OK, I have waited for quite a while to get this off of my chest. I would have posted sooner, but I have been trying to gather information in a discrete manner due to the fact that I believed I was going to have to drive to MS from Tampa to settle up with Frazier's Transmission service. Where to begin?
Well, let me just start by saying that ChrisJ and other members on MM attempted to warn me about dealing with Michael Frazier (AKA DroppedBass87), but I wrote off teh warnings as something that had happened by chance and would not happen to me. WRONG. In October, I sent a disassembled C4 transmission to Michael Frazier in order for him and his father, Allen Frazier (owner of Frazier's Transmission), to buid up my parts I had already bought. I told Michael at the time that there was no rush, so they could take their time and assess any needs the tranny might have. November came and went without a word from Michael or his father. At the time, I was working 84+ hours a week, so I was not overly concerned with getting the transmission. This is what I recieve from Michael on January 27th:
"hey adam this is michael.just wanted to let you know the total cost of transmission and shipping is 936.28.you can send a money order from wal mart or post office in the name of
Michael a frazier
5057 w gay rd
diberville,ms 39540....
You can call me or my dad at 228-365-7890 if needed..or email at trany4u@aol.com...
And i need your shipping address and name of where you want the trans to go to..
thanks
michael"
This is from 1/28
"Hey man
From: Michael Frazier (droppedbass87@aol.com)
Sent: Wed 1/28/09 10:07 AM
To: acmiller233@hotmail.com (acmiller233@hotmail.com)
Just wondering when will you be sending off the payment so we can finish this thing and get it to you?"
He almost seemed like he was wanting me to send payment. LOL
I get this on 2/04:
"Hey man
From: Michael Frazier (droppedbass87@aol.com)
Sent: Wed 2/04/09 12:58 PM
To: acmiller233@hotmail.com (acmiller233@hotmail.com)
Yeah I got the money order..were getting on the trans fast as we can to get it done and to you..just trying to take a lil time to make it right.."
From that email on, I did not hear anything from Michael. I attempted to contact Allen several times and he finally picked up around Feb. 16ish and assured me that everything was going smoothly. He said he only liked a few more parts and he would get the tranny shipped out. Past that, I have been unable to reach Allen or Michael at all until two weeks ago when Allen told me that he was shipping the tranny out on that Friday. He said he would call with details and a tracking number. I never heard anything back until last week on Thursday when he left a message saying that the tranny would ship out on Friday (again). Finally, he shipped the tranny to me on Wed. and it got here today. The packaging looked like complete ****, one of my AN fittings to my cooler looks like someone smashed it with vise grips, the exterior paint on the tranny looks like a child painted it, and my bellhousing was shiped loose. I specifically mailed the bellhousing to MS to be installed on the tranny and it was shipped to Tampa in another container for me to deal with. I can't imagine what the inside of this tranny looks like. I guess I will just have to hope for the best at this point.
Well, let me just start by saying that ChrisJ and other members on MM attempted to warn me about dealing with Michael Frazier (AKA DroppedBass87), but I wrote off teh warnings as something that had happened by chance and would not happen to me. WRONG. In October, I sent a disassembled C4 transmission to Michael Frazier in order for him and his father, Allen Frazier (owner of Frazier's Transmission), to buid up my parts I had already bought. I told Michael at the time that there was no rush, so they could take their time and assess any needs the tranny might have. November came and went without a word from Michael or his father. At the time, I was working 84+ hours a week, so I was not overly concerned with getting the transmission. This is what I recieve from Michael on January 27th:
"hey adam this is michael.just wanted to let you know the total cost of transmission and shipping is 936.28.you can send a money order from wal mart or post office in the name of
Michael a frazier
5057 w gay rd
diberville,ms 39540....
You can call me or my dad at 228-365-7890 if needed..or email at trany4u@aol.com...
And i need your shipping address and name of where you want the trans to go to..
thanks
michael"
This is from 1/28
"Hey man
From: Michael Frazier (droppedbass87@aol.com)
Sent: Wed 1/28/09 10:07 AM
To: acmiller233@hotmail.com (acmiller233@hotmail.com)
Just wondering when will you be sending off the payment so we can finish this thing and get it to you?"
He almost seemed like he was wanting me to send payment. LOL
I get this on 2/04:
"Hey man
From: Michael Frazier (droppedbass87@aol.com)
Sent: Wed 2/04/09 12:58 PM
To: acmiller233@hotmail.com (acmiller233@hotmail.com)
Yeah I got the money order..were getting on the trans fast as we can to get it done and to you..just trying to take a lil time to make it right.."
From that email on, I did not hear anything from Michael. I attempted to contact Allen several times and he finally picked up around Feb. 16ish and assured me that everything was going smoothly. He said he only liked a few more parts and he would get the tranny shipped out. Past that, I have been unable to reach Allen or Michael at all until two weeks ago when Allen told me that he was shipping the tranny out on that Friday. He said he would call with details and a tracking number. I never heard anything back until last week on Thursday when he left a message saying that the tranny would ship out on Friday (again). Finally, he shipped the tranny to me on Wed. and it got here today. The packaging looked like complete ****, one of my AN fittings to my cooler looks like someone smashed it with vise grips, the exterior paint on the tranny looks like a child painted it, and my bellhousing was shiped loose. I specifically mailed the bellhousing to MS to be installed on the tranny and it was shipped to Tampa in another container for me to deal with. I can't imagine what the inside of this tranny looks like. I guess I will just have to hope for the best at this point.