UNETHICAL, THIEVES

THEY STOLE MY CAR......DO NOT TRUST THEM The Owner (Chris Hamblet) of this location owns a few "shops" in the areas, so be aware. Feb 20 on the way back to Georgia, my called stalled. I got an estimate from several places and chose this location because Mike quoted me a price of $1600 for a transmission. A week later, the price went up to $2100. I needed some time to get the money, so I asked Mike if it was a problem if I got some time to get the funds. I called about every week to check on my vehicle, no problem. Fast forward May 15, The car repair shop has gone out of business, no signs on the door, and no message on answering machine nothing. The police told us, and gave the realtor numbers who called the owner....who called us. The owner has been so rude, and unprofessional towards us, demanding now over $3,000 in lien, taxes, penalties etc. I was never called, I have my Sprint logs. I was never sent a certified letter. My car is registered to my address, which I have lived at for over 25 years. I paid car insurance these months, and they could have gotten my address from them since they are connected with Geico. I never recieved my 5% discount for going to their shop initially, I also spent 40 dollars in extra towing, The only reason I went to this shop is because of the $1,600 quote, I should have left it at Pepboys. The owner refuses to give his name, location of my car, and he screamed and hung up on me while we were talking. I am willing to pay what I owe, which is $2,100. I have now called the corporate office, contacted an attorney and spoke to the police about reporting the car stolen. I have no idea who this man is or where my vehicle is. I understand why his business failed, if this is how he conducts business.