@Lou

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As you may know, I own Fiero(s) and parts (source code) can be difficult to fine. No mechanic (or developer) can guarrantee to the day when something will be done escpecially when the parts supplier (Eyetech) sends you a different drivetrain than originally expected yet the original owner didn't see fit to complain about that and still expected the job to be done.

So let me get this straight --- if you take your car to a mechanic, and the mechanic gives you *in writing* "Should only be a couple of weeks", then two *months* later, you hit a cashflow problem and want to sell your car, you'd consider the mechanic to have a veto right?

But wait, it gets better. You *do* sell the title to your car to a third party, the new owner pays for the agreed upon (in writing) sum to the mechanic, then sells the title to someone fourth party. When the fourth party turns up at the mechanic, the mechanic calls the third party, not the original owner, to check that everything is above board. The mechanic also sends a receipt for the money paid to the third party.

Then the car, which is a real looker, attracts the attention of the local car magazine. The mechanic is interviewed and says "Oh, yeah, this one. Cool car, belongs to fourth party. It's been around the block a bit, but it has now found a nice new owner, and we are looking forward to working on it in the future".

Then, after the mechanic has had the car for a year, the (second) new owner turns up and wants to take it home. "Oh, no", says the mechanic, "you still owe some of the agreed upon money". Well, the owner wants the car, so he pays. "Oh no", says the mechanic, "you still owe us more money". This is getting silly, but the owner wants to drive the car furing his holiday, so he pays, and asks for the keys. "Oh no", says the mechanic, "that car is not owned by you. The original owner had no right to sell it, 10 months ago. Says so in the contract. Look, right here, right under the 'should take two weeks' clause. So it's still owned by him!".

And for extra fun and giggles, the mechanic then goes and sues you, the original owner....