Cat’s Performance

BEWARE of this business! I advanced them $ 800 to begin work on my car on January 22, 2013. 3 months later, I still do not have my car back!
On January 16^th, 2013 Chris Takemoto (owner of CAT Performance Auto) and I met at my home to discuss the repairs I needed done to car. During the course of this conversation, we also discussed a complete performance rebuild of the engine (top and bottom end). We agreed on a budget of $ 3000 and I was to drop my car off for a two week period to have the work done by Chris starting the following week (week of January 21, 2013).
On January 17^th, the car would not start (Bad grounds), and on January 18^th I had AAA tow my car to Chris’ shop in Sunnyside. Further discussion with Chris led to my agreeing to increasing the work budget from $ 3000 to $ 3200 to include installation of headers. Chris also promised to «throw in» a custom fabricated heart-​shaped exhaust tip I admired on the Internet at no additional charge.
On January 22, Chris informed me that he was a little short of funds, so could I front him $ 800 to get started purchasing the parts needed for the rebuild? I wrote, and Chris cashed a check for the amount requested. We agreed that upon completion of the project, I would pay the balance of $ 2400.
Despite repeated requests regarding the status of the work being done, I have not received a revised completion date. We are far beyond the two weeks to three weeks I agreed to at the onset of this project– in fact, it is now 3 months since my car was left with CAT Performance Auto.
On March 18, 2013 I hand-​delivered a document to Chris stating my demand that the work be completed by April 1, 2013. At that time, Chris agreed to complete the work by that date. Two days later, I was contacted by Hal Daley who Identified himself as the CAT Performance Auto business manager. Mr. Daley also agreed to my requested completion date.
April 17, 2013– I still have not gotten my car back, nor have I been given any indication of when this work will be done.
Note– the new business address for CAT Performance Auto is: 2117 N. Main St.