Colletti Motorsports's scam #3 (the blame game)

Have you ever been epically screwed over before by a company? This company did it to me. This is my blog about how Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti has lied to me, broken promises, overcharged me for parts, did bad work, and refused to pay for damages.  The short version is that I took my car to him and asked that it be done in 3.5 months.  After paying $8k and getting my car back two years later, I take it to another mechanic to be checked out and the entire engine has to be rebuilt again.  The new mechanic found that the head gaskets had blown and that the camshaft and front camshaft bearing was bad.  The long version is this entire blog.

When I originally started this blog, I was pretty upset and named the url "deathtocms." I wish now I wouldn't have named it that. I think it might have been a bad choice. I may start a new blog. Naming the url the same as the title would also give it a higher page rank, from my understanding.

Colletti Motorsports Scam #3 (the blame game)

Once you get your car back, it will most likely be unfinished and they will tell you to put miles on it and to bring it back once it is broken in. I have taken my Buick Grand National and other vehicles to other mechanics and none of them have ever told me this. My previous mechanics finish the car, and it is done and fully completed once you get it back. Colletti Motorsports will say you need to break the car in. This is a scam to hold you liable for their damages. They know or suspect their work is bad, so once your car breaks down, all they have to say is that you did something wrong. If you want them to finish the car and you tell them this, they will not do it. They will say they are too busy and just bring the car back later. You will get frustrated that they will not finish the car, but they still will not touch it. You will get so frustrated that you will just come and pick up the car because it has been sitting there so long without any work being done to it. This is what they are hoping for. That is when they blame you for the damages they have caused to your vehicle. 

Colletti Motorsports's scam #2 (the parts scam)

Have you ever been epically screwed over before by a company? This company did it to me. This is my blog about how Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti has lied to me, broken promises, overcharged me for parts, did bad work, and refused to pay for damages.  The short version is that I took my car to him and asked that it be done in 3.5 months.  After paying $8k and getting my car back two years later, I take it to another mechanic to be checked out and the entire engine has to be rebuilt again.  The new mechanic found that the head gaskets had blown and that the camshaft and front camshaft bearing was bad.  The long version is this entire blog.

When I originally started this blog, I was pretty upset and named the url "deathtocms." I wish now I wouldn't have named it that. I think it might have been a bad choice. I may start a new blog. Naming the url the same as the title would also give it a higher page rank, from my understanding.

Colletti Motorsports Scam #2 (the parts scam)

This is a simple trick for scammers, con-artists, and "ripper off-ers" like Steve Colletti. They suggest getting parts you don't really need. They'll talk you into it and it'll sound like a great idea, but it's just a way for them to produce more revenue for themselves. They get to charge more hours and fake hours. The fake hours are when they will say they ran into difficulties installing the part, but they really didn't. It's just a way for them to charge you for them sitting around.

Another part of this same scam, is the overcharging of the part. You will most likely not notice it on the bill or even take time to look it up because you'll be so happy you got your car back you won't even think about it. But the part price will be much higher, sometimes twice as high as what you could have bought it for yourself. Businesses like Colletti Motorsports are able to get prices at wholesale but you'll be paying twice the retail price for it on many occasions. This is definitely a sign of a bad business. This is what Colletti Motorsports does.

One other part of the scam is the dedicated supplier. Businesses will typically have a good relationship with one supplier. They will use this one supplier even if they can find your part cheaper somewhere else, if they even bother to look which is not likely. The supplier wants the business to "up" his revenue and incentive pay. And in return, the supplier gives the business "kickbacks." Colletti Motorsports uses this tactic as well. Colletti Motorsports probably gets free vacations or even money from his supplier by buying parts from the supplier instead of getting them cheaper for you, the consumer. 

Colletti Motorsports's scam #1 (the trust scam)

Have you ever been epically screwed over before by a company? This company did it to me. This is my blog about how Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti has lied to me, broken promises, overcharged me for parts, did bad work, and refused to pay for damages.  The short version is that I took my car to him and asked that it be done in 3.5 months.  After paying $8k and getting my car back two years later, I take it to another mechanic to be checked out and the entire engine has to be rebuilt again.  The new mechanic found that the head gaskets had blown and that the camshaft and front camshaft bearing was bad.  The long version is this entire blog.

When I originally started this blog, I was pretty upset and named the url "deathtocms." I wish now I wouldn't have named it that. I think it might have been a bad choice. I may start a new blog. Naming the url the same as the title would also give it a higher page rank, from my understanding.

Anyway, on to Colletti Motorsports scam #1.

The first and foremost scam is to simply get you to trust them. Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti will put on the nicest and most courteous demeanor he can. He will make you feel like this is a good place to bring your vehicle to. Even if he has no clue what to do to your car or the experience, knowledge, and skill necessary, he will tell you he does. This is a con-artist's first trick in the book. To get you to trust them. Once your car is there, they will then tear it apart and that is when the customer service starts going down hill. That is when they know you are at their mercy. They will take their time and give you excuses when all they are doing is extending the hours to charge you for their work, which they are not doing.

You will call them and they will tell you they are working on it. And if you stop by, you will quickly see how often your car is just sitting there without any work being done to it. But if you do stop by, they will say they are just getting ready to get your car in the garage. Then you will stop by the next day and see that your car has not moved an inch and no work has been done to it. Excuses, excuses. That is all that you will get from them at first. Later, you will find you paid a lot of money for work any other shop could have done better and at a lower price.

Remember a con-artist's first trick is to get you to trust them. There are a lot of unhappy Colletti Motorsports customers out there. Don't be the next one.

The dishonorable Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti

Have you ever been epically screwed over before by a company? This company did it to me. This is my blog about how Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti has lied to me, broken promises, overcharged me for parts, did bad work, and refused to pay for damages.  The short version is that I took my car to him and asked that it be done in 3.5 months.  After paying $8k and getting my car back two years later, I take it to another mechanic to be checked out and the entire engine has to be rebuilt again.  The new mechanic found that the head gaskets had blown and that the camshaft and front camshaft bearing was bad.  The long version is this entire blog.

This dishonorable man spat on me (a veteran) and my combat medic Vietnam Veteran father when he did what he did.

Words that describe Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti:

1. Dishonorable
2. Without Integrity
3. Thief
4. Scoundrel
5. Unskilled
6. Liar
7. "Un-knowldegable"
8. Unprofessional
9. Discourteous
10. Unintelligent
11. Scammer
12. Con-artist
13. "Ripper off-er"

All you have to do is read this blog. I have provided the proof. I have even more evidence that will come once I retrieve the emails I have lost due to upgrading my computer operating system. This will provide even further proof of my claim that Steve Colletti is a "ripper off-er."

My last email to Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti

Have you ever been epically screwed over before by a company? This company did it to me. This is my blog about how Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti has lied to me, broken promises, overcharged me for parts, did bad work, and refused to pay for damages.  The short version is that I took my car to him and asked that it be done in 3.5 months.  After paying $8k and getting my car back two years later, I take it to another mechanic to be checked out and the entire engine has to be rebuilt again.  The new mechanic found that the head gaskets had blown and that the camshaft and front camshaft bearing was bad.  The long version is this entire blog.

I have come to the last email I sent Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti before finally giving up trying to get my money back (below). As I have stated previously in my blog, I had many more emails to Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti that I have lost when I upgraded my operating system. I have decided though, that I am going to get a new computer in the next year or two. And when I do, I am going to have all those emails recovered so I can post them on this blog. Since I am planning to do this blog for several years, Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti will just have to wait to read those. But they will make him look even worse than he already does, in my opinion. I know I have at least two emails, probably many more, where I asked Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti to please put the miles on the car himself, tune it and finish it, which of course he never did.

I originally wanted to rebuild the engine in my car myself. But since my father had died, I wanted the car ready for spring and summer and I knew with all that I had going on, there would be no way I would have time to do it. That is a reason I wanted someone else to do it. I also wanted it done around the beginning of March. Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti had assured me he could do it, which of course he didn't and the car has had major parts go bad on it.

My father, who was a combat medic in Vietnam, had passed away on Veteran's day 2010. He had left some money for me and I wanted to have my car fixed and ready so I could care for it and help cope with the loss of my father. Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti denied me of this when he lied and said he could fix my car. My father also left me his 1956 Corvette that he had owned for 47 years. I plan to do every bit of work on that car myself except for painting. I can and have the tools and knowledge to do almost everything to that car myself. I am also a Veteran of both the Marines and the Navy. Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti apparently hates veterans because he not only spat on me by doing what he did, but he spat on my father as well. Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti has no honor or integrity or one ounce of professionalism in his body.

In this last email, I had contacted a local TV station in Tampa that helps with shady business owners. They were very interested in the story but could not help me since Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti was in Ohio. But they did give me information on consumer resources. I had tried all the resources they had suggested except for the FTC and FL Consumer Affairs. I  then contacted those entities but I knew it would go nowhere since I knew Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti had already made up his mind he was keeping my money. That is what con-artists do.

I am almost certain Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti knew his work was no good. But it doesn't matter if he knew it was no good or not, he has refused to reimburse me for his mistakes. And this is the person he is. A greedy unprofessional business owner that wants nothing more than to get your money. I wonder if his family is the same way. I would suspect if they were decent, they would have told him to do the right thing by now. So, they are either clueless about him ripping off people or they are in on it.

In this last email, I had stated I contacted the BBB again. They had told me Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti acted in good faith and gave him a B+ rating. I have taken some law classes and "good faith" means you put forward reasonable effort to try and resolve the situation. I argued that good faith was not put forward by Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti because he had only contacted me once since telling him I found out his work was no good. And in his one contact with me, he said he does not warranty race engines. That was it. He did not bother looking into the situation, he did not bother to see if I was telling the truth, he did not bother with anything. He simply wanted to keep the money he had basically stole from me. To the BBB, good faith means he simply contacted the BBB because of my complaint. That is their definition, which from what I have learned, is not really good faith. It is in a grey area. It was upsetting to know that the BBB can say a business puts forward good faith when all the business has to do is respond to a BBB complaint but not to the consumer. 

The professional liar and thief, Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti

Have you ever been epically screwed over before by a company? This company did it to me. This is my blog about how Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti has lied to me, broken promises, overcharged me for parts, did bad work, and refused to pay for damages.  The short version is that I took my car to him and asked that it be done in 3.5 months.  After paying $8k and getting my car back two years later, I take it to another mechanic to be checked out and the entire engine has to be rebuilt again.  The new mechanic found that the head gaskets had blown and that the camshaft and front camshaft bearing was bad.  The long version is this entire blog.

When I finally got my car back from Steve, I wanted to make sure I "babied" it and barely drove it so that Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti could not blame me for anything, which he has. I am sure now that as soon as I left his shop, he had already planned to blame me for anything that would go wrong with my car.

I contacted KDK Performance before I even picked up my car from Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti and told them the situation. I told them that I had been living in Ohio and had another shop build my engine and that I did not trust their work and wanted it checked over. KDK told me to let them know when I had my car. 

As soon as I got to Florida, I called KDK. They were working on a GNX and could not take my car for two more weeks. My car sat in my driveway basically the whole time. When the two weeks were up, I took my car to KDK. After 3-4 months, they had still not touched it. They told me the GNX they were working on was taking longer than expected. But my car is still there and has been at KDK since January 2013.

As far as I know, Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti has not called them to verify anything. Like I said earlier, I am sure he already had his mind made up he was not going to reimburse me for anything. So far, the damages Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti has caused me are at $4000.00.  And that does not include the time I have lost with my car (over 3.5 years now).

Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti is certainly a professional at lying and thievery. 

Newfound unprofessionalism from Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti

This is my blog about how Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti has lied to me, broken promises, overcharged me for parts, did bad work, and refused to pay for damages.  The short version is that I took my car to him and asked that it be done in 3.5 months.  After paying $8k and getting my car back two years later, I take it to another mechanic to be checked out and the entire engine has to be rebuilt again.  The new mechanic found that the head gaskets had blown and that the camshaft and front camshaft bearing was bad.  The long version is this entire blog.

I found out some news yesterday that adds to Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti's already unprofessional behavior. I have dissected Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti's unprofessional BBB response. In one part, he says my girlfriend at the time, "dumps" me.  First of all, it was unprofessional to even mention my girlfriend in a BBB response.  Second of all, the way he stated it was even more unprofessional. Thirdly, I proved I did the breaking up.  And lastly, the information I just found out yesterday, is that my ex girlfriend only said that we were no longer together. So, if this is true, Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti just outright lied about the break up to make himself try and look better. His unprofessionalism seems to be without bounds and shows his true character.

Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti is a professional.  He is a professional at lying and ripping people off.