I'll try to make this as short as I can. I have a long time friend (al least for 16 years) that works at a trade school teaching auto mechanics. (Automotive Technology)
I've taken him some projects over the last several years. I don't have to pay any labor costs, just parts. And I have been pleased or satisfied with the work that was done in the past.
The latest project, a 91 Dodge pickup that the computer went completely out on it. This was the second time that this happened in less than 3 years. This time around, I said screw the computer, we are going old school on it. I already had all the parts. I took in a new intake, fuel pressure regulator, carburetor, ignition system, and everything else needed to do the job.
He tried to talk me into getting the computer rebuilt. I looked into that, but the company said they would not honor any warranty when they learned that it had already been rebuilt once before.
Long story shorter, the students kept screwing things up, breaking other things, or having to redo something 2 or 3 times and I was told near the end of the school year last year (after some prodding as to why I hadn't heard any news on my pickups) that the students were getting "not interested" in working on it anymore. They had the vehicle in their shop for 6 months. I told him I was getting concerned (and fed-up) and that I would come get the vehicle and take it home and do it myself and get it done right.
3 days later I went to get my pickup and of course my friend isn't there that day. Nothing worked on my pickup. There was more wrong with it when I took it home than when I dropped it off.
It took me 3 weeks time, about 18 hours total working on it in the evenings to fix what they did and do what they didn't and I had my pickup running and driving. This was 5 months ago. I didn't try to call my friend during the first month, cause I was still kinda upset about the whole situation. I was kinda hoping he would call me sometime during the summer.
I have tried to get in touch with him by calling and texting over the last 7 weeks. About a dozen text messages and 30 phone calls. He won't answer or call me back or even message me back.
My wife says I shouldn't go show up at his house to talk to him. Not yet anyway. I'm not angry or anything at him, I just want to clear the air, let the water go under the bridge, go back to the way things were when we would go to car shows together, to the races, talk cars, etc.
Wondering what I should do. Give him more time to get over whatever he needs to get over, contact his wife and ask her if she knows "what's up", show up at the end of the school day and catch him before he goes home from work?
I've taken him some projects over the last several years. I don't have to pay any labor costs, just parts. And I have been pleased or satisfied with the work that was done in the past.
The latest project, a 91 Dodge pickup that the computer went completely out on it. This was the second time that this happened in less than 3 years. This time around, I said screw the computer, we are going old school on it. I already had all the parts. I took in a new intake, fuel pressure regulator, carburetor, ignition system, and everything else needed to do the job.
He tried to talk me into getting the computer rebuilt. I looked into that, but the company said they would not honor any warranty when they learned that it had already been rebuilt once before.
Long story shorter, the students kept screwing things up, breaking other things, or having to redo something 2 or 3 times and I was told near the end of the school year last year (after some prodding as to why I hadn't heard any news on my pickups) that the students were getting "not interested" in working on it anymore. They had the vehicle in their shop for 6 months. I told him I was getting concerned (and fed-up) and that I would come get the vehicle and take it home and do it myself and get it done right.
3 days later I went to get my pickup and of course my friend isn't there that day. Nothing worked on my pickup. There was more wrong with it when I took it home than when I dropped it off.
It took me 3 weeks time, about 18 hours total working on it in the evenings to fix what they did and do what they didn't and I had my pickup running and driving. This was 5 months ago. I didn't try to call my friend during the first month, cause I was still kinda upset about the whole situation. I was kinda hoping he would call me sometime during the summer.
I have tried to get in touch with him by calling and texting over the last 7 weeks. About a dozen text messages and 30 phone calls. He won't answer or call me back or even message me back.
My wife says I shouldn't go show up at his house to talk to him. Not yet anyway. I'm not angry or anything at him, I just want to clear the air, let the water go under the bridge, go back to the way things were when we would go to car shows together, to the races, talk cars, etc.
Wondering what I should do. Give him more time to get over whatever he needs to get over, contact his wife and ask her if she knows "what's up", show up at the end of the school day and catch him before he goes home from work?
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