WARNING Re: Parts missing/removed from my car at Jag Shop

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx>]

The owner/manager sends people on the list threatening email?

Wow. That's very interesting to know. Sounds like harrasment to me.

>From now on, I will recommend to everyone I know to AVOID the Jag 
Shop at all costs based on negative comments by various aquaintences 
on and off the list.

It's a simple risk vs. benefit analysis;

The stated opinions of many fellow owners would indicate that the 
risk of entrusting my vehicle to this shop would outweigh "possible" 
benefit of having my collector's car repaired correctly in a timely, 
cost-effective manner.

Word-of-mouth advertising, be it positive OR negative is not libel or 
slander, if you are only relating an experience you had to your 
friends. I caution against embellishment when you tell your story 
though. That's where the slander or libel enters.

As for me, no one is going to sue -me- for slander or libel if all 
I'm doing is relating to others that people I know were not happy 
with the work done at the shop and received email threatening legal 
action for discussing the business habits of the shop.

I'm glad you all have shared this with me. Now I know NEVER to use 
the Jag Shop for service and I'll be sure to tell all my fellow 
owners.

Courteously,

Rich
#5335

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> 
wrote:
> I would be careful what you say about the Jag Shop. It 
seems "fatboy",
> aka Ed Bernstein, seems to have a special interest in what is said
> about it. I received a rather nasty e-mail threatening to sue me, 
all
> the other posters, and the moderators for slander. I don't mind
> because I never slandered anyone. Some may mind only because of the
> tone of the e-mail he sends. In any case he is trying to intimidate
> anyone from saying ANYTHING about the Jag shop. I guess they have
> something to hide otherwise they would try to settle this with the
> injured parties as amicably as they could. I stand by my advice, if
> the injured parties have a case they should make it with the State
> agency that licenses the shop. If there is any merit to their side
> then the State will coerce the shop into settling. If there is a
> pattern of abuses then the State may see fit to remove their license
> to operate. As for the DML, if you don't want fatboy to send you
> intimidating e-mail then you shouldn't jump in with advice, he takes
> it as slander against the "good reputation" of the Jag shop. In the
> meantime if you have a Delorean and you need service you might want 
to
> pick a different shop in the area until things work out. The 
origional
> posters should keep us informed as to how this matter gets settled. 
A
> reputation can be easily damaged, it is much harder to repair. The
> posters should let us know if it is important to the Jag shop to
> maintain a good reputation.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
> > Al,
> > 
> > If I'm not mistaken, I've seen other folks on the list complain 
about
> > this shop. Try to dig in the archives. That may help.