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rjbeam08
post Oct 21 2025, 09:18 AM
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Warning! I hired Arizona Aircooled in Chino Valley Arizona to upgrade my factory 1.8 liter engine to a 2840cc and rebuild the transmission. The owner of the shop sold my existing running engine (serial number EC18466) on Facebook Marketplace for $1500 without my knowledge or permission. In addition, the owner of the shop claimed that he had a third party rebuild my transmission at a cost of $2500. I called that third party shop and they told me that they never rebuilt or sold Arizona Aircooled a transmission. After a year of no progress I pulled my car out of his shop with no engine and a transmission that wasn't even my original. Requested my $13k deposit back with no response. Police report filed. Beware of this shop!!!
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post Oct 21 2025, 10:22 AM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) thats horrible. I’d have a hard time not going back there with a tire iron.
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rjbeam08   Beware of this shop   Oct 21 2025, 09:18 AM
mepstein   That’s terrible. I hope you get some relief. Loo...   Oct 21 2025, 09:28 AM
Unobtanium-inc   Looks like you aren't the only one. https://w...   Oct 21 2025, 10:05 AM
sb914   :shoot2kill: thats horrible. I’d have a hard tim...   Oct 21 2025, 10:22 AM
Ishley   Get a lawyer. Document and write down what happene...   Oct 21 2025, 12:30 PM
TRP   Get your car back first and foremost, then do ever...   Oct 21 2025, 03:09 PM
930cabman   Go after the jerk with all barrels hope you can ...   Oct 21 2025, 03:46 PM
FL000   Sounds like a nightmare. How businesses like this ...   Oct 21 2025, 04:04 PM
Unobtanium-inc   A wise man once told me unless you can sue someone...   Oct 21 2025, 04:58 PM
Tdskip   Oh man - that is super angering. So sorry to hear ...   Oct 21 2025, 05:11 PM
930cabman   Oh man - that is super angering. So sorry to hear...   Oct 21 2025, 05:40 PM
orangecrate   Warning! I hired Arizona Aircooled in Chino V...   Oct 21 2025, 05:30 PM
Rusty   I feel for you. Sometimes you make the best decis...   Oct 21 2025, 05:39 PM
JeffBowlsby   A $13k deposit sounds illegal. Anyone who wo...   Oct 21 2025, 05:40 PM
TonyVan   If your state has a Bureau of Automotive Repair (B...   Oct 21 2025, 08:03 PM
campbellcj   ^^^ Agree - I had an unpleasant shop situation yea...   Oct 22 2025, 07:21 AM
Unobtanium-inc   Looks like there is a growing resentment.   Nov 1 2025, 08:52 AM
Sm914650   Looks like there is a growing resentment. So ...   Nov 2 2025, 05:19 PM
rick 918-S   Depending on the size of the repair a large deposi...   Nov 2 2025, 07:36 PM


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