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<blockquote data-quote="Proximity" data-source="post: 5517153" data-attributes="member: 589997">So I had a &quot;friend&quot; of mine install an engine in my car at his shop for $500. This friend is named Dave, he owns a collision/body shop and is an extremely good friend of my uncle. First time the car is driving around, due to installer error a bolt breaks and causes damage to the flywheel and clutch. Dave sends it to another shop and to fix it all the bill is $1000. Dave, as he should since it was his responsibility. Dave isn&#039;t doing the work, but a mechanic who works at the shop is.Now, the car sits at a toyota dealership. We were missing some vacuum lines so Dave wanted to send it to a nearby toyota dealership and have them get the ones we needed and put them in. I now face an $82 parts bill and around a $320 labor bill. I guess there are more install issues than the vacuum lines.I have no problem paying for the parts, but I don&#039;t think I should pay for the labor. I paid him to install the engine, not do a half *** job and send it somewhere else for me to pay the bill there as well.Thoughts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Proximity, post: 5517153, member: 589997"] So I had a "friend" of mine install an engine in my car at his shop for $500. This friend is named Dave, he owns a collision/body shop and is an extremely good friend of my uncle. First time the car is driving around, due to installer error a bolt breaks and causes damage to the flywheel and clutch. Dave sends it to another shop and to fix it all the bill is $1000. Dave, as he should since it was his responsibility. Dave isn't doing the work, but a mechanic who works at the shop is. Now, the car sits at a toyota dealership. We were missing some vacuum lines so Dave wanted to send it to a nearby toyota dealership and have them get the ones we needed and put them in. I now face an $82 parts bill and around a $320 labor bill. I guess there are more install issues than the vacuum lines. I have no problem paying for the parts, but I don't think I should pay for the labor. I paid him to install the engine, not do a half *** job and send it somewhere else for me to pay the bill there as well. Thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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