Who is waiting for a harness from Loyde Rascoe at Fastfieros? (Page 5/49)
muttly69gto JUL 31, 12:43 PM
I really get fried when people come up with excuses for Loyde like one phone call would have resolved it or now his shop has been shut down. I don't hold it against those who did get timely responses and are happy with his work. It just seems like the growing number of people who are obviously being ripped off by Loyde are dismissed as not understanding the guy or not trying hard enough to resolve the problem. How can you defend a guy who sent my 16 year old son an email in Feb of '07 that his parts are ready to ship and he needs the money. I don't think it takes UPS 1-1/2 years to deliver a cardboard box to Iowa. He also stated in another thread on Dec. 28 of '07 "Russ is in progress...". Wait I thought it was ready to ship 10 months earlier???? To knowingly take money from a young kid with no intention of doing the work or sending back the parts speaks volumes of this guys character. If it were a project of mine I would lick my wounds and move on a little smarter than before, but with my son involved I am to the point now if he can't get this resolved very soon I will do my best to get law enforcement involved whether I get our money or parts back or not. My main goal now is to shut down his fraudulant practices and prevent him from screwing up somebody elses kid's life. Do I hear an AMEN. Now that his shop is closed does anyone have any way to get ahold of this guy? And yes I have sent emails and called his phone.....many times.

There are 3 kinds of people in this world:
Those who can count
And those who can't
Joe 1320 JUL 31, 01:12 PM

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Originally posted by muttly69gto:

I Do I hear an AMEN.



A BIG Amen, brother!

Way too many complaints, and after your post it simply shows that too many people have given him enough slack to hang himself. It's got to stop.

Dennis LaGrua JUL 31, 05:45 PM
I do hope that Loyde will be back up and running soon so that he can fill all the claimed open orders here. His lack of response on this post is a mystery. If he did take peoples money and did not deliver anything then I hope that he willl do the right thing and begin shipping. Once you have the expereince, formula and the jigs, wiring harnesses shouldn't take longer than a day to do. Without knowing the whole story, I cannot defend or criticise Loyde but I do believe that he needs to start speaking up and responding.

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Jeckel JUL 31, 06:59 PM

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Originally posted by Dennis LaGrua:

At the risk of alienating Loyde who has been a friend, I will tell all of you the story as to what is going on. Loyde told me this in confidence and I promised that I would not make this info public but with the bashing that he has taken in this post I feel obligated to come to his defense with the hope that he takes what I am saying in a positive matter.
I have dealt with Loyde in the past. He has always delivered, returned calls, shared info and has been a reputable source. A guy in my club also ordered stuff from him and he also received prompt service and the product worked as advertised. So why isn't Loyde shipping of late? . The township where Loyde has his shop discovered that it was located in a residental area. People complained so the zoning board had been giving Loyde a hard time over an extended period. A few months ago things came to a head and the zoning board finally issued a violation notice that simply said "cease business or be prosecuted" Loyde had no choice but to suspend operations. The shop was his livelyhood and he temporarily took a job in an auto repair facility to keep a roof over his head while he looked for a new location to move his FastFieros shop to. Fast Fireos will be relocating and Loyde will be back in business at a new location very soon.
I have faith that Loyde is an honest business person and will be fulfilling all orders of Fiero parts that people have been waiting for. Now I will turn this post back to Loyde and hope that he will comment.




wow. so what your saying is he was still accepting money after he was told to "cease business or be prosecuted"? In some parts of the country, accepting money for a service you cannot provide is called fraud.

I will also be looking for someone to make a harness for a 3800sc swap and will be looking elsewhere. I work for a living as well, and when I spend my hard earned money, I expect to get what I paid for. Just like MY customers expect to get what they pay for. I hope things start looking up for Loyde. But come on...
Jake_Dragon JUL 31, 08:15 PM
I just have to ask why he hasn't told those in this thread and others what is going on. If he has had to shut down for a time then he should be working on a way to give back the money until he can fill his orders.
Did they shut down his internet too?
DJRice AUG 01, 09:29 AM
I don't really want to stick it to Loyde, especially if life is kicking him when he's down, but I do want to get my finished product from him at some point. He's done alot for the evolution of the 3800 powered Fiero and I hope he is able to get his business back on track soon.

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Green 1987 GT 5spd
Black 1986 SE V6 Auto - 3800SC Swap in Progress
"And this one time, on the Fiero Forum..."

aris AUG 07, 05:18 AM
It is being a while since I started this thread and from what I have read we are now 7:
muttly69gto
DJRice
top-dawg
fastback 88
serfius
carbonfiber_kid
…and me aris

So we are talking for about $7000-$9450

Because there will be evolution to the car industry the next 3-4 years and the same will happen with gas prices and the legislation becomes more hostile day by day for the cars that are using a lot of gas and have lots of cc and bhp, it is obvious, I don’t intent to wait for Loyde anymore.

Fortunately and this last moment of desperation Dan decided to help me and I really appreciate that. Once Dan finishes the harness I will make a donation to PFF for all the help it offered.

But what we are going to do with the real problem?

I suggest to Loyde to donate the money he owns me to PFF by the end of this month and post here the proof of deposit. if not I will go to the police once the summer period in Greece is over (end of September) as I own a cafeteria near the sea and it is extremely busy. I suggest all of you do the same.

Loyde, as you said to my friend Kostas over the phone “you can’t do anything about it as you are far away and you need to hire an attorney that will cost you more and at the end the only thing you will achieve is get your money back but spend a lot more”
I will prove you wrong if you don’t come out with a plan on how you will give back the $7000 or more as the system will pursue you if there are accusations because they are obliged to do so when you are running a scam. And it will be easier because you are in US as the laws are working a lot better there than here so the distance trick wont work for you.

Thanks

Aris

PS: Thanks Spiff. don’t forget to visit me once you visit Greece.
fierofool AUG 07, 01:20 PM
Without having a dog in the fight, I am a little hesitant to step into this, but why doesn't someone who has a harness provide it to someone else to copy? PokeyFiero just said that he enjoys making things. Maybe he'd like to tackle it. And I know Loyde isn't the only one doing 3800's. Someone else is building harnesses, too. I realize there's much more to a 3800SC conversion than a harness, but at the moment that seems to be the only stumbling block for persons doing their own conversions.
madcurl AUG 07, 01:21 PM
What I don't understand is; Why hasn't anyone who lives near by gone over to Loyde's shop for answers as-to the delay? That would be the best solution in aiding forum member whom live across the great pond, right? Shawnfl helped me with XS Custom in Largo, FL several years ago regarding the serious shop closure.
fastback 88 AUG 07, 05:01 PM

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Originally posted by Dennis LaGrua:

At the risk of alienating Loyde who has been a friend, I will tell all of you the story as to what is going on. Loyde told me this in confidence and I promised that I would not make this info public but with the bashing that he has taken in this post I feel obligated to come to his defense with the hope that he takes what I am saying in a positive matter.
I have dealt with Loyde in the past. He has always delivered, returned calls, shared info and has been a reputable source. A guy in my club also ordered stuff from him and he also received prompt service and the product worked as advertised. So why isn't Loyde shipping of late?


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So what's his excuse for not having my harness done witch was paid for June of 06.
He always says it will be done in two weeks or so, now the last time I got an email from him was in Feb. of 08
and he said MAYBE THIS YEAR! WTF!
Sorry just had to vent.


[This message has been edited by fastback 88 (edited 08-07-2008).]