Man (men), I am so grateful. You don't know. Grateful for decent people. The help and advice has been great. I assure you I could see the handwriting a long time ago and have documented well and, with help, made sure I covered a lot of bases. And we have not been idle by any means. What is "missing" here has always been stability. We asked John to deliver a car per the contract or refund. It's a simple matter and he simply did not do either. I always tried to work with him, not delay his production, and staying focused on the matter at hand. I got excuses and rants about his accomplishments. It is and was just weird. People want things to change. People ignore the facts because of a shiny new dream. Some things will not change and must end.
So I ask the simple question. Why doesn't a man tell a client(s) he is moving his shop...taking on a partner...and establishing an LLC? And like it was suggested, why isn't this partner clearing matters up? I don't envy him. I've been on top of the activities for some time. We have been watching maybe even from a prime location. I just can't elaborate now.
Times like these requires one to stay focused. Not to be swayed by distraction tactics regarding personal life, a new website, tales of success stories, etc. True or not, it's more of the same. This is a business transaction. And if a business, regardless of the name or location changes conducts itself consistently one way, you just might be able to predict something from that. Like the song says, "I can see clearly now." I am prepared to lose my money and expenses but not without seeing the matter to an end. Damages often far exceed contracts. I am not prepared to go quietly. Again, all I asked from John was a car right then or money right then. His choice was simple.