The guy from the motorcycle shop I filed the lawsuit against got his summons today, and called me. He tried to call my bluff, saying he had this kickass lawyer who'd already said this case had no chance in court, etc., and I told him I was willing to find out. He said, "It's just gonna cost you money," to which I replied, "It's already cost me $800, so I've really got nothing to lose. You think I'm gonna walk away from $800 because I don't want to risk $64 in court fees?" Then he said that going to court wasn't necessary, and wanted to know how we could settle it. At first, he wanted me to bring the bike back to him again and let him repaint it, but I finally just flat out told him that wasn't going to happen; he's not working on my bike again. Then he tried bullshidding me about the fender, saying he had fixed it and I had screwed it up, but I told him that story was crap too, and that I wanted my money back and that was the only way I was willing to drop the lawsuit.
In the end he agreed to refund $600. He did remove the old tank and mount the new one, so I'm satisfied with getting 75% of my money back.
The money's not in my hands yet, so I haven't gone to the courthouse to settle it, but I will do that when the check clears. He said it would take him about a week to get it. A business that doesn't even have $600 in the bank? Might be the result of some of his customer service policies, ya think?
On The Next To Last Day Of July
21 hours ago
5 comments:
Good for you! Hope the check clears....
What a shockah! It didn't take him long at all to cave... I might have actually blinked and missed the whole thing.
DY, I already know someone who says this guy bounced $2,000 worth of checks to his business.
SH, I know! He called me the same day he got the summons. I'm so very intimidating to crusty old bikers.
You go, gal! Take back the world one crusty old biker at a time.
Since you're on a roll, would you mind taking on Obama and heathcare? Oh, and cap and trade....
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