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.
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.
Colletti Motorsports Scam #5 (The experience scam)
This is where they will tell you how experienced they are and how great of work they can do. These are just lies for them to try and gain your trust. Very similar to the trust scam but this is where they lie or exaggerate about their credentials. Experience means very little if you are just not a good mechanic to begin with. A great mechanic needs not only experience but intelligence and skill as well. I have seen people with great skill and intelligence, and very little experience, overcome people with many years of experience in many areas, not just automotive mechanics. But, since Colletti Motorsports is supposed to be a professional racing automotive company that is beyond average mechanic shops, you would expect Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti to have both intelligence and skill, which you will quickly find out he does not.
For myself, and this is just my opinion, I do not trust fast talkers or slow talkers that run businesses or are in sales. Fast talkers tend to be hiding things and try to scam you at that instant. Slow talkers are trying to be your friend and gain your trust so they can scam you later and possibly on a larger scale. For me, I found Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti to be a slow talker. And as I have said in earlier posts, I would not have brought my car here originally if it wasn't for Bill that used to work here. I trusted him, not Steve. Bill would have made things right.
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 #4 (the false criminal charges)
I am not really sure if you would consider this a scam or not, but if you dare try to get your money back from Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti's bad work, they will try and make you look bad by falsifying evidence against you. They will say you are threatening them by the internet or phone or whatever it may be. They may hire people to make calls from a "pay as you go" phone in the area you normally use your phone so that it appears that it is you making the calls. They may hire a computer specialist to make threatening emails and correspondence appear to come from your computer, or they will simply photoshop it. These charges against you can be easily be dismissed in court, but you'll have to hire an attorney and take the time to go to court. Anything that Colletti Motorsports presents will be hearsay. Unless the evidence comes directly from a hard drive, it is hearsay. But like I said, you will have to take the time to go to court and spend money for an attorney. They are hoping that you just give up. And even if you end up getting the charges dismissed and sue them for harassment or falsifying evidence, you will not likely collect any money from them ever. Steve (the "ripper off-er") Colletti, like many con-artists, know how to manipulate their assets and use the law in their favor to always avoid paying you.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
