[Tony Ripepi]

Hi Mike,

Hope this works out for you and you get your money back. I have talked to Tim and he seemed to have a great deal of experience, knowledge and a straight shooter. I am looking for some specific components for an under car exhaust and was referred to Tim by some very reputable people. And through those references Tim recieved a level of trust and respect.

When dealing with small business men in the replicar industry you need to have some patience and let the craftsmen you are working with do what they do best, sometimes their lack of communications/business skills allow for misunderstandings. The businesses you are dealing with tend to not have the financial resourses of a large manufacturer or commercial dealership.

I am not defending Tim but, your actions after two months without communicating your concerns may have been perceived as an attack. After you revealed that you severed the relationship, Tim's knee jerk reaction was to back up and contemplate his possible course of action and possibly some feelings of ambush, there are always two sides to every story.

I personally have built many cars, bought and sold others and the key ingredient for a "Win Win" for the seller and buyer is communications.

One man's opinion,

Tony R.