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QUESTION: Four years ago, I left my 1957 Ford pickup truck at a restoration facility in Ventura County. I was given an estimate of $56,000 to repaint and restore the truck from the ground up within a period of six months. The truck is not yet completed, and I have paid the shop more than $200,000 to date. The Bureau of Automotive Repairs cited the restoration facility for failing to provide repair documents to me, but nothing else. Although the paint, chrome and mechanicals are completed on my truck, the wheels are still on order, the seats need to be upholstered and the radio, which I left with the shop four years ago, needs to be installed. I was told it would take $15,000 more to get my truck completed during the summer. What should I do? ANSWER: It would appear that the document citation is the least of the wrongs committed against you. If you want to move the truck to a different location for completion, do some research and find a shop with a good reputation. Then, have its mechanic look at your truck and provide you with a written quote. Paying an additional $15,000 to a new mechanic you can trust is a step in the right direction. Although few could pay $200,000 to restore a truck that was supposed to cost $56,000, I have no doubt you are furious and frustrated and would love to sue the restoration shop for a return of your money. Be wary. Don’t throw good money after bad. Litigation is costly. So, unless you have an attorney’s fees and cost provision in an agreement with the restoration shop and know the restoration shop is not judgment proof, litigation may be an exercise in futility. With light now at the end of the tunnel, get the truck completed as soon as possible elsewhere. Toni-Diane Donnet is a California consumer lawyer specializing in automotive litigation, such as the Lemon Law and other auto-related legal issues. This column contains generalized information; it is not intended as legal advice. |
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