[DeTomaso] The thrashed Pandora is back home.
adin at frontier.net
adin at frontier.net
Fri Jul 10 11:37:44 EDT 2009
IMO, this guy is a wanker (inept) and a criminal.
If your state issues licenses for mechanics and/or "garages" you
should be able to file a complaint with the state.
My experience w/ paint people: "We can blend it, but its better to
paint the whole car."
Those chips will get expensive.
best of luck
Quoting Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>:
>
> I have the video camera in the car to take with me to the body shop
> this morning. I did a complete film of it yesterday, too, and lots
> of pictures.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
> From: michaelsavga at gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:05:28 -0400
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The thrashed Pandora is back home.
> To: chrisvkimball at msn.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
>
> Please document everything with lots of photos, make sure that you
> put things in the photos to indicate scale, a dollar bill, a penny (
> avoid silver coins ), a video will also help if and when you decide
> to go to court, have the body shop guy walk around the car and
> point out all the needed repairs and zoom in on each, good audio is
> a must.
>
>
>
> These clowns must have garage insurance and that's who will be
> defending them most likely, if not, you'll have tom go after them
> personally and I would sue both in the name of their business AND
> them personally.
>
>
>
> If there is no insurance company, you'll win a judgement and then
> the real fun begins in trying to collect it.
>
> You'll want to know where they bank, property owned, etc.
>
> Don't forget to trash them with the BBB and anyplace else that you
> can do a consumer feedback listing.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Michael in Savannah
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 1:44 AM, Christopher Kimball
> <chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:
>
>
> Well, I just got back from picking up my car from the mechanics
> shop. Vince and Don, a couple of great guys, brought Don's truck
> and flatbed trailer to the shop and we loaded it up.
>
>
>
> The good news is the Pantera drove on to the trailer under it's own
> power. The bad news is, somehow the mechanic totally jammed the
> rear deck down on something, bending the top of the deck (where it
> meets the roof), causing dimples along that same portion, where the
> hinges attach, chipping the paint all along the leading edge and the
> corresponding roof line, and rippling the roof a little, too, where
> the deck lid was forced against it.
>
>
>
> The deck hinges are tweaked out of alignment, the license-plate
> light is sitting in the passenger foot-well, along with the frozen
> rear deck lid lock and some other miscellaneous bolts. The rear
> deck lid shocks are laying in the engine bay, unconnected to the
> deck lid, the shifter needs adjusting, the air filter and cover are
> sitting next to the other parts on the floor, and there are numerous
> paint chips along the back edge of the engine bay, just about the
> "Pantera" script.
>
>
>
> Who knows what else I'll find upon closer inspection.
>
> The mechanic said he had talked to Dale (the engine builder) about
> the situation, and that things would be "taken care of." He said he
> already had a body shop friend of his come by and give him an
> estimate of what he thinks it will cost to repair the damage,
> although, he said he figured "I'd probably want to use someone I
> knew and had used before." At this point, would that even be a
> question??? I'm afraid to think of what the difference will be
> between what his friend thinks the repairs will cost and what the
> actual cost will be.
>
>
>
> I don't think either of them have any idea what this is really going
> to cost to repair. Un-warping that deck lid will probably cost
> $1000 or more, let alone all the paintwork that will be necessary,
> not to mention un-springing the hinges.
>
>
>
> Tomorrow morning I'm going to drive it to a nearby body shop where
> the guys have worked on my cars before, including Pandora. They are
> really good--not cheap--but really good.
>
> I'll let you all know what the final bill turns out to be.
>
>
>
> Once again, thanks to all of you who offered help and support, it
> means a lot.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Chris
> "Afflicted, but not crushed, confused, but not despairing" #3846
>
>
>
>> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 23:13:43 -0500
>
>
>> From: wkooiman at earthlink.net
>> To: kmaguire at landrovermiramar.com; detomaso at realbig.com
>
>
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] pandora
>>
>> I agree. We've all aged on this one.
>>
>> Chris - you don't need a lawyer. You need your car home, and then
>> a beer, and then another, and then a good mechanic/body-man to make
>> it right. The more time you spend on this guy, the angrier you'll
>> get.
>
>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: Kerry Maguire <kmaguire at landrovermiramar.com>
>> >Sent: Jul 9, 2009 10:56 PM
>> >To: detomaso at realbig.com
>
>
>> >Subject: [DeTomaso] pandora
>> >
>> >I wish you the best of luck Chris. I cannot wait for this movie to end.
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >
>> >Kerry M. Maguire
>> >
>
>
>> >Funny you should ask. I got the same inquiry from Mike, our PNW
>> President just a few minutes ago, and at that same moment I also
>> got an interesting phone call romthe mechanic.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>
>> >Here's the note I just sent to some of my fellow PNW members:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >I just got a call from the mechanic. He said he's "done" with my
>> car. But "done" doesn't mean finished back to the way it should
>> be. It means he isn't going to work on it anymore and wants me to
>> come and get it.
>
>
>> >
>> >He said he ran it for a couple of hours and he says he's confident
>> I can drive it home. However:
>> >
>> >1) he couldn't get the rear deck to line up and he has chipped the paint.
>
>
>> >
>> >2) he couldn't get the rear deck shocks to mount correctly, so
>> they are laying in a box with a bunch of other parts.
>> >
>> >3) the rear deck lock is still messed up and not even mounted to
>> the rear deck. For the trip home the rear deck will be held down
>> with a bungee cord.
>
>
>> >
>> >And who knows how many other things are screwed up.
>> >
>> >I told him I'd come and get it tonight or tomorrow afternoon.
>> >
>> >Is there anyone who might be available to help me go get it and be
>> a witness to this mess? (and who has a good camera) I'll be on
>> the road for the next couple of hours, then in a meeting from 3:30
>> to 4:30, then available again on my cell: 253-232-2321. If the
>> cell battery dies, call my home at 253-566-5903. Any help would
>> be greatly appreciated, I know it's a sacrifice on a weeknight.
>
>
>> >
>> >I see a lawyer in my future.
>> >
>> >Sincerely,
>> >
>> >
>> >Chris
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