dear pelicanites,
hello, i'm posting this on behalf of my brother-in-law.
he bought a arena red cabriolet 911 sc 1983 32k miles for 17k. it's a very nice looking car. i like the color. he was driving it on weekends and having fun for a few years. to make story short. he needed a clutch work and tune up. so, i recommended jimmy. he looked at it and guess what. he found out more problem with the car i.e. broken head stud, odometer is not the actual odometer, clutch has more 100k miles on it, oil is leaking like crazy, etc. it's a nigthmare. my baby sister is stressing and my brother-in-law. jimmy recommended to take the engine to his shop and repair it. it would cost now of estimate 3.5k. he'll take some photos of the problem area. i feel really sad about this. it sucks that people sell car and not honest about it and rip you off for what it's worth taking peoples life savings.
my questions: please response. thank you very much for your help.
1. how do we start a small claims court process? (jimmy's advise)
2. do you guys have a lawyer recommendation in sf bay area?
3. do we need a lawyer to start process?
4. should we go ahead and have jimmy take engine to his shop to fix issues?