Anyone in Woodstock, Il. Area?

[AutoInsane]

Did you get your car / cars out ?? Hope it is all working out ....

[talwell]

No - did not get my cars yet. In the next few days I hope to have some better news. Flew there a few weeks ago and the shop owner refused me access to see my cars. At this point I am supposed to get my coupe back and a refund for the convertible that was never produced.

Thanks for the regards - if this last effort does not do the trick, the only option I have left is hiring an attorney to file suit against the owner of the company. I also intend to file a consumer complaint, BBB complaint and an ARDC complaint against thier attorney who has made this a comical issue rather than treating it with any level of profession.

Once resolved I promise to provide more details with specifics.

-Todd

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Todd,

How you are maintaing your cool about all this is beyond me.

-Matt

[talwell]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fast67VelleN2O</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Todd,

How you are maintaing your cool about all this is beyond me.

-Matt </div></div>

I am really not - but all of us know sometimes when you are getting f*cked it is better to maintain your composure in order to get the situation resolved. I think in this case if I were to go there to crack thier heads open it would only get me arrested and make any type of resolution harder. Even though he deserves to have his head cracked open like a walnut, I am hoping that staying on the right side of the law will be in my favor.

[Salvatore]

cracking heads is good therapy sometimes Todd. may not be right but satisfying. But....don't do it!

[Charley Lillard]

If you have a title you can just take a police officer with you and go get your car.

[TDW]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: talwell</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you have a title you can just take a police officer with you and go get your car. </div></div>

Illinois is very strict - when I sent the car there the person I bought it from had removed the vin tag and trim tag when the cowl, firewall and other work was done. I have the vin tag here - Illinois can confiscate the car just for it not being on it. This is the main reason I cannot get overly aggressive and force confiscation. </div></div>

Yikes!!! He could bend you over a barrel!!! As in &quot;here's the car that you brought me, this rusted up hulk right here&quot;. Couldn't he?

[talwell]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TDW</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Yikes!!! He could bend you over a barrel!!! As in &quot;here's the car that you brought me, this rusted up hulk right here&quot;. Couldn't he? </div></div>

Yes and no. I know the hidden vins on the body so unless he cut and transplanted it would be an issue.

I put nothing past them. I wish this upon noone. We are supposed to enjoy this hobby - not having to figure out how to get our cars and money back.

[ORIGLS6]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: talwell</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Illinois is <span style="font-weight: bold">very strict </span>- </div></div>

That's one way to describe Illinois law. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/mad.gif[/img] Maybe not the words <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">I</span></span> would use. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

[Steven J]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you have a title you can just take a police officer with you and go get your car. </div></div>

Aside from the VIN problem, if the shop says that there is money owed on the work done to the car, the police will more than likley advise that it is a civil problem and not help to retrieve the car.