You can bet he's in debt up to his ying-yang in payments.....each and every friggin' month. You get paid last, Swede.....that's how these losers think of a servant guy at a car place.......to him, you are dirt, that's why he pulls this on you. $50 or $500.....he pays you last!

He's part of a flashy-phoney world of high-pressure telephone commodity sales, a real big-wheel in his mind -- those guys are all losers, like some bankers I know of........he he.....

Treat the SOB like the loser he is!

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

Remove the spare tire and jack next time he's in...you can always eBay it and get SOME money off the deal...and he's in a bind when/if he needs it...IT AIN'T THERE!!!

Who's he going to blame? He didn't have the cash to pay you for a job well done...so you do a job on him and you get some of the cash...how much do you think it's going to run him to get the same style wheel/tire combo...let alone the jack, too?

Better yet, let him detail his own cars...and make a display in your business that makes an example of him as to why you don't extend credit to cretins...'cause "...this dumb@55 didn't pay...you all have to have COD or there's no return of the vehicle..."

Better yet...

Doesn't your state have "Mechanic Liens Laws" on their books? The customer pays in full or the mechanic has all rights to said vehicle 'til the full amount due is paid in full? Maybe you might have the right to file a lien against his vehicle...he can't sell it or the new owner can't title it 'til the lien is cleared and you don't have to chase his ass all over the place...

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'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
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I would not steal his jack.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Couldn't have said it better, myself!!

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

Take him to small claims court and make sure the summons is served to him at work?

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Yoda Voice: Do that, I would. Do that, I have.

Edit: Be careful of who you ask to serve papers. I tend to use the PD because they can get into places a process server cannot. The process server might be refused entry but few people have the stones to tell a cop to FAWK OFF.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Can you not put some sort of mechanic's lien on the car?

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Jonathan

2011 Mazda2
2000 E320 4Matic Wagon
1994 C280 (retired)

Can you without the car being in your possession?

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

He called me from his cell phone Tuesday night and said he'd be by "FOR SURE" Thursday to pay.

No show today, so I called him. "Oh sorry, sorry, sorry".

Said he's having breakfast with a client tomorrow and is getting money, so will call me around 10AM.


If, by noon he blows me off, I'm going over to his office.

Also, I do have the voicemail from Tuesday. Wonder if there's a way I can post the audio?

Here they are: http://www.tradingservices.com/about.shtml

Tubby guy in the striped shirt...

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

The one with the 'sound money-managing principles?'

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Tell him to keep the $125 and use it to buy a shirt that doesn't make him look like he's ready to explode.

"Crafty Veteran" + "Use sound money management and you could be one of the good statistics in a business full of bad ones" = If you find a sucker, play him for a fool

Sorry dude but he is jerking you around big time. How about everybody flooding him with email on this topic?

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'86 300E 5 speed
'71 Triumph TR6
'46 Cushman Scooter
'41 Ford 9N tractor