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Seat rail damage is a far cry from frame damage. One affects the structural integrity of the car, and not disclosing it implies I have something to hide. The other is essentially cosmetic (and under the car so who cares?). I do not like mechanics implying/outright stating that I'm a liar. I'm a lawyer. There's a (slight) difference.
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Roger was always a good mechanic and honest guy with me but I have not taken a car to him for a few years so things may have changed. Or he had his son do the PPI
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His poor word usage left far more than It deprived me of a buyer. I don't begrudge the mechanic noting every last little thing he could find. It's to my benefit as a seller to have that information. But he detonated my sale. If I had already received a deposit/contract for a PPI-contingent sale, his poor wording would potentially be actionable (tortious interference).
I wouldn't buy it with crushed rails either in that price range.
That's exactly what the PPI is for on multi-thousand dollar car.
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Someday I am going to do Sterling's fix for the seat rail dents. I have some REAL bad ones from an off-road excursion. I tried to find Sterling's description of the method to fix this, but my search attempts failed to locate it.
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The purpose of a PPI is to get a third party, independent evaluation, exactly what everyone on here preaches. In your case, the potential buyer paid a mechanic to provide a professional opinion on the condition of the car, which he got. The fact that this is not a concours level car makes no difference. The mechanic reported what he saw, and the buyer should be expected to read and act on the report using his own judgement. As far as I can tell, he didn't comment on your integrity or your credibility, but stuck to the condition of the car. It worked just the way it should, it just didn't turn out the the way you like.
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I just had a reporter call me a liar in print, for a local advisory committee that I am chair of. Revised my outlook of lawyers completely
P.S. The only straight rails I've seen lately are on our '88 S4. Bought new, serviced by the dealer and a knowledgeable independent (well, knowledgeable out lifting 928's at least), and now me. It's hopeless, they are just too tempting...
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The purpose of a PPI is to get a third party, independent evaluation, exactly what everyone on here preaches. In your case, the potential buyer paid a mechanic to provide a professional opinion on the condition of the car, which he got. The fact that this is not a concours level car makes no difference. The mechanic reported what he saw, and the buyer should be expected to read and act on the report using his own judgement. As far as I can tell, he didn't comment on your integrity or your credibility, but stuck to the condition of the car. It worked just the way it should, it just didn't turn out the the way you like.
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it is laughable that he thinks he could win that in court.
If he was on the other end of this and paid for a PPI and the mechanic had not reported it what would his out look be?
Sorry, when he threatened to sue, any respect I had for him went out the window.
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Just like using seat rails to describe the box section of the unibody is.
it is laughable that he thinks he could win that in court.
If he was on the other end of this and paid for a PPI and the mechanic had not reported it what would his out look be?
Sorry, when he threatened to sue, any respect I had for him went out the window.
it is laughable that he thinks he could win that in court.
If he was on the other end of this and paid for a PPI and the mechanic had not reported it what would his out look be?
Sorry, when he threatened to sue, any respect I had for him went out the window.
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Greg, I don't believe he was threatening to sue. Mike is an attorney, and I believe what he was saying is that, had he taken a deposit, he would have a case. Not that he would sue, but that he could.
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How about "longitudinal sacrificial jacking members"? LSJM's for short... SLJM's??
Edit: Maybe "Floor Pan Stiffeners"?? FPS's for short? Or maybe "Stiffies"??
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There is a very solid reason that many in my line of work WILL NOT do work for lawyers, I am not in that crowd, but many wont.