As best as I can tell, Treehouse racing was Jon Siccardi's online store, and BimmersUSA was his repair shop. Scot is the person I dealt with, and he referred to Jon as "his partner." Treehouse is the online company that sells aftermarket control arm bushings. The shell was titled to Jon, and Scot showed me all of Jon's track cars, parts, bicycles, and an enormous RV housed at BimmersUSA. The M3 shell was buried in all his stuff. Despite my requests, I never met Jon or was able to otherwise communicate with Jon. Therefore, Scot and Jon are one and the same as far as I am concerned. For all I know, Jon is Scot's imaginary friend, or perhaps the other way around?
The last time I called their phone number, I got "the magic jack customer is not available."
It's funny how in this post where he is selling an eyeball arm, Scot was sure to point out every detail of scratches and rubber marks on a who-cares part, however, serious serious issues were not disclosed about the M3 shell. Silence on serious and known material defects is not being "an honest guy but ... one hell of a salesman" as another person pointed out on another forum about Jon. It is deceptive and dishonest, plain and simple. It's especially bad when dealing with people who have to pay first sight unseen, then travel a long distance to learn their disappointment. Just think about what level of ethics you would have to have to be okay doing that to people. Of course I was lucky to be local and save everyone else from that part of the experience, but what excuse does Jon have for the rear bumper being missing with him then apparently hiding like a coward? Such a shame and embarrassment for someone in the BMW community to put their reputation on the line to save themselves some dollars. It's telling that he doesn't value his own reputation more than the bumper. Seriously, quality issues aside, what honest person thinks it is okay to just completely ignore an expensive-hard-to-replace missing bumper that was supposed to be part of the deal. Assuming he is still in business online, I would suggest BMW enthusiasts think twice about giving them business if they agree that these are not good/honest people to deal with.
The last time I called their phone number, I got "the magic jack customer is not available."
It's funny how in this post where he is selling an eyeball arm, Scot was sure to point out every detail of scratches and rubber marks on a who-cares part, however, serious serious issues were not disclosed about the M3 shell. Silence on serious and known material defects is not being "an honest guy but ... one hell of a salesman" as another person pointed out on another forum about Jon. It is deceptive and dishonest, plain and simple. It's especially bad when dealing with people who have to pay first sight unseen, then travel a long distance to learn their disappointment. Just think about what level of ethics you would have to have to be okay doing that to people. Of course I was lucky to be local and save everyone else from that part of the experience, but what excuse does Jon have for the rear bumper being missing with him then apparently hiding like a coward? Such a shame and embarrassment for someone in the BMW community to put their reputation on the line to save themselves some dollars. It's telling that he doesn't value his own reputation more than the bumper. Seriously, quality issues aside, what honest person thinks it is okay to just completely ignore an expensive-hard-to-replace missing bumper that was supposed to be part of the deal. Assuming he is still in business online, I would suggest BMW enthusiasts think twice about giving them business if they agree that these are not good/honest people to deal with.
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