[DeTomaso] Pandora's about to turn ugly

[Christopher Kimball]

I do have one of those CHP t-shirts I bought at the rally.  Maybe I could wear that, give my Magnum a quick black and white paint job, and add some lights on the top...

 

Chris

 


 
> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:24:09 -0700
> From: asajay at asajay.com
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pandora's about to turn ugly
> 
> 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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