Basically, i have a mechanic(who most of you know on this forum) who has had my car for 6 weeks, still isnt finished, and now decides to quit working on it...and leave my car outside the shop.
Well, it all started off about 2 months ago. I had found a dude down in houston that is pretty knowledgeable about k20 swaps, that was going to do the swap for pretty cheap. He told me to order all the main parts, which i did. Two weeks before i dropped the car off, i ordered: 4-2-1 dtr-fab, golden eagle fuel rail, hasport mounts, camp1320 axles, and karcepts shifter relocater kit. My mechanic said that he would order all the misc parts. So, two weeks after i order all of the parts, i drop the car off at houston. I didnt have a motor at the time, but i was going to buy a k20a in town that day. Turns out the one i was suppose to buy, didnt come with an ecu. So i told him i would call around town, find a motor, and have them ship it to his shop.
After a week of looking, i found that the k20a w/o ecu was the best price. So a week later, I drove all the way down to houston again and bought the motor, a type-s ecu, shifterbox, and shifter cables. I also gave my mechanic $1,800 for all the misc parts, including kpro and his own custom harness.
He told me that the swap would take about a week once all of the parts were in. Which most of the misc parts he was buying were parts that he could get locally. So during the next week, I call him daily, never getting an answer. I also PM a lot (he is also a pretty popular member on this site) He responds to most of my pm's...So a week passes by, he pm'd me saying the car will not be ready because the ecu isnt back from hondata yet. So i told him to keep me updated and pm me asap.
For the next week i would call him daily, 5-10 times, no answer...he is getting a lot slower at responding to pm's too...sometimes it would take 3 days to get an answer. So on the 2nd of this month...he pm's me saying that he is gonna be out of town helping with some hurricane relief thing. So its all good, at least he is keeping me informed.
So the next week rolls up...he is actually keeping me pretty well informed now. He actually pm'd me 5 times that week. Saying that he is still waiting for the ecu, eplugs, and shifter clips... On the 9th of this month, he finally got the kpro'd ecu in. He said the eplugs and shifter clips should be in within the next day or so. So i was hoping that everything would be in at the end of that week.
So i call and message him the whole weekend, wondering why he hasnt told me if the car was done. Now during this whole time, i have NO CAR, so i always have to find rides everwhere. So i would tell my friend that the car should be done on the weekend. So him and I would be waiting around THE WHOLE weekend, waiting for my mechanic to call or pm. Then on sunday night he pm'd me...saying he never called or pm'd me because there were no updates...the way i see it, no updates IS an update! He could have at least let me know on friday so i wouldnt be waiting around.
Now, another thing comes into play: I am in the army, which i have finished my time, and am getting out. I am suppose to be getting out on the 27th of this month, and going back home to hawaii. The car is suppose to be shipped out on the 19th.
So here it is, the 12th and i am still waiting for the eplugs. On the 14th(wednesday) he pm's me saying the plugs never came in, and that he still needs to get a fuel return line, and the main belt. So i am still hoping that the car will be done by that weekend. I pm him and call him a million times. No answers! He finally pm's me around noon on the 17th(saturday) Saying that he is just going to go to the junkyard and pick up some plugs. That is saturday...my car is suppose to be shipped out on monday, 2 days away.
So i call him all that night, and all the next day. Nothing! So i finally get serious, and tell him that i need my car done...and if i dont hear from him by that night...im calling the cops.
So he pm's me back right away, saying:
"You can pickup the car later tonight. The car isnt running. You will need to have it towed. The exhaust is hanging and an axle isnt in (intermediate shaft didnt come with bolts). I havent finished the harness, and there still are a few missing pieces that I have been trying to locate. I will get the car on the ground and any of your parts put in the hatch. I would wait a few hours before heading down here, as I need to put away equipment from a sidejob."
So im like wtf! The government is not going to ship a car that isnt running!
So i end up talking with nikos on sunday night. He is friends with the dude, so i guess he knows more about whats going on then i do, cause i learned more about the car talking to nikos, than i did with the mechanic. So anyways, nikos calms me down..saying that he is going to ship off plugs on monday priority mail..and that my mechanic could have my car done by tuesday or wednesday.
So everything is fuckin cool, except the fact that i missed my shipping day. So i pm him, saying im sorry n shit for going off on him. I never get a respon...so about 5 hours ago, i start talking with nikos again. Now this time nikos says that basically the dude disappeared, and left my car outside the shop to pick up, still not driveable. If he left it outside the shop, that shit is definitly going to get stolen.
So to make matters EVEN WORSE...a hurricane is expected to hit texas friday...and my car is down in houston. So i am basically FUCKED! He has had the car for 6 weeks, and now he isnt responding at all. I wasnt going to call the cops, but now i think i am going to. I just want my car back!
Does anyone have ANY IDEAS???
Well, it all started off about 2 months ago. I had found a dude down in houston that is pretty knowledgeable about k20 swaps, that was going to do the swap for pretty cheap. He told me to order all the main parts, which i did. Two weeks before i dropped the car off, i ordered: 4-2-1 dtr-fab, golden eagle fuel rail, hasport mounts, camp1320 axles, and karcepts shifter relocater kit. My mechanic said that he would order all the misc parts. So, two weeks after i order all of the parts, i drop the car off at houston. I didnt have a motor at the time, but i was going to buy a k20a in town that day. Turns out the one i was suppose to buy, didnt come with an ecu. So i told him i would call around town, find a motor, and have them ship it to his shop.
After a week of looking, i found that the k20a w/o ecu was the best price. So a week later, I drove all the way down to houston again and bought the motor, a type-s ecu, shifterbox, and shifter cables. I also gave my mechanic $1,800 for all the misc parts, including kpro and his own custom harness.
He told me that the swap would take about a week once all of the parts were in. Which most of the misc parts he was buying were parts that he could get locally. So during the next week, I call him daily, never getting an answer. I also PM a lot (he is also a pretty popular member on this site) He responds to most of my pm's...So a week passes by, he pm'd me saying the car will not be ready because the ecu isnt back from hondata yet. So i told him to keep me updated and pm me asap.
For the next week i would call him daily, 5-10 times, no answer...he is getting a lot slower at responding to pm's too...sometimes it would take 3 days to get an answer. So on the 2nd of this month...he pm's me saying that he is gonna be out of town helping with some hurricane relief thing. So its all good, at least he is keeping me informed.
So the next week rolls up...he is actually keeping me pretty well informed now. He actually pm'd me 5 times that week. Saying that he is still waiting for the ecu, eplugs, and shifter clips... On the 9th of this month, he finally got the kpro'd ecu in. He said the eplugs and shifter clips should be in within the next day or so. So i was hoping that everything would be in at the end of that week.
So i call and message him the whole weekend, wondering why he hasnt told me if the car was done. Now during this whole time, i have NO CAR, so i always have to find rides everwhere. So i would tell my friend that the car should be done on the weekend. So him and I would be waiting around THE WHOLE weekend, waiting for my mechanic to call or pm. Then on sunday night he pm'd me...saying he never called or pm'd me because there were no updates...the way i see it, no updates IS an update! He could have at least let me know on friday so i wouldnt be waiting around.
Now, another thing comes into play: I am in the army, which i have finished my time, and am getting out. I am suppose to be getting out on the 27th of this month, and going back home to hawaii. The car is suppose to be shipped out on the 19th.
So here it is, the 12th and i am still waiting for the eplugs. On the 14th(wednesday) he pm's me saying the plugs never came in, and that he still needs to get a fuel return line, and the main belt. So i am still hoping that the car will be done by that weekend. I pm him and call him a million times. No answers! He finally pm's me around noon on the 17th(saturday) Saying that he is just going to go to the junkyard and pick up some plugs. That is saturday...my car is suppose to be shipped out on monday, 2 days away.
So i call him all that night, and all the next day. Nothing! So i finally get serious, and tell him that i need my car done...and if i dont hear from him by that night...im calling the cops.
So he pm's me back right away, saying:
"You can pickup the car later tonight. The car isnt running. You will need to have it towed. The exhaust is hanging and an axle isnt in (intermediate shaft didnt come with bolts). I havent finished the harness, and there still are a few missing pieces that I have been trying to locate. I will get the car on the ground and any of your parts put in the hatch. I would wait a few hours before heading down here, as I need to put away equipment from a sidejob."
So im like wtf! The government is not going to ship a car that isnt running!
So i end up talking with nikos on sunday night. He is friends with the dude, so i guess he knows more about whats going on then i do, cause i learned more about the car talking to nikos, than i did with the mechanic. So anyways, nikos calms me down..saying that he is going to ship off plugs on monday priority mail..and that my mechanic could have my car done by tuesday or wednesday.
So everything is fuckin cool, except the fact that i missed my shipping day. So i pm him, saying im sorry n shit for going off on him. I never get a respon...so about 5 hours ago, i start talking with nikos again. Now this time nikos says that basically the dude disappeared, and left my car outside the shop to pick up, still not driveable. If he left it outside the shop, that shit is definitly going to get stolen.
So to make matters EVEN WORSE...a hurricane is expected to hit texas friday...and my car is down in houston. So i am basically FUCKED! He has had the car for 6 weeks, and now he isnt responding at all. I wasnt going to call the cops, but now i think i am going to. I just want my car back!
Does anyone have ANY IDEAS???
