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Old Nov 11, 2017 | 10:52 AM
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I have been trying to get to Vette Essentials website but keep getting a Go Daddy page that the page is "parked" (see screen capture below). Tried it on several different devices, reset modem/wifi, restarted devices, no problem getting to other websites. Can anyone else get to www.vetteessentials.com? Trying to figure out where the issue is.

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https://web.archive.org/web/20070128...structions.htm

Wayback machine to the rescue!

Don't know how much it actually saved though.
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Either they forgot to renew their webpage domain or they are out of business.
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Old Nov 11, 2017 | 11:25 AM
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Either they forgot to renew their webpage domain or they are out of business.
Did you get the same thing when you tried www.vetteessentials.com?
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Old Nov 11, 2017 | 11:26 AM
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Yep. It's not you.
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Old Nov 11, 2017 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by K9Leader
Did you get the same thing when you tried www.vetteessentials.com?

Just a blank screen - don't even get the GoDaddy screen the OP showed.
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Old Nov 11, 2017 | 01:46 PM
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probably another casualty of amazon and ebay and their counterfeit parts
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Old Nov 11, 2017 | 01:51 PM
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probably another casualty of amazon and ebay and their counterfeit parts
Please elaborate
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Old Nov 11, 2017 | 03:11 PM
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whats to elaborate, these massive monopolistic companies run small businesses out every day
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This does not look good, but it could be that they just did not renew their Domain Name? Hard to believe that anyone would forget to renew as GoDaddy usually will pester you to death to upsell you at every opportunity.

I have a client that registered their new business Domain Name on their own a couple years ago, then hired me to build their custom eCommerce website last year. After spending thousands of dollars with me for photography and the website, two months after I got them online, they were greeted with the same page you now see when trying to go to VetteEssentials. My client thought they could just ignore the renewal requests and just pay the 10 or 20 bucks later. Once it expired, they then may have to bid to get that name back. In the case of my client, they were asking for $15,000 to buy that name back and the refused - so now no website!. The Domain "VetteEssentials" could have a hefty price tag if they let it lapse.
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I too hope that they are not out of business. Have had their products in my last two C5s and their stuff was top notch.
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
I too hope that they are not out of business. Have had their products in my last two C5s and their stuff was top notch.
I agree. They did a great job on my 2004 and were great to work with in customizing options, etc. My concern is that their business model was primarily focused on the C5 generation and some C6 options. The C7 interior obviously doesn't need as many custom aftermarket options, so perhaps the market simply caught up with them.

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I recently sent them an email with some questions about a new order I’m planning and never receiv d a response.
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The way things are looking there may only be one vendor left. Apsisusa.
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Old Nov 13, 2017 | 08:53 PM
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VE provided me with some great stuff. I am most proud of my items and enjoyed the interaction.

I is a shame that they might not be in business any longer
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Originally Posted by ALLEGRO
VE provided me with some great stuff. I am most proud of my items and enjoyed the interaction.

I is a shame that they might not be in business any longer
For sure! I have enjoyed my VE upgrades more than any other set of mods I have made in 17 years on my C5...











Any number of things could have gone wrong, but hopefully not.
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Please stick to the Thread topic, Vette Essentials Status, not your personal doings. Thank you,
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No phone, no web site, no business....
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