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While this is interesting, Bruce is a part of this community and has failed to respond. I would think, as would you I assume, that he would have responded. At this point his lack of response points towards his guilt. Not only that, but the OP has emails and text messages that support the claim. Also, I would say criminals look for opportunities, you being local was not a good heist as you were returning in three days to get your car. The OP is in another country and the picking was for the taking in a criminals eyes. Sad really. But what is more sad is his lack of response which proves he could care less. This is not what I thought of Bruce but then again you never really know a person.

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He is still running a business regardless, he can't rip everyone that walks through the door. There are huge differences in the scenarios which made it a lot easier to rip the other person off as well. The other guy paid in advance over a long period of time and is out of the country. It really doesn't matter what he did right, but what he is doing wrong.

 

Congrats on the nice list of mod!
You don't mind I ask how much he charged you for all that?

How is he going to screw someone that bring $$$ to the shop to pick up the car? He has to finish it to get your a$$. You pay when you pick the car up. If You go pay him first like op, go figure

Or maybe you are one of the lucky persons among some of the lucky ones?
Maybe he got $18k or more or too much $$$ from the others so that he doesn't care about yours?

 

I'm all for giving someone the benefit of the doubt, but his silence in this matter is practically an admission of guilt. We know that he knows about this, but is saying nothing. That is the most aggravating part.

Stories like Greg's are how it should be. Here is my car, here is what I want, shop does the work, shop makes money, everybody wins.

It's sad to see a shop who is set up for success go down the drain like this. They had a decent rep and seemed to have enough business to keep it moving. It seems like the corner cutting when it came to dealing with the "difficult" or "less desirable" customers and the trash talking of, well, everybody, finally caught up to him.

 

should make a facebook page like "TTM Bruce Beware of Crook" or something along those lines. than everyone here can post on the page their bad or good expirience's with loser.. may be the best way to spread the word if someone on FB search's TTM or Bruce and up comes a page dedicated to his sour deals.

 

Given the stories posted here I would make sure the work was really done. I would pull one of the plugs to make sure they were changed.

 

I received all of the "take off" parts from my project (1st cats, old plugs, old motor mounts, factory toe links, log manifolds, open rear carrier, etc)

My method tends to be pretty fastidious (or neurotic depending on who you ask!) so the new products were all acquired ahead of time, and I provided a written plan for the work which included my estimates for how long everything would take.... so I had a very good sense of what my costs were going to be before I ever dropped the car off at T/T/M. Bruce had a copy of my labor estimates, so he knew what my expectations were from the outset and was able to stick very closely to those original numbers.

Personally, it's hard for me to agree to open-ended "time and materials" type work, whether its for a car project, or a home improvement project. It surrenders all of the control to the contractor and makes it impossible to see how badly the budget is being managed until it's too late.


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As some of us have known for many years in this performance GAME and I mean game. Theirs a certain way to deal with shops and parts companies . I very sad that Kevin got taken like he did and Bruce is definitely not dealing with him right , but sometimes we set are selves up for this kind of thing .

1st Giving a shop to much money up front for parts and services isn't a
good practice period .
2nd Its always better to buy the parts your self and than pay somebody to
install them . List of what you want done and have idea of costs too,
3rd Have a shop perform work that graphically close so you and pop in
and check on project from time to time.
4th Have a enough knowledge of what you want done ,so your not ignorant
of what really being done to your car and possible problems and
outcomes.
5th Once you get the car back you should receive all the old parts ,
sometime people put marks on some parts that are being replaced
to make sure their not giving you phony parts back
6th Test the dog sh--t out the car for a number of weeks in all kind of
driving conditions.
7th If the car performs they way it should having new modds than you
got what you paid for

Man , I hope you get your money or parts this is the hardest lesson to learn from this High Performance game and is why some people just get out of modding their cars period . Also their people on this MB forum selling bad parts or questionable performance up grades and their in the same class as the rip-off companies . Back in my younger days street racing I've seen guys get their asses beat and guns in the face over bad parts and builds Badm

 

Good advising & good input....

ZAYED,,

 

Funny how all the TTM Dick riders are all quiet now... lmao

 

Just trying to help any Newbee's to this forum that want to modd , all of us in this game have been taken a little or a lot , don't want new people to go down the wrong path... Also we all pay to much for mercedes performance parts and service , Its not like a chevy or ford or Dodge ,, Their always so guy that likes to build cars and engines for the love of it and on the cheap,,,, you just have to fine him and I've been their done that.. Benz , BMW ,Porsche audi , a little different but their out their too .

 

Next time employ a mechanic, and not a detailer who bolts on parts.

 

ISP CHECK ON ABOVE PLS

 

It just got real interesting again.

 

Got a "real spanking"? What the hell does that infer? That a guy gave some shop money and the guy should be afraid to go get his money back face to face because he might get beat up?

HA!

 

 

Show up with some OC spray. That will turn any big guy into a crying baby in an instant.

 

I hate when shops ripoff their own customers.. Good luck OP..

 

Bruce Bejsovec may be loud, but he is only a bully, but oh boy... did you get it wrong this time...

We shall see who has the last laugh, the money may be gone, no problem, I will re-buy the parts, I promise you, I will be fine.

But Bruce Bejsovec knows what's coming, he doesn't know when or how, but he knows it is coming, I will not say more because I don't want to ruin the surprise.

 

You have to get back your [[RIGHTS]]

Good Luck....

ZAYED,,

 

Thank you Zayed

 

Look at the number of posts on this guy...HMMMMM let's all guess who just might be behind this post in some way, shape or form?! Too funny!

 

Most WELCOME.....

ZAYED,,

 

wow what a rude son of a *****

 

He just sounds straight forward, but I doubt he is friends or he wouldn't call him a retailer that bolts on parts. I wouldn't be too afraid of that fat old man, but that's just me. I am sure he is not the one dishing out beatings, most likely one of his lackeys. Everyone knows someone though so he would be stupid to try and do something without knowing the repercussions. I would get him back one way order the other just like Kevin said. Looks like hes doing what's necessary to make him happy.