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    Quote Originally Posted by Miranda
    This isn't personal business, Val. This is a big deal. I'm not bashing Topspeed, your man, or anyone at all, but this is a BIG BIG deal.

    If I hadn't taken the time to get to the bottom of this, I could've gotten into A LOT of trouble.
    Understood, and I understand why you're upset.

    But I dunno anything about the situation, so don't yell at me!!! hehehe!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    WHO ARE YOU (I CARE)? AND IF YOU READ BEFORE YOU FUCKIN' POST YOU WILL SEE THAT TS WAS IN THIS POST FROM THE BEGINNING. I DID NOT INCLUDE THEM, I MADE AN EXAMPLE. THANK YOU.
    I am. a) Tray that works at TS's girlfriend. b) good friend to Doug and Giovanni. c) know and/or like both Tom and Miranda as people. d) someone that drives a slow evo.

    And I did read before I posted, thank you. All I see is Miranda telling her side of the story (rationally, even though she is upset) and Tom telling his, and a bunch of people who either know NONE of the story or bits and pieces chiming in to try and get the topic to blow up. You being included in that third category there.

    I hope everything works out for you, Miranda.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trhoppe
    I wasn't aware of any broken parts on either car. If I broke something on Classic's car as part of that screwup, I will gladly pay for the broken pieces.

    -Tom

    Alright, Tom. I let Classic know about the broken sun sensor, just like someone told me. When they check it out and it's broken, what excuse are you going to use then? Cause obviously you broke something on my car, not theirs. Sounds like parts swapping to me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    I'd say that this is all but handled then, nothing was broken on either car... loox like a mixup that he has apologized for. If he can get the plates back and reswap them then all numbers will match.
    a mixup is forgetting to put the oil plug in before you pour in the new oil, taking a vin plate off another car is a federal offence. not so much a mixup. and if he was "just seeing how it worked" he would of checked the fucking vins before putting them back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Miranda
    This isn't personal business, Val. This is a big deal. I'm not bashing Topspeed, your man, or anyone at all, but this is a BIG BIG deal.

    If I hadn't taken the time to get to the bottom of this, I could've gotten into A LOT of trouble.

    Someone on IA gave me some advise one time. It went something like this...

    "Watch out for the company you keep. It's a reflection on you and your business!!!!"

    I love how the people who tell me this are the first ones to defend in this case.
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    IF HE WAS JUST SEEING HOW IT WORKED, HE WOULD HAVE UNSNAPPED IT, LOOKED AT IT, AND THEN SNAPPED IT RIGHT BACK IN!

    HE IS FULL OF SHIT!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonfly5338
    I am. a) Tray that works at TS's girlfriend. b) good friend to Doug and Giovanni. c) know and/or like both Tom and Miranda as people. d) someone that drives a slow evo.

    And I did read before I posted, thank you. All I see is Miranda telling her side of the story (rationally, even though she is upset) and Tom telling his, and a bunch of people who either know NONE of the story or bits and pieces chiming in to try and get the topic to blow up. You being included in that third category there.

    I hope everything works out for you, Miranda.
    A) Ok, read my posts... ALL of them. Yeah, a lil OH SNAP here to get Tom to post... but look who has been ATTEMPTING to mediate this w/ a neutral ear.... ME.

    2) The fact that I know NONE of you gives me the BEST chance at tryna mediate this shit b/c I got nothing at stake. YOU already have connections to multiple parties... so THAT in itself compromises your judgement.

    G) I am not tryna get anything to blow up. And it doesn't take a genius to see that she is putting her emotions in this, and I have NOT commented on that at alll... ALL I commented on is the FACTS.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Miranda
    Alright, Tom. I let Classic know about the broken sun sensor, just like someone told me. When they check it out and it's broken, what excuse are you going to use then? Cause obviously you broke something on my car, not theirs. Sounds like parts swapping to me.
    Excellent. If there is a problem I will gladly take care of it. I wasn't aware that something was broken on your car or any "sun sensor" or anything like that.

    -Tom

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    I also don't have anything more to say in this thread. So you guys enjoy.

    -Tom

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    I will just re-iterate:

    IF ALL HE WANTED TO DO WAS FIGURE OUT HOW IT SNAPPED IN, WHY DID HE TAKE IT ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE CAR?????!?1?1/1?!?

    HE TOOK IT OUT OF THE CAR INTENTIONALLY.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    A) Ok, read my posts... ALL of them. Yeah, a lil OH SNAP here to get Tom to post... but look who has been ATTEMPTING to mediate this w/ a neutral ear.... ME.

    2) The fact that I know NONE of you gives me the BEST chance at tryna mediate this shit b/c I got nothing at stake. YOU already have connections to multiple parties... so THAT in itself compromises your judgement.

    G) I am not tryna get anything to blow up. And it doesn't take a genius to see that she is putting her emotions in this, and I have NOT commented on that at alll... ALL I commented on is the FACTS.
    Trying to solve a problem on IA is never a good idea, lol. And what judgement? :confused: All I ever said is that I understand why she's so pissed and I hope it works out for the best.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tracy
    Someone on IA gave me some advise one time. It went something like this...

    "Watch out for the company you keep. It's a reflection on you and your business!!!!"

    I love how the people who tell me this are the first ones to defend in this case.
    TELL ME ABOUT IT!!! SHEESH! To try to pretend that the shop that leases/allows the work to be performed is "off the hook" wows me. True, if I go to BG to get a cage installed and they hire/recommend a private contractor to do it, BG can write a contract saying they are simply providing the space and are not responsible. But other than that, if something is broken BG will DEF be mentioned.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    G) I am not tryna get anything to blow up. And it doesn't take a genius to see that she is putting her emotions in this, and I have NOT commented on that at alll... ALL I commented on is the FACTS.

    My emotions? WTF do I care who you believe. My emotions have nothing to do with what I have said. I laid it out like it's been laid out to me. Anyone who's capable of logical thought can see he's full of shit.

    I didn't post it up on IA to be mediated. I posted it up so people would know what the hell Tom's been doing to peoples' cars.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonfly5338
    Trying to solve a problem on IA is never a good idea, lol. And what judgement? :confused: All I ever said is that I understand why she's so pissed and I hope it works out for the best.
    Her phone calls were being ignored??? Hmmm... what would YOU do... KEEP CALLING??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Miranda
    My emotions? WTF do I care who you believe. My emotions have nothing to do with what I have said. I laid it out like it's been laid out to me. Anyone who's capable of logical thought can see he's full of shit.

    I didn't post it up on IA to be mediated. I posted it up so people would know what the hell Tom's been doing to peoples' cars.

    Hmm...

    Quote Originally Posted by Miranda
    As some of you may know, I have an '05 with a roll cage that's all race kaa ready. I also used to date the biggest douchebag that ever crossed the sea from Europe into this beautiful country, Tom. So, I'm sure you can imagine how effed up this story is gonna be...
    Some people do not know when they've "won". WHAT RELEVANCE DOES WHAT'S IN RED HAVE TO DO WITH THIS THREAD??? BUT YOU ARE NOT EMOTIONAL RIGHT??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Miranda






    Some people do not know when they've "won". WHAT RELEVANCE DOES WHAT'S IN RED HAVE TO DO WITH THIS THREAD??? BUT YOU ARE NOT EMOTIONAL RIGHT??

    its background. it helps explain why a klepto was working on her car. lol.
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    ^^^ scroll up... got it right ^^^
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    Oy..

    I just don't know who he thinks he's going to fool here. It's obvious to me this was below board, but I love how he jumps on here trying to pretend that he's innocent in all this.. just an idiot without purpose.

    If I wanted to know how a dash snapped in, I'd snap it out and snap it back in. I wouldn't snap it out, take it out of the car, lay it down next to my own car parts, and hope and pray for the best.

    Now. If I broke something on one car and didn't want anyone to know, I'd swap the parts. BUT.. I'd pay a little more attention to the fact that there's a vin number attached to it.

    Tom pulled a fast one and got caught. Reminds me of the guy that holds up the Burger King for all the money in their drawer, steals their food and then sits in the restaurant to eat. Not bright.

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    let it go man.. he said he was a dumbass.. what more do you want?! lol
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    Uhhh, she wants HIM!!! LOL
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    Hahahaha this thread is pretty funny. You guys broke up and now you're just trying to shame him by posting this BS on a large website. You gonna post it up on Nasioc to try to defame him on there too? I really dont care about the facts, just deal with it not bitch about it online.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GTScoob
    Hahahaha this thread is pretty funny. You guys broke up and now you're just trying to shame him by posting this BS on a large website. You gonna post it up on Nasioc to try to defame him on there too? I really dont care about the facts, just deal with it not bitch about it online.

    I had high school breakups that worked out better than this drama.
    sorry, it was funny...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Miranda
    If I wanted to know how a dash snapped in, I'd snap it out and snap it back in. I wouldn't snap it out, take it out of the car, lay it down next to my own car parts, and hope and pray for the best.
    He's not you and he obviously did it his own way. If you wanted him to do it YOUR way you should have been there telling him what to do and how to do it.

    Quote Originally Posted by Miranda
    Now. If I broke something on one car and didn't want anyone to know, I'd swap the parts. BUT.. I'd pay a little more attention to the fact that there's a vin number attached to it.
    Thats great! You just admitted you personally would swap parts if you broke them. AWESOME!

    Quote Originally Posted by Miranda
    Tom pulled a fast one and got caught.
    Sounds like Tom broke your heart, your car, and now your venting your Jerry Springer shit for all the net to read.

    1. He admitted he made a mistake.

    2. He apologized and said he was sorry to both you, speedpot, and the Sti dealer.

    3. You sound like you would rather make up a story in "your" head as to how things happened and then tell everybody thats the way it happened as the truth, which in this case doesn't seem right IMO.

    4. If you weren't there to witness him take apart the dash and replace the piece then stop making it out the way you "think" it happened. He obviously made a mistake!

    What would it benefit HIM to purposely switch the vins on YOUR car? :confused:

    End of story, please pull forward to the next windooooooow!

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    BTW - you can write Topspeed now, FYI for everyone. Just no advertizing.

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    I agree with 2.3 and GTscoob, what a waste of space this is

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonfly5338
    BTW - you can write Topspeed now, FYI for everyone. Just no advertizing.
    I know, but I like saying Speedpot. It has my two favorite activities in it!

    Speedpot FTW!

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    My question is what benefit would Tom ever have in swapping the pieces purposely? It's obvious who has the mechanical ablilities (or sometimes disabilities) in this case. Diagnosing the problem and figuring out why something does or doesn't work is something you do every day in this field. Questioning everything as you to do the work and problems arise: why does this one fit and this one doesn't, what are the differances, why does this one fit in this one but not this other one, etc...easily getting two parts mixed up.

    ...and why the fuck are people jumping on Baby J, i mean not that he would mind, lol...but he has done nothing but repeat facts...well, besides confusing mitsubishi and subaru.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2.3 Evo 8
    Sounds like Tom broke your heart, your car, and now your venting your Jerry Springer shit for all the net to read...
    HEY WATCH IT!!! SHE IS NOT EMOTIONAL BUDDY!!! The fact that she used to DATE the biggest douche to ever come to America from Europe, and the fact that HIS name is Tom helps us to understand the VIN trickery better... for real.
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    Quote Originally Posted by speedminded
    ...and why the fuck are people jumping on Baby J, i mean not that he would mind, lol...but he has done nothing but repeat facts...well, besides confusing mitsubishi and subaru.
    That sir, is a result of my EVO ENVY. WHO CARES if the STi is an Sube??? LOL. I hate the Sedans, but I swear if the Wagon comes over I'm gonna cross over and sell something to get one. LOL.
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    Quote Originally Posted by speedminded
    My question is what benefit would Tom ever have in swapping the pieces purposely? It's obvious who has the mechanical ablilities (or sometimes disabilities) in this case. Diagnosing the problem and figuring out why something does or doesn't work is something you do every day in this field. Questioning everything as you to do the work: why does this one fit and this one doesn't, what are the differances, why does this one fit in this one but not this other one, etc...easily getting two parts mixed up.

    ...and why the fuck are people jumping on Baby J, i mean not that he would mind, lol...but he has done nothing but repeat facts...well, besides confusing mitsubishi and subaru.

    The only benefit I could see is that he broke something on Miranda's car and rather than get busted and maybe yelled at by his girl...he switched it for a good one that was handy and hoped no one would notice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    HEY WATCH IT!!! SHE IS NOT EMOTIONAL BUDDY!!! The fact that she used to DATE the biggest douche to ever come to America from Europe, and the fact that HIS name is Tom helps us to understand the VIN trickery better... for real.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    That sir, is a result of my EVO ENVY. WHO CARES if the STi is an Sube??? LOL. I hate the Sedans, but I swear if the Wagon comes over I'm gonna cross over and sell something to get one. LOL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    That sir, is a result of my EVO ENVY
    This, sir, is an excellent point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    That sir, is a result of my EVO ENVY. WHO CARES if the STi is an Sube??? LOL. I hate the Sedans, but I swear if the Wagon comes over I'm gonna cross over and sell something to get one. LOL.
    Grab a WRX wagon and swap in an STI motor and some of the suspension bits. It wont be a fullbreed STi but just as fast.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonfly5338
    This, sir, is an excellent point.

    ^^ Hmmm..... "something" tell me that your opinion is biased!! LOL (SHUT UP TRACY!!)
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    just don't blow up the auto tranny and you will be ok, lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    ^^ Hmmm..... "something" tell me that your opinion is biased!! LOL (SHUT UP TRACY!!)
    whachuu talkin' bout, willis??!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    ^^ Hmmm..... "something" tell me that your opinion is biased!! LOL (SHUT UP TRACY!!)
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