Its Time For The Builders To Come Together And Stop This Crap - Page 2 - Lateral-g Forums

**tones2SS** · #11 04-15-2010, 01:31 PM

WOW!!! That's bad. I hate seeing stuff like this!!!

Thanks for posting Chris.

2Bad4Ya · #12 04-15-2010, 01:40 PM

k I have calmed down some after looking atthe pix... I think my disbelief overtook me there for a bit.

Is there any legal recourse the buyer has? Misrepresentation of the goods, etc... Some major damages in the amount of ubsurd $$$ needs to be handed out, then maybe the fear of being held accountable may make some people less willing to pull stuff like that.

Race Wilson · #13 04-15-2010, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 2Bad4Ya

k I have calmed down some after looking atthe pix... I think my disbelief overtook me there for a bit.

Is there any legal recourse the buyer has? Misrepresentation of the goods, etc... Some major damages in the amount of ubsurd $$$ needs to be handed out, then maybe the fear of being held accountable may make some people less willing to pull stuff like that.

X2 Nothing gets a persons attention like reaching into their wallet.

OLDFLM · #14 04-15-2010, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by fletcherscustoms

I want name names!! but I was in a shop that had two real Shelby GT 500s in for resto. Customer had bought both of the cars for over $50K and they both needed full resotration. I personally witnessed said shop repairing rust in the floors by simply applying fiberglass cloth and coating with resin. We are talking softball size holes. they were in the process of painting one of them with your run of the mill $150 a gallon clear coat. And the shop owner was quick to gloat on how he was getting over $150K each for the resto's. I see more and more of this every day. Where guys pay way to much without knowing what they are getting into. But then you have shops like me, who I think do very well respected work that sit on our hands most of the time cause guys want turn loose of the money cause I don't have a name attached to me. Then you see cars on ebay with high end parts on it that bring twice the amount of the of a better quality car but it just doesn't have the name attached to it also.

And that was a "professional" restoration shop! UFB

RECOVERY ROOM · #15 04-15-2010, 03:11 PM

Holy crap,When did it break in half...Trailer ride? hoist?

kennyd · #16 04-15-2010, 03:48 PM

ebay sucks ! i made the mistake of buying a 66 chevelle drop top off ebay the owner said rust free . wrong it should have said free rust ! the car was so rusty it was covered with roof flashing then bediner coated inside to hide the roof flashing . i called the owner he said fu#$you and hung up the phone . i then called my lawyer he said because i had it shipped across state lines i was out of luck ,unless i wanted to hire a ohio lawyer then i was going to only get part of the money back . this just tought me a great lesson DONT TRUST ANYONE !

i only used the roof bows ,2in of the top of the windshied frame , and the metal around the decklid ! when the car showed up at my shop if i sat in the seat the door would not open .

ps ,
because i did not pay with paypal i had no money recourse the owner only would take a chasiers check.

Vegas69 · #17 04-15-2010, 03:53 PM

A crook is a crook. Nothings going to change it. Educating the public is the only way and Chris has some excellent advice.

soundqdoug · #18 04-15-2010, 04:30 PM

Agree 110% with Chris F. Good points! Money changes people though, sometimes common sense is lost when money is involved...ok, well alot of times it is...

**Stuart Adams** · #19 04-15-2010, 04:48 PM

Money spent has NOTHING do with quality or correctness. You can spend the same amount on crap as something nice.

**Steve1968LS2** · #20 04-15-2010, 05:19 PM

This happens at Best of Show all the time..

Guy comes in.. want's a quote.. let's say it's a full tilt stip, fix and paint.. they quote $20k (just a number I picked)..

He comes back saying XYZ down the street will do it for $8k..

Well I'm sure they will.. but you will get $8k worth. Hell, on a NICE paint job you can spend $4k and up on materials. On a second get they just painted the clear alone was well over a grand.

But people buy on price and then gripe about the quality instead of buying on VALUE.

The shop has gotten quite a few re-dos and aborted projects that were gettting hacked by some other low-bidder shop.

cheap, good, fast.. pick two.. lol

People also forget that that a high-end "show finish" cut and buff can take 40+ hours.. But they expect that show finish even with thier $8k paint job.