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Subject:
Re: Had to drop off my baby...
From: "Dad" <knockers(at)fisher.net>
Subject: Re: Had to drop off my baby...
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 17:04:14 -0400
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"RicSeyler" <ricseyler(at)SPAMgulf.net> wrote in message
news:ftRGe.25886$8g5.12613(at)bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> Even worse that I imagined.....
> BEWARE ROBERT TAU AUTOMOTIVE, PENSACOLA FL
>
> They went joy riding and wrecked it!!! F**K Me!!
> I called on the second day and was told Robert has left for the
> weekend and was on a flight... rutroh.... OK went to pick it up
> and they had it parked in a dirt pile..... COVERED with dirt....
> I mean it looked like it had been offroading or mud bogging!!!!!
>
> Walked up to it and the front end is smashed up and the spoiled
> hanging........
> Then the mechanic came out and tried to look surprised... I don`t know
> what happened....
> ARRRRGHHH
>
> They had parts still laying on the drivers seat with a greasy bathtowel..
> The drivers floor
> was full of dirt leaves sticks..... greasy hand prints all over the
> doors... the fuse panel still laying
> in the passenger seat.. I went OFF when the mechanic tried to play
> dumb.... I immediately
> saw bits of chipped off paint laying on the ground and a couple small
> broken bezel parts
> in front of it and noticed the spoiler had been ripped half off and dirt
> packed up into the radiator inlet.....
> and the front license plate area cover smashed in and the bumper cover all
> crushed, broken bezel
> on the parking light..
>
> Then I turned the key on and sure enough there was 2.7 miles on the trip
> odometer, the radio
> was tuned to a station, the seat had been moved up and the rear view
> mirror had been lowered
> (the mechanic was smaller than me). When I dropped it off I had to pull
> the ECM fuse to shut down
> the engine and disconnected the battery, plus the radio was off... This
> resets the trip odometer, and
> clears all the radio stations and defaults the radio to the low end of the
> dial (with NO reception)...
>
> Then the mechanic tried to snatch my keys out of the car...........
>
> Bastards!!! I called the police and they came but has I figured since it
> was on private property
> they wouldn`t even file a police report. I even asked the very curt cop if
> he would file that there
> are broken body parts and paint chips laying on the damn ground right in
> front of the car!! Nope
> he was kinda an ass... I did get a "blue sheet" with a number on it from
> his partner. FWIW.
>
> Called my insurance and reported it and called the credit card company to
> dispute the charges
> (they never had me sign anything, including the mandatory check boxes on
> the repair order
> OR EVEN the credit card slip... PLUS to add insult to injury they sure did
> charge me for the horn contact
> they broke..... $300.00 charge for a dang lock cylinder replacment.
> ARRGGHH
>
> It`s gotta be the HotRod Karma Gods displeased with me taking something I
> shoulda done myself
> to someone else to do......... cuz I just didn`t want to be bothered with
> it at the moment...
>
>
> --
> Ric Seyler
>
I hope you got lots of pictures and are ready to go see Judge Judy. Been
there twice and if you go prepared you can kick their ass. The operative
word is be PREPARED and that means overly so and don`t let up until you have
them pounded into the ground. Document everything, have proof, paper,
pictures , witnesses, tell the cop he is heading to court to testify, don`t
just raise a stink, shit on everyone and everything. Look into their
background, see how they pay their bills, has the BBB been getting
complaints, do they drink on their business site, anything that puts them in
a bad light.
By the way one was a draw, (I got my money back), the other one they lost
and I got damages and my money back.
Good luck, it helps,
--
Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
From: "bad65" <BLGroetsch(at)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Had to drop off my baby...
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 20:20:42 -0400
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Ric,
Sorry to hear of your dilemma. You just described the nightmare of every
guy who prefers to turn his own wrench. Unfortunately, modern auto design
has taken that pleasure from us. Anymore, you need a degree in auto
mechanics to change the friggin` oil. We all feel your pain.
If you have the way and the proof, I hope your able to shove a "blue wrench"
up their A**.
Brian
"RicSeyler" <ricseyler(at)SPAMgulf.net> wrote in message
news:ftRGe.25886$8g5.12613(at)bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> Even worse that I imagined.....
> BEWARE ROBERT TAU AUTOMOTIVE, PENSACOLA FL
>
> They went joy riding and wrecked it!!! F**K Me!!
> I called on the second day and was told Robert has left for the
> weekend and was on a flight... rutroh.... OK went to pick it up
> and they had it parked in a dirt pile..... COVERED with dirt....
> I mean it looked like it had been offroading or mud bogging!!!!!
>
> Walked up to it and the front end is smashed up and the spoiled
> hanging........
> Then the mechanic came out and tried to look surprised... I don`t know
> what happened....
> ARRRRGHHH
>
> They had parts still laying on the drivers seat with a greasy bathtowel..
> The drivers floor
> was full of dirt leaves sticks..... greasy hand prints all over the
> doors... the fuse panel still laying
> in the passenger seat.. I went OFF when the mechanic tried to play
> dumb.... I immediately
> saw bits of chipped off paint laying on the ground and a couple small
> broken bezel parts
> in front of it and noticed the spoiler had been ripped half off and dirt
> packed up into the radiator inlet.....
> and the front license plate area cover smashed in and the bumper cover all
> crushed, broken bezel
> on the parking light..
>
> Then I turned the key on and sure enough there was 2.7 miles on the trip
> odometer, the radio
> was tuned to a station, the seat had been moved up and the rear view
> mirror had been lowered
> (the mechanic was smaller than me). When I dropped it off I had to pull
> the ECM fuse to shut down
> the engine and disconnected the battery, plus the radio was off... This
> resets the trip odometer, and
> clears all the radio stations and defaults the radio to the low end of the
> dial (with NO reception)...
>
> Then the mechanic tried to snatch my keys out of the car...........
>
> Bastards!!! I called the police and they came but has I figured since it
> was on private property
> they wouldn`t even file a police report. I even asked the very curt cop if
> he would file that there
> are broken body parts and paint chips laying on the damn ground right in
> front of the car!! Nope
> he was kinda an ass... I did get a "blue sheet" with a number on it from
> his partner. FWIW.
>
> Called my insurance and reported it and called the credit card company to
> dispute the charges
> (they never had me sign anything, including the mandatory check boxes on
> the repair order
> OR EVEN the credit card slip... PLUS to add insult to injury they sure did
> charge me for the horn contact
> they broke..... $300.00 charge for a dang lock cylinder replacment.
> ARRGGHH
>
> It`s gotta be the HotRod Karma Gods displeased with me taking something I
> shoulda done myself
> to someone else to do......... cuz I just didn`t want to be bothered with
> it at the moment...
>
>
> --
> Ric Seyler
>
>
From: "Tom in Missouri" <toomuch(at)spam.com>
Subject: Re: Had to drop off my baby...
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Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 00:48:09 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.34.130.93
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I hope you had a camera. You probably didn`t since who does, but go back
and take pictures of EVERYTHING car, odometer, seat position, radio, damage,
the work area, parts in the dirt, etc.
Is it in running shape, i.e., did they drive it back or tow it? Do they
have their own wrecker or did they have it towed in. If so, you can find
the tow company and then know where it was wrecked. This will make a
difference, as if they wrecked it on the street, and didn`t report it, well,
Florida isn`t too nice on that.
And most importantly, get a lawyer. The meanest, nastiest, one you can
find, and preferably one that loves cars or drives an exotic.
"RicSeyler" <ricseyler(at)SPAMgulf.net> wrote in message
news:ftRGe.25886$8g5.12613(at)bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> Even worse that I imagined.....
> BEWARE ROBERT TAU AUTOMOTIVE, PENSACOLA FL
>
> They went joy riding and wrecked it!!! F**K Me!!
> I called on the second day and was told Robert has left for the
> weekend and was on a flight... rutroh.... OK went to pick it up
> and they had it parked in a dirt pile..... COVERED with dirt....
> I mean it looked like it had been offroading or mud bogging!!!!!
>
> Walked up to it and the front end is smashed up and the spoiled
> hanging........
> Then the mechanic came out and tried to look surprised... I don`t know
> what happened....
> ARRRRGHHH
>
> They had parts still laying on the drivers seat with a greasy
> bathtowel.. The drivers floor
> was full of dirt leaves sticks..... greasy hand prints all over the
> doors... the fuse panel still laying
> in the passenger seat.. I went OFF when the mechanic tried to play
> dumb.... I immediately
> saw bits of chipped off paint laying on the ground and a couple small
> broken bezel parts
> in front of it and noticed the spoiler had been ripped half off and dirt
> packed up into the radiator inlet.....
> and the front license plate area cover smashed in and the bumper cover
> all crushed, broken bezel
> on the parking light..
>
> Then I turned the key on and sure enough there was 2.7 miles on the trip
> odometer, the radio
> was tuned to a station, the seat had been moved up and the rear view
> mirror had been lowered
> (the mechanic was smaller than me). When I dropped it off I had to pull
> the ECM fuse to shut down
> the engine and disconnected the battery, plus the radio was off... This
> resets the trip odometer, and
> clears all the radio stations and defaults the radio to the low end of
> the dial (with NO reception)...
>
> Then the mechanic tried to snatch my keys out of the car...........
>
> Bastards!!! I called the police and they came but has I figured since it
> was on private property
> they wouldn`t even file a police report. I even asked the very curt cop
> if he would file that there
> are broken body parts and paint chips laying on the damn ground right in
> front of the car!! Nope
> he was kinda an ass... I did get a "blue sheet" with a number on it from
> his partner. FWIW.
>
> Called my insurance and reported it and called the credit card company
> to dispute the charges
> (they never had me sign anything, including the mandatory check boxes on
> the repair order
> OR EVEN the credit card slip... PLUS to add insult to injury they sure
> did charge me for the horn contact
> they broke..... $300.00 charge for a dang lock cylinder replacment.
ARRGGHH
>
> It`s gotta be the HotRod Karma Gods displeased with me taking something
> I shoulda done myself
> to someone else to do......... cuz I just didn`t want to be bothered
> with it at the moment...
>
>
> --
> Ric Seyler
>
>
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