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Tom-Guy 08-13-2008 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jay
im pretty sure the shop is milking this situation for all its worth..

id like to see the breakdown of that 16k bill..

according to the shop the kid brought in most of the parts :3

and who the ---- thinks its ok to dump 16k into a customer car without taking any sort of downpayment..

So you didn't see any of the pictures of the car with the engine out (most shops chare $800 or so labor for a spimple engine R&R), and the interior stripped so that he could repaint EVERYTHING? Do you know what is entailed in correctly painting an engine bay?? You have to strip everything off down to brake lines and since a firewall typically isn't smooth like a body panel there is a huge amount of fine work... the only decent engine bay respray I have ever seen the guy spent 40 hours on the bay alone. Add in the cost of the carbon fiber, the fact the guy laid it himself into custom enclosures, and markup (profit) on materials. I sincerely believe that $16K was a fair price.

According to the shop they didn't ask for more money due to spin talk AND the kid bringing in this unending flood of high end turbo kit, audio gear, etc, which made them think he was covered up in money and it'd be no big deal to get paid. Yeah, it's a fucked up situation, but I've been in that boat before and understand why the shop played it like they did.


stenseltizm 08-13-2008 03:48 PM

Re: A Scamming Ricer Gets Owned!
 
The ironic thing is it sounds like most of those high end parts probably were sourced through other scams from all the publicity people were posting about how many people got scammed by this kid. I hate fucks like that, they seem like they're made of teflon and nothing sticks when they scam people. Looks like it finally chipped off

BigD 08-13-2008 04:45 PM

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Sorry, but I side with buk. He took a risk at not making him pay a down payment or payments as he went. The risk blew up in his face so tough tits, now it's his problem, I don't feel sorry for him. Learn better business practices or learn to take it up the ass. At least he still has the car to sell.

CspecRun 08-13-2008 06:38 PM

Re: A Scamming Ricer Gets Owned!
 
Well, personally I think it's just a shame that it takes something like this for the industry and the people who are into this kind of stuff(fixing up cars, particularly imports), to get some publicity. Now everyone who isn't into our scene is gonna think we're all scammin' ass bottom feeders who can't work and pay for our ----. I too think that the shop owner was a ------' idiot for not seeing SOME money up front for the work he was doing. Yeah, the guy was bringing in nice ----, but that would've made me wanna see that the guy had some $$ for the work UP FRONT. Typical FL bullshit. All those fags up north decided to retire down there and bring all their homo, flake ass kids along too.

Tom-Guy 08-13-2008 07:04 PM

Re: A Scamming Ricer Gets Owned!
 

Originally Posted by CspecRun
Well, personally I think it's just a shame that it takes something like this for the industry and the people who are into this kind of stuff(fixing up cars, particularly imports), to get some publicity. Now everyone who isn't into our scene is gonna think we're all scammin' ass bottom feeders who can't work and pay for our ----.

Well, the chinese crap part ebay buying trying to save 59 cents even if it significantly reduces quality Honda scene deserves that rep.

oinesra 08-13-2008 08:04 PM

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I gave up on that ---- last night. For every page I read, two more poped up.

BigD 08-13-2008 09:51 PM

Re: A Scamming Ricer Gets Owned!
 

Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
Well, the chinese crap part ebay buying trying to save 59 cents even if it significantly reduces quality Honda scene deserves that rep.

X2. I remember back in the day having to pay good money for parts for my EF, but everything was good quality. Hell the short ram was $200. Now a lot of the good business can't compete and have went out of business or went to ---- *cough* Vis

southwest2118 08-13-2008 10:51 PM

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doug wtf man...

amateur allure is one of the best porn sites on the interweb ...too bad my pass doesn't work anymore :'(

theebluecrx 08-13-2008 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
I was on TR last night reading the DC thread.

It looks like Blake Warner, of Uberdata, is out $7.5K and might lose two cars over a shitbag named Ian Hannigan.

The Greater Tampa Area needs a JD to police it. I would go around administering slaps to the cocksucker, same as I do here in A-town.

I live in the Tampa area and can make ---- happen if the money is right.Last time i got almost got scammed i almost hit a dude with a bat but he paid me for what was owed.I drove 2 hours to kick his ass and he almost ---- his pants when i introduced myself.

Tom-Guy 08-14-2008 12:48 AM

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Hit my PMs.


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