Yeah so I spoke to charlie today, I told him i would need it rebuilt on monday. So he said I can meet up with him some where off I-4 at a gas station and give him the turbo. Have any of you guys ever conducted business this way with him? Seems kinda fishy I don't like the sound of it, I'd rather drop it off at his home/shop so that way if he tries to jack my shit, I know on which do to go knock. What do you guys think? Any previous experiences?

 

I would agree with you. We are talking about a valuable piece of equipment that can easilly dissapear... I would request that you meet him at his shop or else you will send it elsewhere. If he takes the step forewards to do that than I'd have +1 on the respect meter for him. If not, - 10.

 

he has two of my CT26's when his shop closed on Florida he took those with him and told me if I wanted them to come pick them up somewhere in the Sticks... I told him to keep the POS's becasue i didnt want to drive all the way out to get my turds.... Id ask him if you can meet him at his house, so you know where to find him.

-Ian

 

Shit if you didn't want your CT26 I would payed for the rebuild and taken them. Yeah I'm just a little scared about this. Talking about meeting up in a gas station. I'll probably end up asking him for his shops address and meeting him there.

 

risky... sounds alot like some shady importers i know :-/

 

I have been doing business with him this way for at least 4 different turbo overhauls now, and your right he does live in the sticks. Unfortunately to own or lease a building in Tampa is ridiculous in price, so thats why Charlie works from his home now. Charlie has a reputation that he has to uphold, so stealing your turbo would be the last thing that he would ever do.

-Ryan

 

When he rebuilt my turbo a year ago, I had to meet him at the gas station and hand my turbo off to him. I had no trouble trusting him, since this was the third time I had done business with him.

 

sounds like a stand up guy... can he do ct's or just garrets etc...

 

I dunno, I just dont want to be one of the people on the short end of the stick and then not have a company to go after. Going after a "guy" is more difficult becasue the better business bureau dosent give a damn.