Need help ASAP! Looking for a shop to do a 3800 swap in my 85' 2m4. I live in Washington State and my car has been in Homer, Michigan for 2 1/2 years at 2SeatGarage(Brian Welch). He just called and said he is forced to close his business and has to have his customers get their cars.....I am very frustrated and disappointed, not to mention ALL THE MONEY I put in to ship it there along with half the money up front!!!!!I'm desperate for any info on who can do the swap close to Michigan. It would be a complete waste of time and money to ship a non-running vehicle back to me for thousands of dollars. HELP

quote Originally posted by A_Medack: ...my car has been in Homer, Michigan for 2 1/2 years at 2SeatGarage... I am very frustrated and disappointed, not to mention ALL THE MONEY I put in to ship it there along with half the money up front !!!!!

Damn, that's a crappy situation. Will the up front money be returned to you... or is it being retained for "storage fees"?

Steve LaPlant in Green Bay Wi has done many 3800 swaps. He is on Facebook.

quote Originally posted by A_Medack: Need help ASAP! Looking for a shop to do a 3800 swap in my 85' 2m4. I live in Washington State and my car has been in Homer, Michigan for 2 1/2 years at 2SeatGarage(Brian Welch). He just called and said he is forced to close his business and has to have his customers get their cars.....I am very frustrated and disappointed, not to mention ALL THE MONEY I put in to ship it there along with half the money up front!!!!!I'm desperate for any info on who can do the swap close to Michigan. It would be a complete waste of time and money to ship a non-running vehicle back to me for thousands of dollars. HELP

I know it doesn't help, but vehicle transport is pretty inexpensive right now. It should only cost you about $900 to have it shipped. Just throwing that out there... sorry for the situation.

I would post this in the General Section... see if there's anyone in Michigan that is willing to hold a car for you for a couple of weeks...

That's a shame. Someone on here owned that business and my understanding was that they really did top notch work. I wonder what happened?

i once rented a you haul truck and a dolly to get a camaro home from 6 hours away.

You have a pm.

quote Originally posted by Patrick: Damn, that's a crappy situation. Will the up front money be returned to you... or is it being retained for "storage fees"?

He has no money. Blaming it on medical issues. No chance I'm getting a dime back except for the parts he bought for my car; about $1,500 worth.

quote Originally posted by A_Medack: He has no money. Blaming it on medical issues. No chance I'm getting a dime back...

Well, that definitely sucks.

Not to sound callous, but customers/clients of a shop operator are not responsible for that person's medical bills. Any money paid up front should've only gone towards work that was actually done to the car, nothing else.

I hate seeing people getting burned like this. There's unfortunately a whole history of similar situations posted throughout this forum over the years.

quote Originally posted by Patrick: Well, that definitely sucks. Not to sound callous, but customers/clients of a shop operator are not responsible for that person's medical bills. Any money paid up front should've only gone towards work that was actually done to the car, nothing else. I hate seeing people getting burned like this. There's unfortunately a whole history of similar situations posted throughout this forum over the years.

Yeah, it does suck. I've seen this before in so many small businesses. I hope you get it back and everything is OK.

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I asked Brian hat condition my car was in and he said he had a cover on it that recently got shredded due to weather, which sounds a bit concerning......He said all the customer vehicles are protected in some way, but how bad is the situation actually if the town says it looks like a junkyard.