 |
IFG/Warlock
Design
Chino,
California, USA
3
October 2001
Yesterday
I reported that we had received two faxes from Lamborghini indicating
that Lamborghini had sent a Cease & Desist order to IFG/Warlock.
It
turns out that those faxed letters, displaying Lamborghini's
letterhead, were hoaxes. That is
to say, Lamborghini did not send such letters to anyone. Among
other cues to the falsity of
those letters is the fact that the sender apparently cannot even
spell his name consistently...
On
the first letter is was "Massimo PERONE"; on the second
it was "Massimo PERONI." Sigh.
I
trust that the perpetrator of this hoax recognizes that by signing
his name on Lamborghini letterhead, he has clearly broken the
law.
28
October 2000
Dear
Curt,
I purchased a lamborghini kit car from Imaginary
Fiberglass Inc., (IFG)
in December of 1999. Today is October 28, 2000 and I still haven't
received all my parts. It has been over 10 months since I paid
for the kit. I don't think anyone should have to wait that long
for their parts. If they didn't have the parts or no intention
of sending them, then they shouldn't have taken my money. Without
these parts I have no way to complete my car.
I
have called IFG several times and talked to the owner Ray Hoogenraad.
I talked to him on February 4, 2000 and he said that everyone
there was out with the flu. He said my parts would go out this
week.
I
waited and waited, on April 7, 2000 I called and talked to Ray
again and this time he said my parts were on the dock ready to
ship out. Those parts never came.
I
called again on May 17, 2000 and Ray again told me that my parts
were going out tomorrow, which would have been May 18. On May
24, 2000 I did receive a passenger door that was damaged, so
I didn't except it from the UPS and sent it back. The other parts
never came.
On
June 20, 2000 I talked to Ray and as always he said my parts
were going out, this time he said on June 28, 2000. Then I phoned
IFG on July 18, 2000 and they said that Ray wasn't in but he'd
return my call. I called back the very next day and was told
again that Ray would return my call (he never did).
I
called again on July 21, and he still avoided me. On July 27,
2000 I filed a claim with the Better Business Bureau in Colton,
California. It's now been over 10 months and I'm waiting for
a passenger door and several other parts. On September 25, 2000
I filed a claim with the Office Of The Attorney General in Los
Angeles, California. I feel that they gave me the Catch-22, and
I just wanted you and everyone else to know how they treat their
customers. At this point I don't know what to do next, I guess
I'll have to contact an attorney. I would just like to thank
you very much for your time and if there is any advice that you
can give me, it would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Jenny Trivett
August
2000
We
continue to receive very serious complaints about IFG/Warlock.
Sigh.
Friday,
12 December 1997
We
received a faxed message today from I.F.G. customer Jack Cobb
of Chattanooga, Tennessee, which reads in part:
"The
purpose of this letter is to confirm the email I sent to you
on 12-07-97 regarding a settlement reached with IFG concerning
my Countach kit car. Under the agreement, we must remove all
pictures and print concerning my car from your website."
We've
removed the photos and captions from this page in concurrence
with Mr. Cobb's request, although we are in no way morally or
legally obligated to do so. Caveat: we look forward to getting
significantly more favorable reports on IFG's products and customer-relations
policies.
|