OK. I've recently gone through living hell with Bret. I live in Fort Collins so there's no mail-order situation, you get the same thing walking through the front door.
DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING HE TELLS YOU. He told me the same garbage about his phone box getting flooded- I don't think so, that's not the way things work around here. All local vendors are stopping his charge account, phone's shut off for non-payment, same with the website. His employees bitch because people come by and yell at them for Bret's actions. How about his cell phone number? Here- 970-222-6866. He's a true con artist, the kind that will instantly defuse an angry person when they walk in the door. Once again, don't believe anything he says, he is an expert at making up stories that people fall for.
He finished my engine 3 months after he said it would be done and that was with taking a lot of time off work and stopping by multiple times per week. When I stopped to pick my stuff up (after spending several hours in the incredibly dirty, disorganized shop) he couldn't find my cam, lifters and timing set- they grew legs and walked off. Then to make matters worse he said I could write one check to be deposited immediately and leave him another signed check for the remainder that he PROMISED would only be taken to the bank when I said so and he was OK with that taking a couple weeks since all parts were paid for long ago. Well guess what, he deposited the check without any notification of any sort, which completely tanked my checking account- multiple overdraft fees went with all this. I stopped in this morning angry as hell and he put on his nice guy hat and promised to take care of everything, even saying he'd bring me cash in person at my workplace later in the day. You guessed it- no phone call, no nothing.
I have contacted the BBB and am thinking about notifying the police, unfortunately for me he did have a signed, dated check.
Bret if you're reading this SCREW YOU PAL you're gonna get what's coming to you, karma's a mean SOB.
If you have anything there get it now, it can't be long before this POS locks his doors.