Follow Up With Scott@Synergy
 

I just wanted to let people know where I am at with the issues I was having on the Synergy thread. I do not want this to turn into a bashing thread at all and it needs to stay on topic. I do not care what side your on or how you feel about it no bashing or name calling.

I reached out to Scott for a set of bored throttle bodies and a ported M370. Scott did not have a M370 and found someone who was selling one. I agreed to pay the 430.00 for the M370 with the understanding that once Scott received mine he would refund the amount I payed for it. I agreed to the amount for services and core charges and payed via PayPal. I received the throttle bodies and M370 and installed on my car. I developed a vacuum leak when I went to have the car tuned the next day due to a defective part of the M370. I reached out to Scott via PM and posted him to reply back asap on the Synergy thread.

Out of frustration due to lack of contact I called the phone number on the upper mani and asked for Scott but spoke with the owner of Synergy. The guy I spoke with is Shawn and I told him the issues I was having. He gave me different options and we finally came to the conclusion that a ported oem mani was our fastest solution due to not having a ported M370 ready to ship. I also asked if he had a ported lower mani ready to go and he said he has one and would work on it and ship both at the same time. Scott did not have any solution other than go buy some washers and than u can torque that spot down. I payed for a functional and working M370. That is not what I received. So I payed Shawn for the lower and UPS express shipping to get both pieces in 3 days. Bad move on my part because chit hit the fan.

Everyone knows what was said and what happened on the Scott@Synergy thread. It's a good read. I did file a paypal claim and waited. I gave it some thought and reached out to Scott. I cancelled the claim to get this resolved and show good faith. Just want my money back that's it. We stil cannot come to a agreement about what is owed back to me. Hopefully you guys here can chime in and clarify because as I see it I am entitled to a little something like this...

1) Throttle Bodies payed for to Scott. That is including core charge and bore charge. Scott refunded the core charge.

2) M370 payed for to Scott. That is including the price of the M370 and port charge. Sent Scott my M370 so he has both and he has not refunded the amount I payed for the defective M370.

3) Shawn sent me a ported oem upper mani and a ported lower mani. I payed for the port job for the lower mani only. Shawn sent the lower mani out before I shipped mine. Shawn did receive my lower mani and Scott picked it up from his shop.

4) Scott has the defective M370 that is ported , lower mani, throttle bodies and my original M370.

5) Scott says I still owe him money and will not be refunding the amount I believe he should refund me. Shawn did not charge me what Scott charges for the lower mani port job. So I told Scott that is fine. Take the remaining balance I owe you out of the core fee and refund me the amount left. He won't do it.

6) Scott did not approve of me getting a oem ported mani. He does not want to sit on two ported M370. So I suggested to him send me back my M370 and I will send you my oem mani so he doesn't have two M370 Mani. That is not good enough.

7) So I believe I owe Scott the difference for the lower mani port job which he can take out of my core fee and refund what is left. I also believe Scott should refund me back the amount I payed for the defective M370. I will send Scott my oem mani and it should be good to go. He keeps saying nope. He also says he will not refund what I payed for the defective M370 mani because I can sell mine for more money or make my money back. That is not what we agreed upon.

8) He also keeps telling me I need to show people the pms he is sending me because basically I dont get it. So hopefully peeps here can show me the light that I am wrong and just accept what Scott is telling me.

No bashing or name calling and be nice!!!!!

He doesn't really have what you would call "good" rep around here, sort of shady if you ask me, however I agree with the above post as well, call it even for the 2nd M370 & ported oem and be at ease.

Did read the other thread and here is my "opinion".

If the M370 didn't exist in the equation.

You received an OEM modified upper, modified lower and a set of TB's. You in kind sent in or will be sending an OEM upper, OEM lower and a set of TB's from what I read, so that ends up being a wash. Whatever core charges were charged should be refunded as you have/will be satisfying that part, and you did state you paid Shawn for the port job on the modified lower - why a difference in price? Good customer relations for Shawn?

As for the M370 intake, it's not your fault it was a defective piece, using washers as a fix to it is unacceptable, Scott bought it and should take that up where he purchased it from if it was like that from the get go, unless it happened during the modifications they do and take it as a loss, either way it's not your responsibility and shouldn't have to pay for such.

I think he owes you the $430 for the price you paid for the M370 that was defective and return back your original M370 he has in his possession. If he continues to make the stink in the difference of porting price in the lower, have him take it out of the $430 he owes you, that's up to you.

My take on it...

In all fairness I do owe him a little more for the porting of the lower core. Shawn did not charge me the Scott pricing. So if he takes out what is owed on the core for the lower mani than all I believe he needs to refund me for the lower core is a little over 80.00. He will not give me his address so I can ship my oem mani to him and he ships my original M370 back to me. The biggest issue I have with him is that he just keeps telling me I can sell my M370 using my own time to get the money back that he agreed to pay me once he received the M370 mani from me. He keeps telling me to show people to help me understand that I am wrong.

If he did not give you his address. Who did you ship everything to?

My head hurts, remind me though to never have any dealings with Scott, if I want this done in the future I'll deal directly with the source.

With all the OEM stuff being square or could be if all parties would cooperate.

Scott seems to forget that sometime in the past you paid $xxx for your M370 intake, not like the car came from factory that way and was included in the purchase. I'll stick with my opinion he owes you your original M370 intake and the $430 you spent for the one he bought that somewhere was messed up.

Good question as I thought Scott was the middle man and everything went through him...

oh god......IBTL :bowrofl:

He owes you money and you'll never see a single dime of it. He spent it adding to his sweet neck tattoo like all the other successful businessmen out there.

No, he spent it on an AR15 that he built.

It terrifies me that someone with that level of anger issues and zero coping skills has firearms. I'm about as pro-2A as humanly possible, but some people shouldn't be armed.

Isn't your claim really with Synergy, not Nurse Necktat? He was acting as an employee of theirs when he tried to screw you out of money.

Scott@synergy is an idiot. I've had no transactions with him, but reading his comments on my pics, he knows nothing. Sorry you got caught up with him. Hope it gets resolved fairly.

the guy goes to wla-mart to get supplies to build his own parts. I highly doubt he spent it on his car.

Let's not start with the name calling.. Just waiting for him to pop on here amd explain his math

honestly the name calling should be allowed.

just saw his stupid posts on FB all morning bashing people and going after them for no reason.

dude is a scheming, lying, neck-tatted, cocksucker. he's a blemish to our community of normal enthusiasts with common interests and bonds through our cars.

my opinion: file your claim, get your money (ALL of it too), get him perma-banned from the forum, and we all live happily ever after :tiphat: