[DeTomaso] Pandora's about to turn ugly

[Art Stephens]

 Chris,
     Ken recommends not getting and attorney and get this, Ken is an 
attorney!

Art


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
To: "Pantera List Serve" <detomaso at realbig.com>; "Christopher Kimball" 
<chrisvkimball at msn.com>
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pandora's about to turn ugly


> Chris,
>
> I guess I have a different approach. Getting an attorney involved may cost 
> serious bucks. Having an attorney send a letter may just really tick off 
> these guys, and they may do something stupid out of anger. It might be 
> better to get a promise of a delivery date you can live with, and if it 
> isn't delivered, rent a truck and go get your car. It's not fair to you to 
> have to pick up pieces, but if you get into a legal fight with these guys, 
> it may just be a lot of grief and STRESS. Going into court is almost 
> always a miserable costly experience. And even if you get a judgment, it's 
> a pain to collect. AND, you will feel a lot better when you have your car 
> back.
>
> If they failed to deliver, and that causes you expenses (the truck, bills 
> from another mechanic, etc.) you can always take them to small claims 
> court AFTER you have your stuff back.
>
> Ken
>
> --- On Mon, 6/29/09, Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Pandora's about to turn ugly
> To: "Pantera List Serve" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Date: Monday, June 29, 2009, 12:20 PM
>
>
>
> First, thanks to all of you who have expressed helpful opinions about my 
> poor missing Pantera (which isn't really missing now, since I know it's 
> location, but it's missing from my garage, nonetheless).
>
>
>
> Today I called the engine builder one final time (the place where I 
> dropped it off almost 8 weeks ago) and told him I finally met his mechanic 
> friend who has the car. I told him I was not really confident in the 
> mechanic's abilities, let alone timeliness, and I wanted the car back by 
> Thursday.
>
>
>
> He apologized profusely about the situation and said he wished he'd never 
> used Randy (the mechanic).
>
>
>
> Here's where it turns ugly.
>
>
>
> He said he would try calling Randy, but when I pressed that I wanted my 
> car delivered to my house by Thursday, either together or in pieces, he 
> said he had no way to get it. He sounded irritated that I would expect him 
> to do anything more than try to call Randy, especially when I told him he 
> should just do what I had to do on Saturday, namely physically drive out 
> to Randy's house. (Randy, as you'll remember, has a penchanct for ignoring 
> phone calls).
>
>
>
> He seemed to indicated that since I had talked to Randy, now it was my 
> problem. I gave him Randy's home address and suggested he hire a flatbed 
> to get me my car back.
>
>
>
> I'm speaking with an attorney tomorrow at 3:30 PM.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
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