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urcaptnspeaking
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Well, it has been a while since I have been on the forum- since I sold my 240 and haven't had time to start any new project. But, I was planning on buying a project to give me something to toy with in my spare time when I came across an this eBay add:

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Granted the car was a bit beat, obviously in need of some love and ugly, it was only 3 hours from me and $500- worth looking into, at least.
I was in communication with the "garage" back and forth through email and a phone call, trying to determine what the car had, or didn't have when I got this "customer service" from them:


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THEIR reply to my question was "stuff," and nothing else.


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It is fairly apparent that I was speaking with more than one individual at the shop (the differing replies to the same questions), so this service, or lack thereof, extends beyond just one employee. After the message "... put your big boy pants on, call us," I did in fact call the shop to voice my thoughts on the emails. What I got in return was cattiness from the female office manager, passed back and forth between employees who had no insight on the matter, and background conversations on their end from people who would not speak to me to straighten the matter out. You can judge for yourselves if you want to do business with this garage; the only reason I am posting this is as a warning to what you MAY, or may not, be encountering.


NOTE:
-My first conversation- they called me on the phone- went well, and ended with the shop "Getting back to me.." about the questions I had (what was missing: wiring, ECM, brakes).
-The shop's name is JGY Customs out of Virginia.
-What you see is the entirety of the conversation by email (I will ad more to this post when/if it comes up).
-When I called the shop back, I was upset (rightfully, due to their insults). Although I was angry, I didn't yet or curse at their employees- though my tone was obviously angry.
Last edited by urcaptnspeaking on Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.


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PapaSmurf2k3
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Wow. They don't sound motivated to sell anything, nor do they sound intelligent.

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urcaptnspeaking
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Although it may seem like my response was a bit rough, and looking back it may have been, but he is the seller of this car and should know about the item he is selling. I know if I am selling something and am asked a question, I reply with clarity and knowledge- if I don't readily know the answer I will either wait until I get the information, or I would let the buyer know that I did not know and would get back to them when I could. It is one thing if this was an individual who is selling the car- sometimes they CAN be a bit shady. But this is a shop, and there is an expected degree of professionalism that comes with owning a business: none of which was demonstrated here. That was my issue. I believe it is resolved now, or I hope so at least. This is just a heads-up to those who may do business in the future with this company; and for that matter, just a warning as to what can happen to anyone in any situation.

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Dattebayo
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They are in the middle of Hickville VA off of the slowest-speed interstate in the country. Forget them.

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Jmoore124
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I was going to say something to the same effect as datte. They are in the middle of nowhere. Shmucks more than likely. Glad you didn't get got.


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