Date:         Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:44:50 -0800
Reply-To:     Steven Dodson <steven@EPOCHDESIGN.COM>
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From:         Steven Dodson <steven@EPOCHDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Ripped Off by Direct Auto Dismantle
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As many of you are aware, I bought a TDi engine last year to do a conversion
on my Syncro.
I bought the engine from Nathan Bernard of Direct Auto Dismantle (aka
Europart Solutions, aka Tuning Science) in Hood River, Oregon.

When I picked up the engine, there were some parts missing that he had said
he would promptly provide me with. I made the mistake of paying him before I
left with the engine.
He told me that the engine was a non-immobilizer unit from a 2001 SEAT and
that he would provide me with docs from the VW auction, where he bought the
engine, that certified that this preproduction engine had less than 20K Km
on it.

Turns out that there is no such thing as a non-immobilizer unit for the
VW/Audi/SEAT/Skoda auto engines. It also turns out that the TDi engine and
EDC he sold me don't match.

Well, after a year of hounding this guy for the rest of the parts and not
getting anywhere, he has disconnected his phones. His website:
http://www.europartsolutions.com seems to still be up and running. The
County of Multnomah and State of Oregon had a DBA but no tax ID or records
of this business and will be tracking him down using other info I was able
to give them.

I'm sure I'm not the only one he's been stringing along. I've talked to
others that are worse off than I.

Steer clear of this guy, he's bad news! Time to call in "The Law"...

-Steven Dodson
Kneeland, CA
"Inga" the 87 Syncro