History Buyer beware

Hi,i am so ticked off that i don't want this to happen to anyone else.i own a 1959 cadillac.back in february of 2010,i needed to replace my transmission.after looking thru hemmings i spotted an ad for a rebuilt transmission for $1490.00 from classic caddies of ontario canada.i called the #705-385-8724 and a man named don horton answered the call.i told him what i needed and he said no problem he would take care of me.he did!he requested my credit card # and said that would get things rolling.he charged my account 1490.00.a couple of months passed and i called him an was wondering where my transmission was.he said no problem it's on ot's way do you need anything else?i said i needed a 1959 cadillac horn ring.he said no problem i'll put it on your credit card.another $450.after another month went by i called again "where's my transmission? Another 2 weeks went by and the transmission came.i delivered it to the repair shop the next day and a week later the shop called and told me i had a problem with the transmission ,it ticked and did not shift correctly and that i should have an expert transmission shop check it out.i did and the experts said after they tested and removed it from the car ,that whoever re-built this transmission must have been drunk and in order to fix it properly they would have to totally disassemble and re-build at an estimated cost of $1900.i said "no problem" i'll just call don at classic caddies and since classic caddies gave a 1-year warranty this problem should certainly be covered.i called don,told him the problem,sent him statements from both shops(the shop that initally installed the transmission and the expert transmission shop)and don said "no problem " he would send a newly re-built transmission to the expert shop (located in minnesota) and pick-up the faulty transmission at the same time.the transmission came,it was installed and ran. Right now that should be the end of this story,it's not.a month later i looked at my credit card statement and couldn't figure out why it was so high??????????? After careful review don had charged my account for another $1490.the same day i received my "horn ring" from don at classic caddies.it was all pitted and looked terrible.i called don and he said "that's to bad".i then told don at classic caddies that no one ever authorized him to charge for a second transmission and that he said he was sending a second transmission under the warranty for the bad transmission at no charge to me and how did he get my credit card information again??? Don said"i keep all that credit card information on file"..
Ok, so i've spent $1490 for a transmission with a i-year warranty.install cost of $500.00.another transmission with a charge of $1490 and another install and inspection charge of $800.total spent so far $4280.00.plus another $450.00 on a pitted out horn ring.

I have called the credit card company and have told them that fraud has been commited and that the vendor "classic caddies" is totally mis-representing everything and have had the charge of $1490 removed and re installed on my credit card 3 times.this guy is nothing but scum.the dirt of the earth is much cleaner then this guy will ever be.
In closing i am writing this so if anyone was close to buying anything from classic caddies in ontario canada,beware!because i feel he has cheated me ,lied to me and is totally a dis-honarable person and if he cheated me ,he will certainly cheat you also!

 

That guy the one that weighs 700 LBS? I have never heard a good word about the guy. Never heard of a quality restoration coming out of his place either. Sorry for your luck.....

 

Wow you must be pissed, so pissed you havent done an intro.

 

ok, wheres the popcorn??This might get interesting.

 

And that bothers you more than the guy getting ripped off?...

 

Welcome to the HAMB.

Another one shot wonder we'll probably never hear from again. Thanks for sharing.

 

Sorry to hear about your troubles. But, the real reason I am writing......
You haven't told us anything about you, your car(s), your interests and so on.
Just this first thread wailing about an apparent rip off you suffered. Now, take a minute and think about walking into a strange shop. Guys sitting around shooting the bull. You don't know them. They don't know you. The first words out of your mouth are the same as you posted. I don't know about most shops, but in mine, just in case, I would put my hand on my pistol and tell you to get out...now!!
Do an intro. It might help you...us...everyone.
Oh, yeah, welcome to the H.A.M.B.!! (smiling)

 

Well Said..

 

Welcome to the HAMB.With that said I don't want your credit car number.
Good luck and thanks for posting

 

That should have been Credit Card number !!!!! I see now why my wife won't turn this old man loose with one. LOL

 

bk182...
Send me yuor credit card number and I'll fix you right up.

 

Hey Kiwi, go easy on the guy. He is trying to warn everyone about a rip off artist. It is not like he was on here asking about r*t r*ds with no intro.

And I agree with ratmotor, I think that is the guy that is always rolling around the Barrie flea market in the golf cart with 59 caddy fins. I had heard he was a crook, that is probably why him & Haney get along so well.

I had heard that he died though.

 

I certainly hope your credit card company will sort this out.

 

Did you flash your self proclaimed INTRO POLICE badge at him first and read him his HAMB rights?

 

Thanks for the info.

 

Isn't this basically an intro? At least its not a for sale ad.

 

that could be signature material right there

 

LMMFAO..... god , I love this place.....complete with police , comics , old cars , strippers , the whole 9....wait a minute , where is the strippers?

 

Seems like you don't have a problem giving out your credit card number. Send me your credit card number and I'll fix it all for you. *wink*

 

Sorry to hear about the ordeal. Hopefully the cc company will do their part to help you out. Be sure and let Hemmings know about this.

 

Insert frivilous post here.

 

Well that ONE side of the story....

 

Oh good lord.......

 

http://www.hotrodandrestoration.com/rod-shops/car-of-the-month-cadillac-eldorado-biarritz/#more-897

 

He said he owns a '59 Caddy... isn't that enough? I wouldn't be in the mood to tell my whole life's story after I got fucked for $2000+ by a douche like this Don guy.

 

Damn Canadians...they're all the same...

 

And now a bunny with a pancake on its head

 

Yes, for sure let Hemmings know. They have their own BBB system for flaky sellers. I sometimes call them first, before I buy. pigpen

 

Ive heard the same stuff about that guy but I thought he shut down years ago.

 

I like beer. Got any? How bout buying me some with your card?