I bought KK's car(long story...)
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#49
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If we used the same thought process as in the Walker case, could probubly add Pelican, Porsche, and the bearing vendor. If yo bring suit in Cal, add in rennlist
While I am not an attorney, I would agree with our resident attorney KC that it appears to be a strong case of fraud from KK
While I am not an attorney, I would agree with our resident attorney KC that it appears to be a strong case of fraud from KK
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I was under the assumption based on KK's description in his thread documenting the bearing update that he used the Pelican kit EXCEPT the bearing that he sourced directly from the bearing manufacturer/distributor, and that he subsequently contacted Pelican trying to get them to change the bearing in their kit so it would include the one he used.
Based on what we've read over the past couple of days, I hope Pelican continued to ignore the suggestion.
I interpret this as "I used using the Pelican retaining bolt/stud with the ceramic hybrid [CH] bearing I sourced directly."
Based on what we've read over the past couple of days, I hope Pelican continued to ignore the suggestion.
I interpret this as "I used using the Pelican retaining bolt/stud with the ceramic hybrid [CH] bearing I sourced directly."
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#51
KC: After reading your posts for so long, I thought you were a great guy.....now I just see you are chasing ambulances. WTF dude? The pain and aggravation that the OP would go through would not be worth it.
Why do lawyers in the US have to sue everybody for everything? It's a used car for god's sake!
For the record, I still like you, but don't agree with you on this one.
Why do lawyers in the US have to sue everybody for everything? It's a used car for god's sake!
For the record, I still like you, but don't agree with you on this one.
To be fair to lawyers, if the general public wasn't so sue happy there would be a lot less of them in the world...
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KC: After reading your posts for so long, I thought you were a great guy.....now I just see you are chasing ambulances. WTF dude? The pain and aggravation that the OP would go through would not be worth it.
Why do lawyers in the US have to sue everybody for everything? It's a used car for god's sake!
For the record, I still like you, but don't agree with you on this one.
Why do lawyers in the US have to sue everybody for everything? It's a used car for god's sake!
For the record, I still like you, but don't agree with you on this one.
If the OP can collect some money to put toward his new engine, power to him. The OP would have no pain or aggravation sitting back and letting the attorney sort it out given the facts. It would be icing on the cake if anything - A sense of gain
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KC: After reading your posts for so long, I thought you were a great guy.....now I just see you are chasing ambulances. WTF dude? The pain and aggravation that the OP would go through would not be worth it.
Why do lawyers in the US have to sue everybody for everything? It's a used car for god's sake!
For the record, I still like you, but don't agree with you on this one.
Why do lawyers in the US have to sue everybody for everything? It's a used car for god's sake!
For the record, I still like you, but don't agree with you on this one.
Its a lot more fun when you are the hammer. Not so much when you are the nail...
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KC: After reading your posts for so long, I thought you were a great guy.....now I just see you are chasing ambulances. WTF dude? The pain and aggravation that the OP would go through would not be worth it.
Why do lawyers in the US have to sue everybody for everything? It's a used car for god's sake!
For the record, I still like you, but don't agree with you on this one.
Why do lawyers in the US have to sue everybody for everything? It's a used car for god's sake!
For the record, I still like you, but don't agree with you on this one.
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Personally, I don't think "C4911" has a case IMHO. I've personally experienced cases of fraud (by my definition) and have won some, but many of them get thrown out because of the laws associated with used car sales or there was a lack of evidence of malice or fraudulence on behalf of the seller. The laws may be different in his state, but in Georgia, if a person purchases a used car "as-is" regardless of what's been done to it (i.e. modified, repaired, etc.), it's his warts and all. And the fact that C4911 has owned the car for almost 2 years and has put 7,000 miles on it, doesn't really give him a legal leg to stand on. Yes, I fully agree that sellers should honor full disclosure, but unfortunately, the laws are light on used car sales which causes sellers to hide problems and/or look the other way. Of course, we all know because of the $$ that was exchanged in this sell, that this is not something that can be easily settled in small claims and so he'll have to hire an attorney and spend a ton of money to present this case in court. My comments have nothing to do with the person "KrazyK", but rather based on my experiences with cases of fraud in my life. Of course, there is nothing stopping him from getting a legal opinion or even pursuing this in court... he has ever right to do so, but he'll have a tough case either way and the penalty for losing is that his bank acct will become much lighter. Cheers!
#58
If he had simply not promoted the bearing being changed and/or not included the receipt for the not-installed-bearing in the documentation, then I would agree that it would be a tough case. He did though (and documented it on the web!) which is what could make it easier than usual.
All that said though, I still wouldn't really advocate filing a suit. It sucks and the OP is out a chunk of change for KK's misdeeds, but I generally prefer to just move on with life rather than have to continue to interact with such a situation.
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KC: After reading your posts for so long, I thought you were a great guy.....now I just see you are chasing ambulances. WTF dude? The pain and aggravation that the OP would go through would not be worth it.
Why do lawyers in the US have to sue everybody for everything? It's a used car for god's sake!
For the record, I still like you, but don't agree with you on this one.
Why do lawyers in the US have to sue everybody for everything? It's a used car for god's sake!
For the record, I still like you, but don't agree with you on this one.
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I'm pretty sure the OP asked for advice on what to do. Not for people to fight on whose opinion is right on if he can sue or not (appears to be just as opinionated as what oil to use)