You have nothing to loose by taking him to small claims court.
...Art
On Sun, 16 Nov 1997, Larry Macy wrote:
> On 11/16/97 5:22 PM so and so robert weeks said. (And I quote)
>
> >Hello listees,
> >
> >I have a particularly sticky problem whic I could use some advise on:
> >
> >A few months ago I brought my 1969 Midget to a local mechanic for a
> >valve job and a new clutch. I had just moved into town and was still
> >living out of boxes so I figured it would be easier to have someone
> >else deal with this problem. The mechanic works only on British cars
> >and came highly recommended.
> >
> >The original estimate was $1100 about $700 less than I had been quoted
> >in NY. By the time the car came back it cost me $2400. Part of the unexpected
> >expense was all new seals on the tranny. I got the car back and the tranny
> >leaked worse than ever, so back into the shop for a new rear tranny seal
> >gratis. I had all new engine seals and gaskets installed at this time. All of
> >the new gaskets and seals now leak profusely.
> >
> >Cut to last week, I went to change the oil in the car and found that the shop
> >had left the pressure plate and spring out of the oil filter. 2000 miles
> >since last oil change with pretty much no filtering mechanisim. Now the
> >car burns oil and has very low oil pressure, this was not the case before
> >the previously mentioned events. I've called the mechanic twice to try to
> >rectify this situation and he says he is baffled as to why the filter was put
> >together like that. He says he'll think about what he is going to do about it
> >and then never calls back.
> >
> >Now he is telling me I had bottom end rattle when the car was originally
> >brought in (not true). Do I have any legal recourse here? Everything is
> >documented as far as his work and diagnosis and in his diagnosis there
> >is no mention of bottom end rattle. I feel this guy owes me an engine
> >rebuild. Am I just dreaming?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Robert Weeks
> >Durham NC
> >1969 Midget
> >http://www.woozy.com/midget/
> >
> My inital reaction is Shakpeare's
> First, lets kill all the lawers
> Second Sue his ass
>
> Larry Macy
> 78 Midget
>
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