JCF: It was a good idea at the time....

[Mike48]

I contractred JCF/Johns Custom Fabrication out of Coos Bay, OR to build a turn-key slabside and was promised a 6 month build/delivery time. That was over six and one half years ago. Going into the details of the past 6 years, 9 months would send me, once more, into a rant and rather than do that I will just say this: John is a nice guy and builds a very nice frame and chassis. (Other aspects of his builds are covered on this site) But, to me, an almost seven years and counting build time is ridiculous. I was promised the car by Christmas seven times and was promised the car by summer seven times; it always was just "a few weeks" from being done. At the four year mark I asked John why the car had not been completed and his answer was "because it hasn't". To this date John has not given me a reason for the length of time it has taken and when pressed he becomes indignant.

I spoke with John a day ago about the status of the car and was given the same line about it being just a few weeks away from being done. At this point all that means to me is that very little has been done to the car since the last time I got in touch with him and that I won't be seeing the car very soon.

All this has lead me to give up on getting the car in the near future and, today, I bought something else. Not what I had in mind 6 plus years ago.