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    Default i got ripped off

    i took my accord to some shop on buford hwy in january and its not even out yet all i had done to it was put a h22 in and they spent 2g on the motor and want 1100 for labor i told them i could have taken it to any of my friends and gotten it all done for 2g plus engine and all so they said they would give me discount and charged me 1000 some bullshit it doesnt take 3 months to swap a motor



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    get your car back if you dont make sure u get a legit engine . i know people who had bad experineces with a shop taking to long on swaps because there where out stealing them . not around here but . my

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    shop name?
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    trans auto it was the closest shop near me so i took it there expecting to get my car back in about 2 weeks shiet sucks man



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    that suck next time do it urself . alot cheaper and alot faster plus if anything gets screwed u only have urself to blame

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    never heard of em lol.
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    i just had no time to do it myself i work 12 hours a day 6 days a week if i did i would do it myself



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    hope it all works out for you.
    And miles to go before I sleep,
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    i dont trust anything on buford highway haha

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    get your car back and ill give you a number to call and get the swap done right and warranteed
    FUCK B&D COMMUNICATIONS!


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    ya man just get ur ride back they cant charge you . or shouldnt , prob going to have to take them to court . they wont want to deal wth that and just giv you your car back

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    yea i got my car back ima put it together myself now might just take a while but ill get it done for future references i aint goin to shopd on bufore hwy no more thanks for all the help guys



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    damn my friend did all my swaps and never took longer than 4 hours to drop off my car and drive it home with a fresh swap. it also only cost me 300 labor.

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