One final thought about this guy's plight. If you read a few of the replies he's gotten after posting his story, every one of the dozens of replies (save one) have been along the lines of: "What can I/we do to help you get back at this scumbag who ripped you off and/or you your money back?"

If someone had posted a story like that here about getting ripped off for a shitty, stolen, chop-shopped up "X" he'd have gotten about a hundred replies along the lines of: You stupid f#*%in' moron! You deserved what you got for being the textbook example of a total idiot!"

And I think that would have been warranted! C'mon, if someone is going to let themselves be taken like that, they got what they had coming.

Not saying the shyster shouldn't be prosecuted, but if that guy was willing to do a deal like that and hand over 10K cash and not even get a signed reciept (after all that he had already discovered wrong with the car before any money was exchanged) he gave up any right for sympathy or post-screw-up assistance.

Guess those Beemer guys are more forgiving of that sort of stupidity... :rolleyes: