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Originally Posted by Power Surge
I never said it was your responsibility to check over the car. But part of my point was that you should expect problems with these cars, as they are far from bulletproof.
From the sound of your story, your biggest beef is your dealer. It's unfortunate that they were so bad, and no longer even support the cars. I do agree that Shelby is partially responsible for making sure their dealers are top notch, but it also sounds to me like you might have been able to do more homework on who you were dealing with and what you were paying for before shelling out your hard earned dollars.
Don't get me wrong John.... I am on your side. I want to see you in your car having fun. If you were local I'd be helping you with it. But the reality is that your dealer is gone and Shelby isn't going to stop what they are doing and fix your car for free.
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Thanks again for the support. I have had to work on cars a lot. As I said in one of my posts - those who know me all agree that I have the worst luck with cars. It is my lot in life and one of the reasons I have not gone ballastic over this car.
What further research do you think was required?? I spoke with Gary Patterson @ SAI and figured out exactly what I wanted before ever contacting XKs Unlimited. I told Gary who I was going through and was told that they were good (the biggest Shelby dealer in the US). I looked at their sales literature and read the contract. In the two years it took to build my car, they were never helpful (I always had to call SAI to find out what was going on with my car). They changed the terms of the contract when they delivered my car and didn't deliver on goods or services promised. None of these things could have been foretold from the sources I consulted. Even though I hate them, they are small peanuts relative to getting a car that had to have the frame rebuilt and a suspension that is failing. When the frame screw up was discovered, it cost me money to get it fixed even though it was still in warentee. I am not even complaining that my differential has leaked since the first time it turned a wheel and was told, get 300 miles on to see if the seals will re-swell. I have a new diff and am going to have to pay someone for an R&R.