Warning re David Lugo in NJ, Unfortunate eBay experience Options

[tasfalen]

Hi all,

Just a warning in this day of eBay and online purchases: I bought some 914 parts off of a David Lugo in Manahawkin, NJ last year and they still haven't arrived so I'm taking the only avenue left to me at this point. I apologize for this tale of woe but hopefully it'll save someone else some trouble.

Here's the story: I got back home (to Canada) after studying abroad last year and promptly purchased a 914 in Washington state. Always wanted one and this one was pretty good except for a badly damaged passenger rear-quarter.

I figured this was a perfect excuse to fit wide fenders and found a set on eBay offered by this David Lugo guy - passenger-side rear-quarter flares with matching rocker panels. They were glass but the price was right. I got them for $350 US and sent him a money order. This was last year when $350US was about $500 Canadian. A lot of money for a student but I figured it was worth it.

I was led along the path for quite awhile. He kept telling me they were getting returned to him and eventually I received the rockers but no fenders and here's the beaut-he marked the rockers with the value of the entire package, so I paid duty and taxes on 350 instead of the value of the rockers. Which, in addition, are useless without the fenders (they're flared).

Last contact with him was in May when he said he was resending the fenders. They still haven't arrived.

So, after a year, with repeated phone calls, letters and emails this issue is still not resolved. Please beware David Lugo in Manahawkin, NJ. His email address is: Prman602@aol.com.

I'm sorry to post this message because generally my dealings with other car people have been excellent. Some of the best have been online; through lists like this or eBay.

Best of the season to all,
Jason
in Victoria, BC
'72 914

PS: I ended up cutting a passenger-side rear-quarter from a car here in BC, Canada and its on the road. Had alot of fun driving it for most of this summer.