u/Intrepid_Skin5683

I have a 1982 Chevy Silverado that I inherit for my grandfather, and it is currently in the shop with a mechanic. It has been sitting there roughly going on a year and there’s a lot of complications with the mechanic with his health, and his lack of help. The mechanic that is working on my truck is in Douglasville and what’s fixed. I would like to have it fixed by someone in the Duluth area.

I'll try to keep this short and sweet, but I am an only child of my mom and dad. They are both separated and divorced. My mom has a daughter who is 10 years older than me, and my dad has two other sons who are older, along with an older daughter. I’m 29, and my dad lives in Seattle, Washington, while I live in Atlanta, Georgia. My mother also lives in Atlanta. My dad keeps hinting and suggesting I should move up there with my wife because of “all of the opportunity and freedom here.” Dad wants me to move up there because he misses me, has a girlfriend up there that he lives with, so he's fine. When I visited him in Seattle, I found it dangerous because of all the accessible drugs and addicts, and it is the real wild West. When my mother had her boyfriend, she didn’t want to be bothered with me, and when I asked her to hang out, she always said she was busy with the other guy, though she made time for him and my sister.

My father spoils his older kids, and if they ask for anything, he gives it to them. But for me, I have to work for what I want or need. Growing up, he always gave my older brothers, sister, and cousins money. When I asked him for money, he always said no and told me to ask my mom.

My mother has my older sister, who is 10 years older than me. My sister seems to be able to do no wrong. For example, she destroys every car my mother gives her, yet each time, my mother buys her a new one. The same goes for my grandmother—she does the same to her and gives her whatever she needs. But I had to work to get what I want. Still, if my mother sees me struggling, she’ll help. My sister basically made my mother look like an unfit parent a couple of years ago. She was living in my grandfather‘s truck for months, and when my grandfather got really sick, my sister just took over and took his truck. My mother said she let her keep the truck because my grandfather didn’t leave anything for her. That’s because my sister didn’t care or want to do anything with my grandfather, even though he was very supportive of her. Also, my sister hasn’t wished my mother or grandmother a happy Mother’s Day or birthday in over two years. When I had to work and couldn’t give her a Mother’s Day present, she got upset with me for being a day late.

Generally, my mother doesn’t like that I’m married because I am her baby, and now she doesn’t have anyone to hang out with or be with since her and her boyfriend broke up. Growing up, we spent most of our lives together. When I am at home resting or have plans, my mother wants me to come over to cut the grass or do other household chores like moving furniture. But I don’t live there, so I don’t see a need to do that. I am married and have my own family, and I tell her that, but she doesn’t listen—it just goes in one ear and out the other. My parents are separated, and both try to turn me against each other. My dad often says that my mother doesn’t want me to be happy and wants me to depend on her, and that she does more for my older sister than for me. That’s true. Then my mother says my father would do more for his kids than for me. Both have done a lot for me, but there have been times they mistreated me—my father physically when I was younger, and both have hurt me mentally at times.

Now I’m 29, and my dad lives in Seattle, Washington, while I live in Atlanta, Georgia. My mother also lives in Atlanta. My dad keeps hinting and suggesting I move up there where her dad is because he says he misses me and there are better opportunities. Every time I talk to my dad on the phone, there’s always a debate, because he tries to control my life and my mother’s as well. But when I visit him in Seattle, I find it dangerous because of all the accessible drugs. Every time I talk to my dad, it’s the same—he’s trying to control everything.

I’m doing my best to be a good son, even though I am the youngest and the most responsible. My other siblings honestly want to put my parents in a nursing home, and I do not want that to happen.

Location: I live in Atlanta, GA, the McKenna is in prison now, and he doesn’t get out until next year this happened roughly a year ago, and I had to save and work to save up to get my truck fixed however i have a 1992 Chevy Silverado, a truck my grandfather owned before he died. I’m fixing it as a side project. I found a mechanic with good reviews on Google who charged over $5000, less than others' $ 10,000+ other than other mechanics.

- the mechanic changed me $3000 for labor and $ 2,400 for parts. Timeline:-
May 23, 2025: Quoted $2,140 for engine and transmission, $300 for shipping, $3,000 for labor total $5,440.
He was rushing me to hurry up and get the engine and transmission before it's sold. I Paid him $2,500 upfront, including $60 over for a U-Haul, though the agreement was $300 for shipping labor to be paid after completion. He said that he thought I was giving him a tip for picking it up with the $60 overhead.
- May 30: he confirmed the engine and transmission were paid for and ready but didn't have my truck.
- June 2: he picked up engine and transmission without my truck to verify fitment.
- I asked him to come look at my truck for inspection earlier but was declined, delaying progress he told me all he need was the make and model and vin number.
- June 9: I towed truck to him; he had engine and transmission for 7 days before inspecting.
- June 12: the Warranty on engine and transmission was only for 60 days.
- June 13–14: he said engine and transmission didn't match and had issues with exhausted manifold as in he did not want to replace the new exhaust manifold on the engine because he didn’t want to break the exhaust metaphor because I have a O2 sensor that is connected to the exhaust manifold and transmission was a 4L 60 E and I have a 700R4 Transmission; he failed to verify before starting work.
- June 15: Discussed delays and shortcuts; with lying as well saying that this job is more than what he handled and he said it would be done within four days.
- June 16: i Verified the new en and get my old transmission rebuilt gine and transmission and it didn't match my truck; I canceled the project, paid $1,500 for partial work, and handled the return of incorrect parts myself, incurring extra costs. then when I sent it to A New mechanic, they told me that he did not resell the new engine and I had to go and return the new transmission and get my old transmission rebuilt.

Issues
:- Job incomplete, parts not installed or sealed.
- Failed to process returns or warranty.
- Extra costs and lost warranty time.
- Misled with false info.

My demand

:- Refund for unperformed work.- Compensation for extra costs, including towing and rebuilding my transmission.

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