I hit a curb in my Z. Damaged the front right qaurter panel and rim mainly. I wanted to see if the shop could paint the whole car for me and fix a few blemishes I had on the car. They kept telling me no they wouldn't do it because that it was too much work. They kept delaying everything with dumb excuses like his printer was broke for a week and couldn't get me a qoute. When I finally got the qoute it was $12,000 with rediculous amounts added in. I went to another shop and they told me that their prices are outragious. So I told the original shop to give me my bill because I was going to have another shop do the work. After a tow and 70 days in his shop he billed me at $4,000. He is still charging me $55 a day and refuses to change his price and says its because he is a quality painter.

I just wanted to vent here and hopefully someone would have some advice.

 

And i thought Milwaukee had nice people.

Whose the guy think he is, Picasso?

 

thats crazy man hope u get it figured out

 

It not in Milwaukee, I'm currently in Chicago for scool and thats where the car is.

 

holy crap, all these stories I read.. you people are way too patient

 

No wonder! them Damn Shy Town people.

 

damn that is messed up!!! I don't trust any body shop most of them are full of scammers and lazy *** people. So, he started fixing your car without you having knowledge of how much it will end up being.

 

ha ha ha. Look man this is very easy to come out of.

#1 did you sign anything, or give the guy any type of confirmation to start any kind of work?
# 2 did he do work and is expecting you to pay for it?

You can actually take him to small claims court for this and if your GAME is tight and all your info is right you can walk out clean from this with your car done right in the end.

 

I never signed anything. He never did any work. I talked to a lawyer and they said I can take it to small claims court and start an emergency junction which would stop all future incureing costs and I can get the car back. Then I can just take him to court for the money part of it.

 

Do it then. Next body shop you go to be proactive and call daily for an update on the status. I wouldn't tell them you don't need it done on a timely manner.

 

WOW. Stop right there. You need to get your *** down there and
call the police. Tell the police that the shop is holding your car for
no reason. GET YOUR CAR NOW. Tell the shop owner to go **** himself,
and leave. Have your car towed to a normal shop.

**** COURT **** HIM AND GO GET YOUR CAR.

Jesus. I would have likely torn his arm off and beaten his face with it by
now.

 

Why did you leave your car at that shop, for what appears to be minor damage, for 70 days?

 

4K for a tow and place to stay...NICE...if nothing was signed - go there with cops and get your car back man.. a nice letter from a lawyer always helps too.

 

.............. just get ur car and tell him to take you to the court.. no paper no signature.. what's the matter?

 

IF he were to charge you for the storage fee. He would have to have some type of confirmation and or acknowledgment from you knowing this b4 hand. UNLESS he has some kind of SIGN stating that after a certain amount of days you will be subject to a storage fee, then he kinda has the upper hand. Plus 70 days is a long time to leave your car somewhere.

 

What body shop?
I'm from Chicago and would like to know...

 

Its a shop called B&C auto in Glendale Hieghts

 

with all them mods. they probably fixed your car and there whipping it around!

 

I'll remember not to go there....
Should go on chicagoz.com and go to a sponsor body shop there.
I think the place is called A&L Autobody...

Sam

 

I am on that forum, That shop is actually trying to help me out of this mess right now. They will have my car when I finally get it back.