Ecklers $27.5M Lawsuit Front Page Newspaper
05-03-2008, 04:25 PM
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Racer
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He started it and lost control of it. They should have stayed above board and let him try to buy his business back as contractually agreed to. If he gets it back we should all support him. He is the original Corvette after market mod source and was ahead of the curve when he started in 1961 doing C1 cars. It is cool that he won. 
$27,500,000. Ouch!
Should have played fair.
$27,500,000. Ouch!
Should have played fair.
05-03-2008, 06:50 PM
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4 To 6 Months Ago Ecklers Made A Mistake Gave 90% Off Instead Of 10% On There Site!made A Large Order They Called First Thing In The Morning. Do I Still Want My Order With 10% Off ? No Cancel It!!!
05-03-2008, 10:47 PM
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Thanks for the post. Back in the day Eckler's was THE source for all things Corvette, and I never had a complaint with any of the products purchased from them (including a number of 'glass bits for various Vettes) or the customer service I received. Of course, that was when Ralph was in control. Leave it to corporate America to screw up yet another good thing. 
05-03-2008, 10:56 PM
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I'd say you guys are starting a bunch of crap. They may have problems like every other business, but since Eckler sold the place 8 years ago, it certainly hasn't gone downhill - and its still a good business. That's my opinion, but then I only live down here in Florida and drive to Eckler's to buy stuff every now and then. What do we crackers know?
While their prices are on the higher end, I have always been well taken care by them.
05-04-2008, 01:26 AM
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Le Mans Master
Trust me. Being Lynn Eckler's brother and seeing this suit go through makes me sick. When you say 'back in the day" that was when my sis was alive partnering with Ralph to make this the best Corvette parts place ever. My sis cared about good customer service and cared about the Eckler name. Ralph is nothing but a pompous, self serving pr*ck in my opinion who made his own bed. But as they say, the rich get richer.
05-04-2008, 04:30 AM
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Safety Car
Ecklers has screwed up 4 out of 5 items I have ordered in the past 2 years.. They really suck... Very typical when the original owner sells to a large independent company.. Customer service seems to be lost/unorganized when I dealt with my order issues.. I ordered Ceramic Brake pads and they sent me semi-metallic pads instead.. WTF? The gal in customer service told me that the Ceramics were on back-order... So they sent squealing semi metalic pads instead... Which also were a lot less expensive... I quit doing business with them after that.. They did credit my Visa and told me to keep the cheap metallic pads... Un freaking real
08-19-2017, 12:07 AM
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Wow!
I wish I knew all of this before I started buying anything from Eckler's. I just realized tonight that the Trico blades I got for my 66 Vette don't fit and they look like fake knockoffs. I am also have problems with them on parts for my sons 69 Chevelle. The sent wheel cylinders for a 67 Camero. They don't fit a 69 Chevelle SS with front disc as the rear drums then came with a 15+ mm size cylinders. They gave me a bunch of BS about sending a call tag for them. I have other parts that we haven't received yet as well as some we received but haven't had a chance to try on the car. I sure hope I don't have a future nightmare on my hands.
08-19-2017, 07:54 AM
#36
Le Mans Master
Well, with a thread almost a decade old, Eckler's might not be under the same management. So, maybe you'll luck out.
Last edited by BlindSpot; 08-19-2017 at 08:33 AM.
