Julio you make me lol you still can not read. NOWHERE did I ever put up a fight saying that I expect John to DO ANYTHING. I was simply making a post about how poor of a paint job Hot Wheels supplied. Last time I checked that is what forums are for -- to inform people. All I said is that if it were myself owning the shop I would have given the problem guy a new skirt and cut him a deal on paint NOT GIVE HIM EVERYTHING. And in my very first post I said I should have caught this but I guess that you couldn't read that part.

And here is another quote from a guy on the BMW form -- and wow people on there can read!

I will say that a buyer has assumed risk when an item is being sold "as is", however if the seller is gauged to be familiar with the car (as he was in this case), he should have been more than willing to disclose the little things that would surely vex the owner at a later date. It is fair to say that it would only be a matter of time until you found out about the sideskirt.

Both parties are at fault, but the seller, being a prominent paint shop owner in a very competitive industry, should have done something a little more to rectify the situation.

As a result of this thread, one or more members will decide not to take their car to his shop, and that is really what it comes down to. Opportunity cost is a bitch. I'd rather put out a small fire than deal with damage control.
I agree with what he said