need help with a bad shop situation, in the charlotte, NC area |
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need help with a bad shop situation, in the charlotte, NC area |
iankarr |
Nov 17 2019, 11:43 PM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,481 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
Hi Guys,
I'm unfortunately in urgent need of someone who can pick up my 2.0 engine and hold on to it for a week or so till I can fetch it. The engine has been at a rebuilder for 6 months. He's been paid in full for the work (long story) and has a bunch of new parts I supplied. I've seen pictures of the motor assembled, but it hasn't started...despite multiple promises for the past 4 months that "it'll run tomorrow." I'm getting the full monty of BS... tall tales...avoiding calls for weeks...sickness...family excuses...you name it. I finally spoke with the guy tonight and the situation has gone from bad to much worse. Running or not, at this point the engine needs to be out of his shop...if he even still has it. Yeah, it's that bad. So...if there's anyone in the Charlotte area who can help, please PM me and I'll give you more details. Happy to pay you or make a donation to your favorite charity. Or, if you have any suggestions on frieght companies that might be able to handle this, please lmk. PS If you have a sense of who I may be talking about, please don't guess in this thread. There'll be plenty of time to tell the full story once everything is in my possession. Hopefully it will have a happy ending, but right now I have that sinking feeling...and need to act quickly. Someday this will make an interesting video.... Thanks, Ian |
iankarr |
Nov 20 2019, 11:11 PM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,481 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
Thanks, guys. and Cairo...you're absolutely right. There's so much good will here that it's easy to let your guard down. Lesson(s) learned. Glad to see that the craziness you went through with your car is well in your rear view and fading....
FYI I'm not going public about the shop...yet....for a few reasons. 1) They owe me some parts and there's still time for the owner to at least partially redeem himself, and 2) I've lost enough time on this deal already...I really don't want to engage in a pissing match or compare my experience to others who may have been happy with this shop. That said, I think it's super important to share info so others can make more educated decisions. Once this deal is totally done I will name names and either credit them for making good on the issues, or call them out for unprofessionalism. In the meantime, I'm happy to chat privately if anyone is considering a shop in the area. Thanks so much for the support! |
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