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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 08:01 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fiesta-Turbo-P...QQcmdZViewItem

seems rather cheap?
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 08:05 PM
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Just ripping off someone elses hard work TBH
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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Wasn't Powerchips the name SuperChips used to trade under?
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 08:28 PM
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how is ripping off someone elses work? would have thought all the 165 and 195 maps were pretty common knowledge by now?
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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Just a quick update for anyone interested. The chips are actually being sold by Collins, under a diff name so they are genuine Collins chips, just spoke to them.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Nomaderst
Just a quick update for anyone interested. The chips are actually being sold by Collins, under a diff name so they are genuine Collins chips, just spoke to them.
Why trade under another name though???
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 02:39 PM
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I can think of Various marketing reasons

and a few dodgy ones as well!!!
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 02:39 PM
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Cause you need a name like "POWER CHIPS" to sell to muppets on ebay!
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 02:40 PM
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they have 2 companies in the same premises, Racetech do the exhausts and jap stuff, nothing dodgy about it at all lol
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