Fellows, it's June 1st. There is still no word on this radiator. Have the Chinese at ASI lost face and backed out of the deal?
I hate to be redundant, but we need to know one way or the other if they are still in the game.
It seems like they have lost the ability to communicate...
At this point you need to be forceful with them and get a legitimate response, not delaying BS or silence. You need to send them a firm email asking them to make a decision to complete the order or drop it. One way or the other. The time for results is long past due.
At the point in the game, we have nothing to lose. What is so hard to understand about that? Their failure to respond to us is a slap in the face in business dealings.
If we fail to ask them to make a hard decision, then it is an automatic no; There will be no ST 165 radiators built. We are wasting valuable time that could be spent arranging with another party to complete the order. No if and buts.
I know some fellows here worked hard on this and others hold on to some silly hope that ASI will miraculously show up with the order and are prepared to ship it, if we just leave them alone. It doesn't work like that in the business world. If there are continuous delays or a mysterious failure to communicate back to us, then their answer is obvious. What needs to be done is to simply and firmly ask them a hard "YES or NO". Don't be worried about being politically correct, being afraid of hurting their feelings or offending their sensibilities. Apparently they weren't worried about hurting our feeling by ignoring us. If they won't give us a definite yes or no, then we need to clearly and succinctly close our business dealings with them and move on. It may cost us more with someone else, but at least we will actually get the radiators built. We are not getting any radiators now, nor will we, at this pace. Our cars are worthless without radiators. Just a pile of parts taking up space.
Remember, we are not asking ASI for a handout or charity...We are willing to pay hard earned cash...We deserve more respect then we are getting.
Now if asking them for a firm Yes or No, motivates ASI to finish the order...Fine. If not, thank them for their time, close your business dealings with them and move on. If they can't produce the radiators and are willing to leave us hanging on, then we have wasted alot of time and energy, plus the costs of shipping the old radiators for use as models.
Again let me make this clear...It is clearly foolish to just hang on, hoping that things might work out, and recieve no word, month after month. All of these radiators can be produce in a few days by a legitimate factory. This is not a church social meet; We are not here to hold hands with ASI and sing songs around a campfire... It is business and must be treated as business. Courteously, but firmly and professionally get an definite answer....A Yes or No...
If they fail to answer us, then it is a definite and unquestionable no, and this must be communicated to ASI, as well as the members of this list. We deserve more respect.
Don in Tulsa