break all most people see is the item an associate the product with the original maker.
This causes the worst type damage to the original makers - a damaged reputation - this spreads around the community quickly and has the knock on effect of loss of sales etc.

Jim-Willy:
This is flying all over the web like widfire.  They could regret this........

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