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Originally Posted by Rick D
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Rogder and Vince,
Either I'm reading this wrong or your guys are  Tim will have to comment but from what I am reading is he was told "up front" what it would cost or at least that the shop could perform the work for his said budget?
But now it seems with nothing in writing the shop is looking to get more for the job or it couldn't do the job for the agreed budget??
Rodger, Tim has built the car himself this was not a full build just somrthings he needed finished up.
I understand where you both (Rodger and Vince) are coming from as you both own shops, unfortunately you are both in the minority when doing things the right way. Sooooo many crooks out there today or guys that do great work but do NOT have a clue how to charge for it. I also get that soooo many customers do NOT understand what it takes to do these builds/projects! I see it all the time when I tell someone how much it will cost just for paint and materials!
I'm not saying this guys is a crook but there is definitely a miscommunication somewhere between Tim and the owner of the shop. |
I don't see any crookerage going on. What I suspect is a mis communication between two guys at the shop. Very similar to what my previous partner would do.
I always get an agreement of some sort and at least some money to get to a certain point if the customer is on a tight budget or pay as you go type situation. But even then a shop could get behind if other work has to come in during the stoppage. A situation I suspect is going on in this case.
If I were Tim,
I would talk to the original person we had made the initial agreement with. Try to get the budget and time frame of invoices set and in writing of some sort. If his story changes or he doesn't agree to the original agreement that I understood
then I would make arrangements to pay what is owed and find another shop. Till you get to this point its useless to contact an attorney or take action.