My dad was having a 1950 ford pick up completely rebuilt by a shop in Lafayette, La. The guy the owns the place promised him that it would be done by a certain date and that it would cost approximately $50,000 no more than $60,000.
Every time we went to check on it no one seemed to be working on it, but my dad was getting charged for labor. 7 other cars came and went since they started on his truck. 2.5 years later and over $100,000. The truck is supposedly complete.
They ask my dad if they can show it in the car show for him in Houston,Tx. for thanksgiving show '08.
My dad agree's. They completed the truck and trailered it the next day straight to the show. My dad shows up @ the show unexpectidley, they had registered like they were they owner of the truck not the builder. Well when they get back they said they had a few miner adjustments to make then he could pick it up before Christmas. He went a few days before Christmas to pick it up, the guy test drove it down the block then loaded it in the trailer for him. Dad took it out for Christmas to show the family for the first time. And nothing worked, none of the guages, none of the electric stuff, etc.. So he starts it drives it down the street about a block, and the transmission starts knocking back. He loads it back on the trailer. The guy had removed the power cord that plugs into the engine and all the dip sticks for the oils,engine ,transmission etc.. When my dad called him to tell him about it, he said that it is not road ready yet, and he can't get his parts untill he pays another $35,000. And that no one can can work on his truck due to him having that special power cord for the motor(lightning motor)?? And now he is threatening to reposess the truck for the bogess $35,000. We have now found out that he has done this to numerous other people, and he has reposessed one comaro (that we now of) and that guy had already spent $200,000 then he wanted more $. We have contacted a lawyer with the camaro guy. But is there anything we can do not to have his truck reposessed?? Any comments will be appreciated!!
Every time we went to check on it no one seemed to be working on it, but my dad was getting charged for labor. 7 other cars came and went since they started on his truck. 2.5 years later and over $100,000. The truck is supposedly complete.
They ask my dad if they can show it in the car show for him in Houston,Tx. for thanksgiving show '08.
My dad agree's. They completed the truck and trailered it the next day straight to the show. My dad shows up @ the show unexpectidley, they had registered like they were they owner of the truck not the builder. Well when they get back they said they had a few miner adjustments to make then he could pick it up before Christmas. He went a few days before Christmas to pick it up, the guy test drove it down the block then loaded it in the trailer for him. Dad took it out for Christmas to show the family for the first time. And nothing worked, none of the guages, none of the electric stuff, etc.. So he starts it drives it down the street about a block, and the transmission starts knocking back. He loads it back on the trailer. The guy had removed the power cord that plugs into the engine and all the dip sticks for the oils,engine ,transmission etc.. When my dad called him to tell him about it, he said that it is not road ready yet, and he can't get his parts untill he pays another $35,000. And that no one can can work on his truck due to him having that special power cord for the motor(lightning motor)?? And now he is threatening to reposess the truck for the bogess $35,000. We have now found out that he has done this to numerous other people, and he has reposessed one comaro (that we now of) and that guy had already spent $200,000 then he wanted more $. We have contacted a lawyer with the camaro guy. But is there anything we can do not to have his truck reposessed?? Any comments will be appreciated!!
