What do you get when a quality aftermarket company holds its first garage sale in over 10 years? Hundreds of people scoping out hundreds of dollars worth of deals.
When GReddy said its garage sale was up to 70% off, it wasn't kidding. Full catback systems of the SP, SP2, EVO, EVO2, and G2 went on sale from $80. Intercooler set up kits which would normally cost over one grand were available for $340. Gauges? From $80 to $150. To top it all off, the garage sale was not just limited to GReddy products as items from other companies such as Cusco, Tein, and Jun were also up for grabs. To make it short, it was a really good sale.
However, don't think that this shopping day was that easy. Half an hour after GReddy opened its doors, the line of bargain hunters stretched down the street.
Three hours later, after watching the people ahead buy up their share of mods, I finally had my turn. Well, sort of. After the line to get in, there were other lines in which I had to wait--there was the line for smaller items and electronic products; another one for items from R&D and marketing; one for clearance; one for invoice; one for order pick-up; and finally the line for the cashier.
It was a really long day.
Of course by the time I'd gone through all these lines, the gauges and strut bars that I wanted were sold out. At least I still managed to walk away with a diversion panel and a G2 catback exhaust system. And the price I paid? $35 and $145, respectively.
After a five-hour wait and developing a chronic phobia of port-a-potties, I saved $610-which averages to about $122 worth of savings per hour. So next time GReddy has an event like this, you know I'm there (probably earlier though).