Hello fellow members
First and foremost; i apologize for this being my fist post and already asking for your wise and valued contributions. Also would like to apologize if i offend anyone.
I failed to locate an introductions section on the forum, thus i will start off with introducing myself.
My name is Giray.
Im a 4th year University graduate from Windsor Ontario Canada, (Neighboring the Detroit Michigan). I am personally involved in tuning regular combustion engines in attempts to achieve high power levels. Needless to say when operating under normal conditions i always achieve better gas mileage than the factory OEM disclaimers. Willing to entertain any questions on this matter
As the tittle says:
I am currently writing a thesis paper for a MBA class called: Automotive Marketing.
Part of my thesis is to look into the aftermarket fuel vehicle conversions market. I have been doing a lot of technical research, however i felt it would make more sense to reach out to the end users of the fast growing niche market. Coming from a car enthusiasts group i feel the information i am hoping to attain here is far more valuable and realistic than the technical portion of the research.
Some questions are as follows?
You may not want to answer some questions as i acknowledge that some questions are on the personal level. Questions might be too broad or vague, in either case feel free to correct and elaborate on please.
Once again I'd like to thank you in advance for your contributions. Looking forward to being part of the forum
Regards
First and foremost; i apologize for this being my fist post and already asking for your wise and valued contributions. Also would like to apologize if i offend anyone.
I failed to locate an introductions section on the forum, thus i will start off with introducing myself.
My name is Giray.
Im a 4th year University graduate from Windsor Ontario Canada, (Neighboring the Detroit Michigan). I am personally involved in tuning regular combustion engines in attempts to achieve high power levels. Needless to say when operating under normal conditions i always achieve better gas mileage than the factory OEM disclaimers. Willing to entertain any questions on this matter
As the tittle says:
I am currently writing a thesis paper for a MBA class called: Automotive Marketing.
Part of my thesis is to look into the aftermarket fuel vehicle conversions market. I have been doing a lot of technical research, however i felt it would make more sense to reach out to the end users of the fast growing niche market. Coming from a car enthusiasts group i feel the information i am hoping to attain here is far more valuable and realistic than the technical portion of the research.
Some questions are as follows?
You may not want to answer some questions as i acknowledge that some questions are on the personal level. Questions might be too broad or vague, in either case feel free to correct and elaborate on please.
- What is the main motive behind the conversion?
- Do you use your conversion as a daily driver or do you have a secondary vehicle at hand?
- Main usage of the converted vehicle?
- What are some main conversion components?
- What is the average price range to complete a conversion for a daily driven vehicle?
- Considering the conversion has been done right, What would be the average maintenance cost per year? (Does not include tires, brakes, and any other non conversion related parts.)
- Do you feel that there is readily available aftermarket parts for your conversion?
- Do you believe the government is as encouraging as you would like, if No on what aspects can government increase their involvement. (Eg; tax reductions on parts purchases, insurance reductions, increase in research in development programs, government incentives and etc..)
- In 10 years: Where do you see the Electric vehicles compared Combustion.
Once again I'd like to thank you in advance for your contributions. Looking forward to being part of the forum
Regards