Way back in about 1986 or so I was at a semi local chassis shop. It was past closing and we were bench racing with the owner.
All of a sudden, the door flies open and 5 dudes with baseball bats came in. They literally took the car they didn't pay for, and all the paper work and left.
I alsed the shop owner WTF just happened. He said he let the bill get too high and didn't document all the changes they made from the original work order. What started out as a ladder bar car became a 4 link deal. Then the A arm front became struts.
When they received the final bill they refused to pay what the original written work order called out so he kept the car. Until that night.
He never recovered his money.
Every time I see that guy at the track I want to split his wig. He's a criminal, just like his dad. But everyone at the track loves that puke.
Protect yourself OP. Never let anything out of the shop when they owe a penny on it. You'll get screwed every time.
Business is business.
