[DeTomaso] Pandora's about to turn ugly

[asajay at asajay.com]

I'd gather up all my Pantera buddies, and have them drive their  
Panteras over to this guys house, -and- have a flatbed accompany you,  
-and- make sure one of your Pantera buddies is either with the police  
or wearing a CHPiE Hat.

Asa Jay

Quoting Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>:

> 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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