All allegations appear to be true, I recovered a car from their shop last year through some careful negotiation - the promises to make a refund payment on work never done were thrown out every minute - never a refund payment made, $10s of thousands. Their MO was to tear apart a car completely based on a large deposit then say “ooopps we found more work” then ask for more money. If you didn’t pay more then they would lien sale the car and sell it to someone else and do the same scam again. If you did pay well then you are the classic hit them again mark. . I was prepared, knew what they were up to before I got involved and picked up the car totally disassembled, no suspension, no wheels, engine on the ground and I had to make it clear I was not leaving without the car after they delayed and delayed me. The average customer couldn’t execute such a quick well planned recovery. Smallest credit is they did have an employee help me load it. Owner of the car I took back was Laurina’s best friend - there is no limit to who is a mark.
I also recovered some new inventory from a major supplier who they took to the cleaners, although many expensive parts missing. While in the office waiting for Laurina she was on a conference call with court mediators and a Porsche manufacturer plaintiff I know personally who she took a six figure sum of parts from and never paid. The whole time office door wide open and I could hear every word of both sides and what she said to her attorney after the court and plaintiffs were off the line - a very dumb woman but a very good grifter canabalizing here fathers 45yr reputation for some money and he is going along with it. She still had time every 30 min to post on Instagram how amazing their shop was, then her personal page with selfies, then her little dogs Instagram page. A total piece of work, she is pregnant now, knocked up by one of the painters…. No doubt she will teach the grift to this kid someday unfortunately.
