ObscureMachine
Seatbelt Orifice Officer
Bear with me:
Someone on here (who I don't blame at all for this experience) recommended an auto transporter for our move from Oregon to Mississippi. The driver's name is Brian and he works out of Salem, Oregon. He had a vast portfolio of the very expensive cars he's hauled.
Set the date to pick up the Bronco and Jeep for December 26th, with the arrival date in Miss. on December 29th or 30th at the latest. We were flying down the 29th so it would work out that the cars would be there about the time we arrived.
On the 26th when he was loading the trucks, he told my neighbor that he had to go have his trailer worked on and it would take a few days. He didn't tell me. He told my neighbor.
On the 28th I called him and asked when he was going to be delivering them. He said after the (January)1st. I asked when specifically and he said probably on the 2nd.
On January 2nd I was forced to rent a car for the few days he would be late.
On January 3rd he said there was ice in Arizona and Snow in Texas, so he couldn't leave Oregon yet. There was not ice and snow, and even so, if he left, it would be gone by the time he got there. He said he would be leaving in 2 days if the ice and snow were gone.
I added a few more days to the car rental
He didn't return my texts or phone calls for 4 days.
On the 5th day he sent me a text with photos saying the turbo on his truck went out and it would take a day to get fixed.
2 days later it still hadn't been fixed. He "begged" me to give him 48 hours to deliver it.
72 hours later, he still hadn't left wherever he was.
I added a few more days to the car rental. I told him at that point I was $350 deep into the rental car because of him and I expected a refund for the car rental. He said he would give me $350 cash when he delivered.
He kept delaying and the rental car expense kept adding up.
The day before he actually arrived I told him the rental car necessity was now up to $587 and I expected total reimbursement for this expense that was his fault. He agreed.
Long story short - he delivered the trucks 19 days after picking them up. When he arrived he apologized, gave me $150 in cash. I told him that wasn't our deal and he owed me almost $400. He said he was "a man of his word" ( a claim he made MANY times) and would send me the rest through CASH APP. I informed him that I would be calling and texting him every day until he made good on his promise.
Many calls and texts later, $150 showed up in my account, for a total of $300, not even the initial $350 he promised, much less the total of $587 he promised. But, he is a "man of his word."
Still calling and texting months later and he's ignoring me. I realize I'll never get the rest of the money, but just like the year's of BUTTSTANK BRONCOS - I can keep this up for years.
19 days!
Lastly, I believe the reason it took 19 days is that he unloaded my cars and made other, probably more lucrative hauls. When they arrived, they were strapped down differently than when we loaded them. And a wooden chock that i had set on the frame of the Bronco wasn't anywhere in the trailer. And he told me he hadn't opened the trailer since we originally loaded it.
IMHO - he is a liar, a cheat and NOT a "man of his word." 19 days, not the 3 days he promised.
Beware!
Jim
Someone on here (who I don't blame at all for this experience) recommended an auto transporter for our move from Oregon to Mississippi. The driver's name is Brian and he works out of Salem, Oregon. He had a vast portfolio of the very expensive cars he's hauled.
Set the date to pick up the Bronco and Jeep for December 26th, with the arrival date in Miss. on December 29th or 30th at the latest. We were flying down the 29th so it would work out that the cars would be there about the time we arrived.
On the 26th when he was loading the trucks, he told my neighbor that he had to go have his trailer worked on and it would take a few days. He didn't tell me. He told my neighbor.
On the 28th I called him and asked when he was going to be delivering them. He said after the (January)1st. I asked when specifically and he said probably on the 2nd.
On January 2nd I was forced to rent a car for the few days he would be late.
On January 3rd he said there was ice in Arizona and Snow in Texas, so he couldn't leave Oregon yet. There was not ice and snow, and even so, if he left, it would be gone by the time he got there. He said he would be leaving in 2 days if the ice and snow were gone.
I added a few more days to the car rental
He didn't return my texts or phone calls for 4 days.
On the 5th day he sent me a text with photos saying the turbo on his truck went out and it would take a day to get fixed.
2 days later it still hadn't been fixed. He "begged" me to give him 48 hours to deliver it.
72 hours later, he still hadn't left wherever he was.
I added a few more days to the car rental. I told him at that point I was $350 deep into the rental car because of him and I expected a refund for the car rental. He said he would give me $350 cash when he delivered.
He kept delaying and the rental car expense kept adding up.
The day before he actually arrived I told him the rental car necessity was now up to $587 and I expected total reimbursement for this expense that was his fault. He agreed.
Long story short - he delivered the trucks 19 days after picking them up. When he arrived he apologized, gave me $150 in cash. I told him that wasn't our deal and he owed me almost $400. He said he was "a man of his word" ( a claim he made MANY times) and would send me the rest through CASH APP. I informed him that I would be calling and texting him every day until he made good on his promise.
Many calls and texts later, $150 showed up in my account, for a total of $300, not even the initial $350 he promised, much less the total of $587 he promised. But, he is a "man of his word."
Still calling and texting months later and he's ignoring me. I realize I'll never get the rest of the money, but just like the year's of BUTTSTANK BRONCOS - I can keep this up for years.
19 days!
Lastly, I believe the reason it took 19 days is that he unloaded my cars and made other, probably more lucrative hauls. When they arrived, they were strapped down differently than when we loaded them. And a wooden chock that i had set on the frame of the Bronco wasn't anywhere in the trailer. And he told me he hadn't opened the trailer since we originally loaded it.
IMHO - he is a liar, a cheat and NOT a "man of his word." 19 days, not the 3 days he promised.
Beware!
Jim
It arrived on a open double deck commercial hauler with a lot more than a few day’s worth of dirt on it.... Probably never saw the inside of a trailer. At least I got a refund....
