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"Buyer Beware" "Do Not Use This Place."
"They will rip you off, and they will not fix your engine."
I was suckered out of $1950.00 by James "Jimmy" Escamilla. He is a fast talking scam artist who speaks a bunch of garbage.
I brought my vintage car to have the engine rebuilt after finding them on the web.
I should have drove off when I first arrived, and saw what a junk yard the place is.
They fixed my engine, and the body to my car all right! They gave me back the car with a transmission mount broken, and then after limping home I also found out the motor mount was also broken. Jimmy drove me around the block with it shaking, and refused to fix it when I kept asking him what was happening. He told me to buy my own transmission mount. He then drove me to the bank, and made me pay him cash after refusing a credit card.
My hood also had a huge dent in it from the inside where they hit it with the engine as they left my hood on the whole time. He said he would have "his friend down the street fix it." They scratched a beautiful front chrome bumper, and the paint in a few spots on top where they threw their tools on the car
After getting home, and looking the car over I found out it was leaking oil in Two Cylinders, and fouling out the spark plugs. I filed complaints with the BBB, and Dept. of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Automotive Repair, and my Insurance Company who resolved my problems.
This was an expensive nightmare.
Avoid this place at all cost...!
This Place is a ZERO...!!!
I had Pseudo larry rebuild two engines. Did not like the nickel and diming surcharges....rear main seal leaking on both engines after 6 mths. Brass freeze plug leaking. Pseudo Larry's solution....pour some Barr's and that should take care of it. Clanking valves on start-up......Poor quality overall and will be shopping for another rebuilder for future projects.
I found these scammers online. Do not use these CROOKS !! I should have turn around,and driven off when I saw they were in a gang neighborhood, and the place looks like a junkyard. The owner James Escamilla is a liar. There is no Larry !!! He uses numerous names, and his wife is listed as the owner. I called them before driving there, and was told my car would be inside, and that they had security. The place looked like a junk yard, but I trusted them, like a fool.
I had them rebuild my 1967 Mustang 200 6 cyl Engine. I went back the next day, and my car was outside in the junkyard, and was being taken apart, not inside as I had been told twice. I was called by James, and told my engine was done a few days later. When I saw my car there was a huge dent in my hood. They had left the hood on, and hit it putting the engine in. They also scratched the bumper, and put a dent from a jack in the body that I did not see until later. These people are slobs who will damage your property. My car was close to mint. When I went for a test drive the car was shaking apart, and James said it was normal. It was not normal ! They had broken the transmission mount, and later I found out one engine mount, and I had to drive it home that way, and fix it myself. James told me where I could go buy one. They break it, and you go buy it . Unbelievable!!! SCUM !! I was not able to pay with a check, or credit card as told, I had to be driven to the bank to pay with CASH, and it cost over $1800.00. They held my car hostage. After paying, I had to drive about 45 minutes with a broken transmission, and engine mount to get home. My Insurance denied the claim for the hood as James, and his staff denied damaging the hood, which I had to fix myself. This was an ORDEAL! A NIGHTMARE ! LIARS !
They all lied, the mechanic's can't speak English, but said in Spanish the hood was not done by them, but James said he would have his friend down the street fix it, but I wanted nothing more to do with these thief's or their shoddy work.
This is just the half of it. I got home, and checked the plugs, and there was oil in two cylinders. It was worse than when I took it in to them to have it fixed. They had not even fixed anything. I had to replace the plugs every few days. I filed a complaint with the State of California, and waited about a month, and half. I wanted to go to another shop to get it fixed, but the State said Larry's would fix it. The only way it got fixed was after I brought two of my workers who bench 575 pound to have a talk with James, and they told him to fix it right. It will probably have to be rebuilt again. I never got my hood fixed, or the other scratches, and dent from the jack. THESE PEOPLE LIE, AND SCAM !! DO NOT TRUST A WORD THEY SAY. The place is a dirty junkyard. DO NOT TAKE YOUR VINTAGE CAR TO THEM !!!
This was a huge mistake !!! Yea, they have a good website. BUYER BEWARE OF LARRY'S PERFORMANCE SHOP IN MONTEBELLO, CA THERE IS NO ONE EVEN NAMED LARRY THERE.
"Buyer Beware" "Do Not Use This Place."
"They will rip you off, and they will not fix your engine."
I was suckered out of $1950.00 by James "Jimmy" Escamilla. He is a fast talking scam artist who speaks a bunch of garbage.
I brought my vintage car to have the engine rebuilt after finding them on the web.
I should have drove off when I first arrived, and saw what a junk yard the...
DO NOT BRING YOUR ENGINE HERE. He messed it up so bad. No thread on intake/exhaust screw holes, no silicone/sealant on midpan, no thread on spark plug holes, and low compression in two cylinders. A clown could do a better job, I've been fighting it but they are just so shady with their warranty and their business that all I can do is leave this review in which I hope other people see. He made a...
Wwhy would anyone leave their car at a junk yard that was located in a gang neighorhood?some people are just out to make a fast buck or get a free paint job why did his insurance co refuse to pay the claim when they came out to look at the car and noticed that the dent was rusty their words were this looks like it happen a few years ago.some people just dont have anything better to do with...
This place is no good, I bought a 350 from these guys and a push rod broke. I've read a lot of complains about this place and they match my problems. There're no good!
I found these scammers online. Do not use these CROOKS !! I should have turn around,and driven off when I saw they were in a gang neighborho...
Whol & Ret Automotive Parts
Since 1994, Larry's Performance Shop has been providing Automotive Repair Shops, Nec from Montebello.
Larrys Performance Shop can be found at Montebello Way 530. The following is offered: Engine Repair. The entry is present with us since Sep 7, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 12, 2013. In Montebello there are 1 other Engine Repair. An overview can be found here.
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