- PNCRacing - Beware!! rip off
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- PNCRacing - Beware!! rip off
I bought a car from Curtis aka PNCRacing about a month ago. As I am taking the car apart I noticed a lot of things are jury rigged and very unsafe. He claimed the car ran a 10.70. The brakes were installed wrong and tires will not hold air. Anyone who would have attempted to track this car could have been seriously hurt. All work done looks like it was done by a child. He claimed the electric water pump died while I was on my way to pick the car up. He still owes me a $350.00 csr water pump. This person is dishonest and an amateur, and actually ownes a business. :shock:
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Re: - PNCRacing - Beware!! rip off
Originally Posted by gofastcars
I bought a car from Curtis aka PNCRacing about a month ago. As I am taking the car apart I noticed a lot of things are jury rigged and very unsafe. He claimed the car ran a 10.70. The brakes were installed wrong and tires will not hold air. Anyone who would have attempted to track this car could have been seriously hurt. All work done looks like it was done by a child. He claimed the electric water pump died while I was on my way to pick the car up. He still owes me a $350.00 csr water pump. This person is dishonest and an amateur, and actually ownes a business. :shock:
#1- Did at any point you inspect car before paying him.or did u take
delivery sight un-seen . according to your post you picked the car up ..right ?
#2- i have 2 cars that have tires that will not hold air (long)..one willl run mid /high 5's in 1/8 and the other high 4's...so whats the take here..most slicks will not hold air without tubes anyhow..
#3- Maybe the car did run 10.70..i know of many un-safe cars that run quicker than that. Just beacuse their un-safe doesn;t mean their not FAST.
#4- maybe a (his) child helped him do the work. did you see this before paying him ..ummmmmm ?
#5- maybe the water pump did quit right before you got there..all in all its just a piece of metal powered by an electric motor. could quit at any time. why didn't you pay him $350 less on the spot /,,did you not check this ?
Now by no means am i dis-crediting your side..but i think its only fair to raise these questions...cause many readers are gonna be asking theirself these questions..
Now if he told you it had a cola crank and probe aluminum rods..and you found it had a stock cast crank and stock rods...then your case is cut and dry....but as i read this..many things you said are debatable and i would like to hear the sellers side of this..
Brian
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How can someone complain about a car being hacked up and not put together right after buying it.
YOU SHOULD HAVE LOOKED IT ALL OVER BEFORE BUYING IT !!
people need to stop complaining about every little thing specially when they are the one who should have look at it before putting the money on the table.
on that note I will also say this .. people like this guy who are dishonest about selling stuff are a$$holes !! the world is full of them.
YOU SHOULD HAVE LOOKED IT ALL OVER BEFORE BUYING IT !!
people need to stop complaining about every little thing specially when they are the one who should have look at it before putting the money on the table.
on that note I will also say this .. people like this guy who are dishonest about selling stuff are a$$holes !! the world is full of them.
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I finally got a hold of the man. He says he is going to ship the pump out tomorrow. If I get the pump in hand I will take back what I said. I was very fustrated that I was 100% honest with someone and tried to make it as easy as possible for them and they turn around and screw me. I saw the car at night and looked more at the big picture. As I am looking in to detail I see more problems. I actually like the car, but it needs a lot of work. One of the tubes on the headers is kinked shut along with many major dents. I know I bought a project, but if the pump was in my hand I would not be complaining. Sounds like you have never been srewed before.
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HERE'S YOUR SIGN !...
its not about being screwed or not screwed. ....your a grown man ( i assume) you went and looked at the car at night..if ya didn't know any better then that ..then now ya know..
yes i have been SCREWED...but i never have got on a public forum and complained about being screwed when i was there and viewed the item myself..i give myself more credit than that..and definalty more proud than that..
all i am saying is the stuff you are describing are things you should have been able to see...if you do not know enough about what your looking at take someone with you that does..in DAYTIME HOURS...and make sure its not sitting indoors on a wet garage floor..( hint,hint)
Remember you chose to air this out in the public..just be a man about what people have to say and DO NOT get pissed about it..its nothing personal..
good luck with your project.
Brian
its not about being screwed or not screwed. ....your a grown man ( i assume) you went and looked at the car at night..if ya didn't know any better then that ..then now ya know..
yes i have been SCREWED...but i never have got on a public forum and complained about being screwed when i was there and viewed the item myself..i give myself more credit than that..and definalty more proud than that..
all i am saying is the stuff you are describing are things you should have been able to see...if you do not know enough about what your looking at take someone with you that does..in DAYTIME HOURS...and make sure its not sitting indoors on a wet garage floor..( hint,hint)
Remember you chose to air this out in the public..just be a man about what people have to say and DO NOT get pissed about it..its nothing personal..
good luck with your project.
Brian
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Re: - PNCRacing - Beware!! rip off
Originally Posted by gofastcars
I bought a car from Curtis aka PNCRacing about a month ago. As I am taking the car apart I noticed a lot of things are jury rigged and very unsafe. He claimed the car ran a 10.70. The brakes were installed wrong and tires will not hold air. Anyone who would have attempted to track this car could have been seriously hurt. All work done looks like it was done by a child. He claimed the electric water pump died while I was on my way to pick the car up. He still owes me a $350.00 csr water pump. This person is dishonest and an amateur, and actually ownes a business. :shock:
I HAVE BEEN SCREWED BEFORE/ BUT I ATE IT LIKE A MAN AND STILL TREAT ALL BUYERS WITH RESPECT/ TILL THEY SHOW ME DISRESPECT[ WHICH YOU DID TO THIS SELLER BY COMPLANING ON HERE WHEN ALL YOU REALLY WANTED WAS THE WATER PUMP MONEY!!! :evil: :evil:
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Re: - PNCRacing - Beware!! rip off
Originally Posted by gofastcars
I bought a car from Curtis aka PNCRacing about a month ago. As I am taking the car apart I noticed a lot of things are jury rigged and very unsafe. He claimed the car ran a 10.70. The brakes were installed wrong and tires will not hold air. Anyone who would have attempted to track this car could have been seriously hurt. All work done looks like it was done by a child. He claimed the electric water pump died while I was on my way to pick the car up. He still owes me a $350.00 csr water pump. This person is dishonest and an amateur, and actually ownes a business. :shock:
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Thanks for sharing your experience and when we discuss these situations then people learn from it that are new to both RJ and the whole internet... The internet in general has people losing million$ of dollars each year.....I nearly got clipped for $1600 once and $2300 just recently but came out on top both times... I am the type that can rarely be had, and damn hard to make me like it.....Now enjoy your new ride and what all the people of RJ have to offer....