Great article, and I did read it before hand.
1. There were three cars in the shop, none had dust, but none were complete, just various stages of progress.
2. He has just one stall, so I figured he would go really fast.
3. He came to my house to examine the truck, he ran his hand all over it and found dents that I didn't know about. He said the hood was pretty bad and I should find another. I was impressed.
4. He works from 5:00 am to 3:00 6 days a week. I worked on my truck in his shop installing the A/C, sanding the truck for about a month and noticed he worked most of the time, but talked a lot. Usually complaining about being poor. Pop! Red Flag!
5. I have been paying him as he goes. As a matter of fact he asked for another $500 and I said if the interior of the cab and doors are trimmed out I would give him more cash.
6. Negotiate the time it takes to do each step has been a problem. He says "I'll get the doors trimmed by the end of the week", that was two weeks ago. Red Flag!
7. I do visit a lot and I do have a decent relationship with the guy.
I feel like the Red Flags started popping up after I jumped in the deep end. I think my biggest mistake was going with a 1-man shop rather than a team. I feel prisoner to his schedule. Though he looked good up front, not sure now.
