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Old May 30, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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Well I'm going to try to make this short and sweet to warn everybody about this tranny guy. 3 months ago I took my car to a guy named Mike long seemed like a good guy but I was wrong. I paid him half of the money to take my tranny out, rebuilt it and then put it back in my car ( 450 ) then 3 or 4 days later he called me to pick it up b/c he was done. So i went to pick it up and paid him the rest of his money ( all together it was 950 ). Leaving his shop it broke on me so I called him and he was still being a nice guy and told me that he want fix it and that he would have it ready in 1 or 2 days...those 1 or 2 days turned into 3 months, I just got my car back yesturday, the only reason I got it back was b/c I told him I was going to get a lawyer and the cops b/c after the first month I would call him and he would ignore my calls or just wouldn't be at his shop. So theres your warning. There are the pics of how he left my car.


P.S. He didn't give me my money back and I had to pay for my car to get towed to my house.
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Old May 30, 2007 | 06:17 PM
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thanks for the tip...i'll be on the lookout for a guy named 'mike'.

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anymore info on the shop than that?
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Old May 30, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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Hey! I know a guy named Mike!!! Thanks for the warning!!
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Old May 30, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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His shop is in Irving close to loop 12


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thanks for the tip...i'll be on the lookout for a guy named 'mike'.

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Old May 30, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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I've met Mike, he seemed like good people, guess looks can be decieving.
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Old May 30, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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Yeah he did seem like a good guy. I still don't know why he couldn't finish the job. I mean 2 or 3 weeks is more than enough time to fix a tranny but 3 months is just ******* around with someones money

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I've met Mike, he seemed like good people, guess looks can be decieving.
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Old May 30, 2007 | 06:42 PM
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i have a rebuilt 4l60e built by him, and it works fine for me? he did tell me he was backed up before taking my car in...took 2 weeks for mine
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Old May 30, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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man that sucks, i had a problem like that once. i wanted to crack their ***, but at that point jail time is involved.
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Old May 30, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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is his name Mike Long?
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Old May 30, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 05_Gunmetal_Silv
is his name Mike Long?
according to the first post... YES
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Old May 30, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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now that i think about it, your car was there when mine was there, youve got pro stars right?
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Old May 30, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by skipperbisket
according to the first post... YES
Just making I read it correctly - Thanks
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Old May 30, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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Yeah it's the sso
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now that i think about it, your car was there when mine was there, youve got pro stars right?
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Old May 30, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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Yeah I know the feeling.
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man that sucks, i had a problem like that once. i wanted to crack their ***, but at that point jail time is involved.
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Old May 30, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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Yeah I never said he didn't work good on trannies just that he took long and didn't get the job done.

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i have a rebuilt 4l60e built by him, and it works fine for me? he did tell me he was backed up before taking my car in...took 2 weeks for mine
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Old May 30, 2007 | 07:16 PM
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man that sucks, did he finish rebuilding your trans and just didn't put it back in or what? if you were in houston i could help you out to finish the rebuild you pay for the parts. what happened to the trans when you got it back from him the first time what was it doing?
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Old May 30, 2007 | 07:18 PM
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What were the terms of the agreement you both signed before you paid him and he started working on your vehicle? Was there any warranty on the work? What about the parts he used... did a part break on the way or was it just poor craftmanship? Hope you can get something resolved...
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Old May 30, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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thanks for the heads up man...
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Old May 30, 2007 | 08:05 PM
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What is the name of the shop or is it just Mike Long?
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Old May 30, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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Thanks. I'll avoid this "Mike" character.
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