Quote: Originally Posted by bobesser
Why does it program itself to the car? Why couldn't you have made it work on any car?
Is it just a revenue thing or was there a technical reason?
Given the infrequent usage of our product, we realized it would be very easy for a large SRT owner club to purchase a single unit and share it among members when they needed it. This puts owners that are not near such a club at a disadvantage because the price needs to be higher to account for the lost sales. Also, we've put a lot of R&D into this product and we would like to be compensated for it.
That is why we went with the model of one unit per car. It is permanently mounted to your car, and you never have to worry about it again.
However, we are giving you extra value with the OBD interface built in. We are able to perform the equivalent of an OBD inspection every time you start the car. If our LED is on, not only do you know that the transmission simulator is working, you know that your car has passed an OBD inspection.
If the light is blinking, you know you have other problems you need to fix. Our blinking pattern will give you some help in figuring out where the problem is.
Quote: Originally Posted by bobesser
If the price of the connector is figured into the cost of the product, why do you need our connector?
The price of the connector pins is figured in the cost of the product. Even though we get the block-off from you, we still need to populate it with pins. We have to buy those from Dodge. They are very expensive.
Plus, the connector on the other end of the harness, the nylon braid, the heatshrink, fuse, fuse holder, terminals, etc. The wiring harness and enclosure comprise 75% of the cost. There really is no way to reduce the cost of those parts.
I've worked hard to reduce the PCB and part cost. That's why it is only 25% of the total cost.
There's not much more I can do. If we had huge volumes we could have them assembled in China. But we don't and never will, so we'll be hand assembling these in our garages. That takes time. And time = money.
But, with that money we hope to offer superb quality and reliability. Each unit is fully electrically tested at two different points in the assembly. I have designed a custom microprocessor based tester to do this.
We have an excellent warranty because we believe we are building a quality product.
