Beware Beware Beware

As most of you know about a month ago my Gallardo battery died while I was out in the White Marsh area. A lot of folks recommend Rolando. I took the advice and call him up. When the car was being picked up to be towed to his shop it sustained some scuff marks to the bumper which Roland said he would fix.

Rolando was able to find the cause of the situation, combination of bad battery and poor grounding wire due to the aftermarket stereo. Rolando made a carbon fiber battery trey ($250) without asking me if I want it or not but charges me for it. I shrug it off and return my car week later so the scuff marks could be repaired. There was a small part underneath my car that was scuffed and inside of my battery area needed repainted due to battery acid leaking. Rolando assured me that both areas could be done and would only cost me about $150 to fix both issues. The car was there for three weeks and twice during that time I was told the car would be ready by a certain time and both times I received info later saying my car was not ready yet.

I picked up on my car this past Sunday and notice that 100 miles had been added to my car since I dropped it off. (See pictures) I question Rolando about it and he says that he went to 2-3 places and it was a total of about 30-45 miles. No one has an explanation about how the 100 miles were put on. Upon receiving my bill I notice an extra charge for $1,000 due to labor cost for the bumper. I stated to Roland that you told me $150 and now I have an invoice for $1000. Roland proceeds to say “yeah I figure you would have a problem with that” and says what I think I should pay him. I begin to explain that if any anytime he felt like it was going to be more than $150 that I should have been notified prior, not hoodwinked when I picked up my car. The car still doesn’t have a clear bra or wrap on it like it had prior to the damage and Roland suggest that if I pay for new clear bra and wrap, he will take off the $1,000. I don’t think it’s reasonable, why am I paying to have those items replaced when I didn’t cause the damage but it’s like 11pm and I fly out early the next morning and need to get home. So I agree.

Here we are 3 days later and the worst part about this whole situation: I’m tipped off to an Instagram post written by his girlfriend accompanied with a selfie and my car “I’m out driving it by myself dude. I’m geekin tf out lmao.” Apparently she took my car for a joyride. (See pics). Not only is Rolando allowing his girlfriend to drive my car YET I find ANOTHER Instagram post of my car by someone named Chris, in the photo of my car it says “it was very impressive handled great and was so awesome.” (See pics) Implying that he too, drove my car. This is absolutely UNACCEPTABLE.

I can kind of deal with being charged for the CF battery trey that I didn’t ask for or trying to pull the wool over the sheep’s eyes with the $1,000 “labor” cost for my bumper, but I will not tolerate someone joy riding in my car without my knowledge. If someone does that they cannot be trusted.

Rolando claims she didn’t drive my car but the pictures/post say otherwise.

I have asked for a full refund and for Rolando to pay for the clear bra and wrap but it has been decline. Furthermore Rolando feels like I’m out of line by suggesting that he gets the OK from the owner before additional costs are incurred and that he should have just installed “cheap shit on my car” (see pic). That there my friends tells you what kind of person you are dealing with, I shouldn’t have to go through the typical “business warnings.”