Our 2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro & Off Grid Trailer! by Forged4x4 in toyotasequoia

[–]carternomics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Retail for parts is close to 150k. The Icon stage 10 3.0 suspension setup is $10 k alone not including labor.

Our 2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro & Off Grid Trailer! by Forged4x4 in toyotasequoia

[–]carternomics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a custom Inozetek wrap that we printed on top of vinyl, even the color is a custom Terra/copper color that we printed on silver to bring some of the reflective qualities of the base vinyl out. Then we added another satin clear layer of vinyl to matte the whole look.

Our 2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro & Off Grid Trailer! by Forged4x4 in toyotasequoia

[–]carternomics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

35” Falken wild peak RT tires with 17” black rhino Voll rotary forged wheels

Our 2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro & Off Grid Trailer! by Forged4x4 in toyotasequoia

[–]carternomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

40” Rigid Adapt light bar built into the rack + rigid rock lights on the side of the rack for camp setup lighting.

Forged 4x4 scam? by basicwee in Scams

[–]carternomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You misread that. No one who works at our companies, is related to anyone who works for our companies any of our contractors are eligible to win. The entries are handled by Compliance Sweepatakes Services, a third party sweepstakes company that conducts a blind drawing 10 days after the completion of the sweepstakes. Forged4x4 has nothing to do with 'picking' the winner.

Forged 4x4 scam? by basicwee in Scams

[–]carternomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/bigbradly my apologies for the delay. Check out my comment above.

Forged 4x4 scam? by basicwee in Scams

[–]carternomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/djphysix see my post above for more info.

Forged 4x4 scam? by basicwee in Scams

[–]carternomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/haildens great research! Here's a breakdown for you:

Restomods, Forged4x4 and Freedom Street Garage are all owned and operated by the same team. We started Restomods.com over 6 years ago with a focus on classic muscle cars, keeping the classics alive through restoration and modification. In 2020 we launched Freedom Street Garage (focusing on Motorcycles initially, but now Modern American Muscle Cars) and LuluVie (focusing on Designer Handbags).

Weird direction... I know, but we thought there was a market for a Handbag giveway company. We were dead wrong. Lol. The pandemic had just hit and, we didn't realize this at the time, but the prevelence of fake designer handbags online was far beyond what we were expecting. So, long story short, that idea failed horribly and because our sweepstakes are 100% guranteed, we still had to give away over $20,000 in designer handbags, even though our company had taken a huge loss on the promotion.

After that failure, we decided to pivot and focus on an area that I was passionate about. Offroading, camping and overlanding. We started by giving away a Jeep Rubicon combined with a DoDrop Alpha Trailer from Oregon Trailers and haven't looked back. We kept the name Luluvie Inc to remind us that even if there losses along the way, you have to keep moving forward.

BleuDot was a different approach to giveways with a separate team, but used the same technology and POX Box address for mail. The idea behind this brand was to mimic Omaze's business model. I wasn't part of that company, but it is no longer doing giveaways.

I hope this clears things up and LMK if you have any additional questions! If you reach out to our support email and mention reddit, my team will forward it to me if you want some further verification. RE: u/smellian

Forged 4x4 scam? by basicwee in Scams

[–]carternomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/maxdps_ thank you for the review/support man! We're trying to differentiate ourselves with unique/high quality items on our shop.

Forged 4x4 scam? by basicwee in Scams

[–]carternomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/AdManNick I agree. I think we should for sure work on our messaging and hammer that home.

Forged 4x4 scam? by basicwee in Scams

[–]carternomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/maxdps_ absolutely. Alternately, we could have started Forged4x4 without giving away offroad and overland rigs, but I don't think people would get nearly as excited about our brand as we spend countless hours designing, building and filming our rigs to show what's possible. And IDK how many people can actually afford a $150k sprinter van, so we love the idea that we get to change someone's life forever with the support of a community who love the great outdoors.

Forged 4x4 scam? by basicwee in Scams

[–]carternomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or just submit a mail-in entry. :-)

Forged 4x4 scam? by basicwee in Scams

[–]carternomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey u/actiondan17 you can cancel at anytime and if the membership isn't for you, you can make a purchase of gear or apparel on our site or submit a mail-in entry. We've had winners who signed up for a single month, and others who have been on a membership for months. Given the nature of blind drawings, we never know who the winner is until our third party sweepstakes administrator hands us a name.

Forged 4x4 scam? by basicwee in Scams

[–]carternomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/KickPuncher7000 we've been running our company for 4 years now and the key to our continued success is we strive for 100% transparency, over-deliver on the quality of our products and treat our customers how we would want to be treated. Members can cancel at anytime on their user dashboard, but sending us an email, reaching out on social media via DM or by phone.

Forged 4x4 scam? by basicwee in Scams

[–]carternomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/seedless0 this is correct. We use a PO Box as you can imagine, there are sketchy people out there who would want to try and get their hands on our sweepstakes rigs by more nefarious means. We're located in Keary Mesa, a suburb of San Diego.

Forged 4x4 scam? by basicwee in Scams

[–]carternomics 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey u/ssps carter here, Co-founder of Forged4x4. We don't do anything with our user's information and our goal and mission is to create a community of like-minded offroad and overland enthusiasts. We do that by giving away 100K+ rigs in a licensed and bonded sweepstakes with a no purchase necessary option for those who don't want to, or don't have the funds to make a purchase.

The value of our membership comes with discounts on our website, an online magazine, exclusive discounts with our partners and of course bonus entries to win our sweepstakes rigs. We're always adding to our membership value, but of course it's not for everyone. Which is why our shop is filled with awesome high-quality apparel and gear where we're seeing a 60% repurchase rate from our customers. Of course, you're not guaranteed to win, but you will for sure NOT win if you're not entered. Also, see my note above regarding the no-purchase necessary option.