JR or Josue Rodriguez of Las Vegas NV AVOID!!!
08-23-15, 06:59 AM
#1
JR or Josue Rodriguez of Las Vegas NV AVOID!!!
Hate to post up a beware thread, but this individual had his vehicle at my shop for several weeks, wanting a lot of work done (an fuel system, rails, custom engine harness etc)
The first payment attempt he made when he dropped off the car he gave me a bad check for $225 towards partial labor, that I wasn't able to cash. I called him and he gave me an excuse about having $10k in the bank, but the teller said the check couldn't be honored.
12-14hrs later he contacted me and said to try the next morning, and it ended up going through.
Few weeks go by as we wait for parts to arrive (that he ordered) to assemble his car. I work on my other paying jobs in the mean time.
After almost 2.5 months of the car sitting stagnant I contact him to let him know that he needs to provide money for storage as the car is sitting in my shop to offset my time in waiting for parts/supplies to be given as he didn't want me to order anything and bill him.
We plan for him to come by and get a game plan going or for him to pick up his vehicle and either go else where or him sit on it until the parts arrive. So he comes, with his brother, and as soon as they get to my shop they start just picking up their stuff (mind you there is a storage fee imposed at this point) and when I confronted them to stop, and figure out the money owed, his brother then proceeds to attempt to assault me while JR loads up the parts, along with other parts of my girlfriends in the process.
Throughout this process the police are called, they cause 5k-10k damage to my red FD and disabled my camera system in the shop to avoid getting "caught" in doing so they failed to fully disable the unit and only managed to disable the monitor.
The police trespassed both of them, and the brother is facing felony charges for the damages caused to my FD.
If you're planning to do any business with him, avoid it. He will not pay anything. He only wants to trade parts and threaten with violence, fires, thefts, and lawsuits.
The first payment attempt he made when he dropped off the car he gave me a bad check for $225 towards partial labor, that I wasn't able to cash. I called him and he gave me an excuse about having $10k in the bank, but the teller said the check couldn't be honored.
12-14hrs later he contacted me and said to try the next morning, and it ended up going through.
Few weeks go by as we wait for parts to arrive (that he ordered) to assemble his car. I work on my other paying jobs in the mean time.
After almost 2.5 months of the car sitting stagnant I contact him to let him know that he needs to provide money for storage as the car is sitting in my shop to offset my time in waiting for parts/supplies to be given as he didn't want me to order anything and bill him.
We plan for him to come by and get a game plan going or for him to pick up his vehicle and either go else where or him sit on it until the parts arrive. So he comes, with his brother, and as soon as they get to my shop they start just picking up their stuff (mind you there is a storage fee imposed at this point) and when I confronted them to stop, and figure out the money owed, his brother then proceeds to attempt to assault me while JR loads up the parts, along with other parts of my girlfriends in the process.
Throughout this process the police are called, they cause 5k-10k damage to my red FD and disabled my camera system in the shop to avoid getting "caught" in doing so they failed to fully disable the unit and only managed to disable the monitor.
The police trespassed both of them, and the brother is facing felony charges for the damages caused to my FD.
If you're planning to do any business with him, avoid it. He will not pay anything. He only wants to trade parts and threaten with violence, fires, thefts, and lawsuits.
08-24-15, 08:42 AM
#2
pot meet kettle, in all honesty i don't even think you have a right to post a bad review of anyone at this point. (at least until you have managed to clean up your checkered past)
this is what mechanic's liens are for(whether they stole the car from you or not, a lien protects you as you hold the title until the debt is paid or you sell the car from under the owner), but it actually seems a little more like karma to me in knowing how many people you have done wrong to since you started your ventures. i still know quite a few who gave up on trying to collect from you, aside from the ones who complained publically about what you owed until you finally repaid those debts many many months to years later, but there's still plenty you never reconciled for that i know of. and simply repaying a debt doesn't make up for it, a sincere apology goes a long ways in that respect and that is something i think you still need to learn. customers aren't there to support you, you are there to support your customers.
not that i condone what they did, but also don't know their side of the story.
this is what mechanic's liens are for(whether they stole the car from you or not, a lien protects you as you hold the title until the debt is paid or you sell the car from under the owner), but it actually seems a little more like karma to me in knowing how many people you have done wrong to since you started your ventures. i still know quite a few who gave up on trying to collect from you, aside from the ones who complained publically about what you owed until you finally repaid those debts many many months to years later, but there's still plenty you never reconciled for that i know of. and simply repaying a debt doesn't make up for it, a sincere apology goes a long ways in that respect and that is something i think you still need to learn. customers aren't there to support you, you are there to support your customers.
not that i condone what they did, but also don't know their side of the story.
Last edited by RotaryEvolution; 08-24-15 at 09:10 AM.
08-24-15, 11:47 PM
#4
i never advocated that as being the correct action to take. also don't know the extent of the damages, if it is being blown out of proportion or what led up to it.
i just kinda doubt the guy brought thugs and just kinda started smashing things and taking whatever just for the hell of it.
i just kinda doubt the guy brought thugs and just kinda started smashing things and taking whatever just for the hell of it.
Last edited by RotaryEvolution; 08-24-15 at 11:50 PM.
11-30-15, 12:48 AM
#5
@rotary evolution, for starters, over the past year I've been working vigorously to improve my past flaws, and I think that shows when you visit my Facebook page and see that I have customers worldwide that are pleased with their transactions. I don't delay on any transaction, and I work very hard to uphold my reputation. It was hard starting out, and yes I agree I didn't start out well, but I'd think you of all people know just how hard it is starting a very niche business, and hoping to succeed.
Let's not talk about reputations, because yours isn't spotless either Ben. But regardless, this isn't the place to get into that.
As for the lien sale, I'm not legally inclined to place a lien on any vehicle until a certain amount of time has passed, and certified mail is exchanged. I'm not sure how you went about doing things but as soon as a car comes into my shop I don't place a lien on it immediately. That's just foul, and bad business. As soon as it enters, you have the right to do so to secure any debts/funds owed by the legal owner. I did not choose to do that, and we had planned to come to an agreement before that would even become an option. I wasn't interested in stripping him of his car. Had I known his intentions there would have been a lien on the car before hand as he was not paying and owed.
The state of Nevada has a criminal (felony) case pending on the individuals named in this thread. It's not me pointing fingers, when there is video proof of them in my shop pushing their car out and grabbing parts. Our day in court will come, however this post was simply to give a heads up to the community to be weary of dealing with this individual.
Let's not talk about reputations, because yours isn't spotless either Ben. But regardless, this isn't the place to get into that.
As for the lien sale, I'm not legally inclined to place a lien on any vehicle until a certain amount of time has passed, and certified mail is exchanged. I'm not sure how you went about doing things but as soon as a car comes into my shop I don't place a lien on it immediately. That's just foul, and bad business. As soon as it enters, you have the right to do so to secure any debts/funds owed by the legal owner. I did not choose to do that, and we had planned to come to an agreement before that would even become an option. I wasn't interested in stripping him of his car. Had I known his intentions there would have been a lien on the car before hand as he was not paying and owed.
The state of Nevada has a criminal (felony) case pending on the individuals named in this thread. It's not me pointing fingers, when there is video proof of them in my shop pushing their car out and grabbing parts. Our day in court will come, however this post was simply to give a heads up to the community to be weary of dealing with this individual.
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12-01-15, 10:10 AM
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Any form of advertising needs to be authorized and be paid for.
The link to your shop provides services and that in itself is a breach of rules that no FREE advertising of YOUR shop is to be done without permission and fees paid to IB.
I also noticed that you had an FB page where you were selling parts too,so that got edited out of your Sig.
If you wish to put up a Sig where it shows your "fun" that is fine but any parts being inadvertently advertised and Planted up here will end up with the link being taken down.Sorry,I gotta make sure that IB gets paid so we all can have the Forum.
I can't hit em all,But If I notice them they gotta go.
The link to your shop provides services and that in itself is a breach of rules that no FREE advertising of YOUR shop is to be done without permission and fees paid to IB.
I also noticed that you had an FB page where you were selling parts too,so that got edited out of your Sig.
If you wish to put up a Sig where it shows your "fun" that is fine but any parts being inadvertently advertised and Planted up here will end up with the link being taken down.Sorry,I gotta make sure that IB gets paid so we all can have the Forum.
I can't hit em all,But If I notice them they gotta go.
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12-01-15, 11:29 AM
#8
Unless he agreed to a storage fee beforehand, I would have expected him to come in hot.
If my mechanic tried to keep my car with no notice because he had to store it while waiting for parts, I'd probably assault someone too.
2 and a half months later, THEN you call him to let him know that he owes? What happened between a "few weeks" and 2.5 months? Also, what kind of unobtanium parts take 3 months to arrive?
That said, vandalizing your car is BS and I hope they throw the book at that maggot for that ****.
EDIT: In my eyes, Ben has a GREAT rep on this site. Everyone from the Bay Area to the east coast wants him to move back and work on their cars. He rebuilt my FD...****, 5+ years ago and its still running like a top, countless trackdays later. The worst he did, as far as I know, was to disappear for a while until he figured out where to live. Nothing shady about that.
If my mechanic tried to keep my car with no notice because he had to store it while waiting for parts, I'd probably assault someone too.
2 and a half months later, THEN you call him to let him know that he owes? What happened between a "few weeks" and 2.5 months? Also, what kind of unobtanium parts take 3 months to arrive?
That said, vandalizing your car is BS and I hope they throw the book at that maggot for that ****.
EDIT: In my eyes, Ben has a GREAT rep on this site. Everyone from the Bay Area to the east coast wants him to move back and work on their cars. He rebuilt my FD...****, 5+ years ago and its still running like a top, countless trackdays later. The worst he did, as far as I know, was to disappear for a while until he figured out where to live. Nothing shady about that.
Last edited by Natey; 12-01-15 at 11:36 AM.
12-01-15, 06:56 PM
#9
Any form of advertising needs to be authorized and be paid for.
The link to your shop provides services and that in itself is a breach of rules that no FREE advertising of YOUR shop is to be done without permission and fees paid to IB.
I also noticed that you had an FB page where you were selling parts too,so that got edited out of your Sig.
If you wish to put up a Sig where it shows your "fun" that is fine but any parts being inadvertently advertised and Planted up here will end up with the link being taken down.Sorry,I gotta make sure that IB gets paid so we all can have the Forum.
I can't hit em all,But If I notice them they gotta go.
The link to your shop provides services and that in itself is a breach of rules that no FREE advertising of YOUR shop is to be done without permission and fees paid to IB.
I also noticed that you had an FB page where you were selling parts too,so that got edited out of your Sig.
If you wish to put up a Sig where it shows your "fun" that is fine but any parts being inadvertently advertised and Planted up here will end up with the link being taken down.Sorry,I gotta make sure that IB gets paid so we all can have the Forum.
I can't hit em all,But If I notice them they gotta go.
I'm hoping to get to the point where I can justify becoming a vendor here but right now it's still tough, especially with the holiday season here. Maybe around tax time (with your permission) I'll look into it further.
Last edited by driftfcbuckey; 12-01-15 at 06:58 PM. Reason: Spell check
12-01-15, 07:02 PM
#10
Unless he agreed to a storage fee beforehand, I would have expected him to come in hot.
If my mechanic tried to keep my car with no notice because he had to store it while waiting for parts, I'd probably assault someone too.
2 and a half months later, THEN you call him to let him know that he owes? What happened between a "few weeks" and 2.5 months? Also, what kind of unobtanium parts take 3 months to arrive?
That said, vandalizing your car is BS and I hope they throw the book at that maggot for that ****.
EDIT: In my eyes, Ben has a GREAT rep on this site. Everyone from the Bay Area to the east coast wants him to move back and work on their cars. He rebuilt my FD...****, 5+ years ago and its still running like a top, countless trackdays later. The worst he did, as far as I know, was to disappear for a while until he figured out where to live. Nothing shady about that.
If my mechanic tried to keep my car with no notice because he had to store it while waiting for parts, I'd probably assault someone too.
2 and a half months later, THEN you call him to let him know that he owes? What happened between a "few weeks" and 2.5 months? Also, what kind of unobtanium parts take 3 months to arrive?
That said, vandalizing your car is BS and I hope they throw the book at that maggot for that ****.
EDIT: In my eyes, Ben has a GREAT rep on this site. Everyone from the Bay Area to the east coast wants him to move back and work on their cars. He rebuilt my FD...****, 5+ years ago and its still running like a top, countless trackdays later. The worst he did, as far as I know, was to disappear for a while until he figured out where to live. Nothing shady about that.
After a while of the car sitting in my shop and him not coming through with parts or money for me to order them I finally said something. It took me 2.5 months to put my foot down I suppose. Commerical overhead isn't cheap and I didn't catch on to the BS at first..
Sure I could have bought everything and got his car done, and look where I'd be at.
12-02-15, 05:48 PM
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Was this work solicited in any way through RX7Club? I'm just trying to understand why this thread is being allowed on this site. As a forum user I've seen no evidence cited in this thread that any work or parts were solicited through a transaction on this website or that the guy in question is even a user here.
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