[GaryK]

I've mentioned this on this board before, but my situation hasn't changed and I'd like to see if anybody here could help out. I paid Michael Wachholz for an f-body brake kit and a set of brake pads over a year ago, and to date have only received the caliper brackets and a couple brake lines. Over time, I kept hearing excuses for the rest of the stuff not shipping, until he finally got tired of me inquiring I guess. He blocked all my emails and stopped answering the phone. Whenever I would get him on the phone, he would hang up on me as soon as he knew who was calling.

I tried working with the local law enforcement when he was still in Minnesota, but they weren't of any help. Looking at his website (www.prospeedmotorsport.com), it seems that he is now in Scottsdale, Arizona. Is there anybody that knows him and can get something done about this?

I got a judgement against him, but being in Virginia it doesn't do me much good. If anybody can do anything to either get my money or get my parts, I'd be willing to pay you something for your time.

[GaryK]

I'd like to pay him a visit, but it wouldn't do me any good if I did what I'd *really* like to do. I could just show up and maybe just being confronted in person would prompt him to do something, but if he refuses to then I have no legal means at that point. Unless I can get criminal charges against him somehow, it seems that the police department isn't able to do anything to help either.

I'm trying to figure out how I can go further with the judgement and collect the money by garnishment or another means, but I really don't know much about how this stuff works. I would think there is a way to do it without having go through his local court system, but so far I haven't had any luck. I have also tried to talk to some local attorney's about it, but they don't seem interested in helping because I presume they stand to make little money by doing so. At the very least, I'd like to get it on his credit record so he can't borrow any money.

I really can't believe Wachholz was willing to so blatantly rip someone off, but I guess it was all in the timing of things. Apparently he just figured he could get some extra money out of me by pulling this before "getting out of the brake business". Or maybe he got mad at me when I asked for a refund a few months after I sent the money. I don't see how the guy can possibly justify what he's done, he must be a real piece of work.

I saw that note on the Prospeed website, and I thought it was interesting too. I considered calling Stoptech to see if they could help me, but based on my experiences thus far I know they won't want to get in the middle of it. A while back, I found some people grumbling about Wachholz on the Rennlist Porsche forums, and I let them know what he did to me. A couple people claimed they could help, but when I contacted them in private they just said they didn't want to get involved.