Quote Originally Posted by Absinth View Post
Holy crap, that is absolutely disgusting.... Car was in good original condition and gets handed back like that... no way I would have paid for that, I would have just taken the car back and let the guy try to sue me... People need to learn what their rights are, also no way the guy with the engine could legally withhold it from her.

Non payment for services does not give you the right keep the vehicle or parts of the vehicle from the owner... it is illegal to do so.
These scum usually work on a "upfront payment deal". You put down a deposit, once that money is spent you give them a bit more etc. they generally use that money to pay other bills they have from previous jobs rather than spending it on the car in question.
It astounds me how customers get themselves into these situations. They get such tunnel vision over the end result they fail to do the required research beforehand and easily get talked into bad situations.