Golden Beetle Car Company (Page 3 of 3)

Clancy,
I may have given you the wrong impression about the Attorney General in Montana. They were, in fact, very interested and sympathetic with my situation. I talked with them for about an hour. I had sent a formal complaint to them and after about a week or so I called to follow up. They said they had received my complaint and it would be on file in their office should other complaints come in against Golden Beetle. They then went on to explain that Montana is a "Buyer Beware" state and it is up to the consumer to research and validate any business in the state of Montana. They were sympathetic and understood our dilemma, but explained that under state law, they could not act on one complaint. They said that there must be multiple complaints (3-5) for them to take action. They said that my complaint would stay on file and if they received additional complaints against Golden Beetle they could, and would take action. So, I strongly urge anyone who has had a bad experience with Golden Beetle to notify the Attorney General in Montana and we can get 3 to 5 formal complaints filed then they can get involved and force Golden Beetle to take action or suffer the consequences.

I heard back from the Attorney General here in Kentucky yesterday. They told me that they had sent an official letter to Golden Beetle requesting a resolution to this issue. They said that Golden Beetle has 30 days to respond to the letter. I am still waiting to hear back from the Better Business Bureau in Kentucky as well as the BBB in Montana. It looks like the AG here in Kentucky may be my best chance of some sort of resolution at this point.

Again, if anyone out there or you know anyone who has had a bad experience with Golden Beetle and Peter Seabury, please report your experience to the Attorney General of Montana. If they get 3-5 formal complaints against Golden Beetle they can step in and take action. I find it very hard to believe that I and myvwbug1234 are the only ones that have been deceived and ripped off. If you have any questions or need assistance with how to contact the Attorney General please contact me directly at the e-mail address below.

BEWARE OF THE GOLDEN BEETLE CAR COMPANY AND PETER SEABURY !!!

Kevin
88carfan
88carfan@insightbb.com

Another story with results that seem typical now of Golden Beetle.

Come on, duct tape? There are so many other incorrect ways of patching, like pop rivets and bondo!

If this is doing the
best he can, this is weak! Is there no pride in the work over there? Or are they too busy trying to get the funds generated
on promises into a private bank account anticipating the impending doom! An assumption yes but, what else is there to
go on? It makes no sense to think that this somehow wouldn't come back to bite him. Referring to the duct tape patch.

You can't remain in business with examples of your work out there like this.

Anyone else need to step up and report their experience with 'ol Pete?

Thanks for the post Randy, I hope you were able to locate someone to fix the so called fixes from them. It seems that
a new company could spring up in just un-doing the jobs GBC co. has done to VW's.

Dennis C~

Well it looks like we can add another victim to the steadily growing list of scams by Golden Beetle Car Company and Peter Seabury. This sounds like another chapter of a book I have unfortunately already read. At first I thought maybe we got ripped off because we are 2000 miles away and by the time we found all of our problems it would be too much trouble to do anything about it. But this guy is bold enough to do this stuff to people who live in the same town. It's almost impossible to believe that he has the nerve to even try to get away with it.

Our bug is now going through it's second restoration process. Most of the work so far has been to correct what Golden Beetle did wrong. Most of the cosmetic parts that he used were the wrong shape/size for the year bug that we have. Almost all of the mechanical work he did has had to be redone. Bolts were loose causing leaks and other unsafe driving conditions. The "restoration" job that they did to our bug is downright pathetic.

I wanted to let Randy know that I have another thread going over on Samba to try to inform everyone in the VW world know about Golden Beetle and try to prevent others from getting ripped off like we did. Randy if you would like to post your experience there to warn others here is the link: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewto … highlight=

My quest against Golden Beetle and Peter Seabury continues as I will continue to post words of warning anywhere I can. Please help me in warning other against this deceitful and dishonest company.

BEWARE OF THE GOLDEN BEETLE CAR COMPANY AND PETER SEABURY!!!

Thanks,
Kevin
88carfan

After reading all these posts (and those on Samba) regarding GBC, I feel better about my purchase on eBay...

Thanks at least for that. I bought a '71 with salvage title, meaning it needs to pass an inspection in my state. I don't think it could. I've had to pull the tank and flush it, replace clogged filter, flushed out the line (I'm waiting for the rain in Georgia to stop before finishing the tank dryout - car stalled coming off the truck). The car has a lot of little problems, and I haven't even checked for the big ones. Little things make you think "sloppy job". Like glove box door sticks, the glove box is metal, looks hand-fabricated, sheet metal screws are missing, no sun visors, front bumper on passenger side held on by one bolt (found this out when I tried to use it to push myself up and it rotated). Passenger side running board - you can see the bolt toward the front that is supposed to hold it is backed out... underneath bolds missing from rear bumper. Dash pieces on side of speedo are held on by screws. Emergency flasher is broken off, just past piece that screws onto it.

Once I finish the tank, I will need to look further - or take it in to my VW guy to check it out. I don't want to pay $100 for inspection more than once.

Fortunately, I only spent $3k... +$1k to move it. And I wasn't promised an "as new" bug, but one that was driven daily that was supposedly in great shape (eBay auction claimed you couldn't tell why it was a salvage vehicle - there are sure signs of a poor restoration).

Hey vw1971, are you saying that you bought this car from Golden Beetle / Peter Seabury on Ebay? If so, I would very much like to get more info from you on this transaction. If you did obtain this car from Golden Beetle / Peter Seabury please contact me at 88carfan@insightbb.com. Hope to hear from you soon either way.

BEWARE OF GOLDEN BEETLE CAR COMPANY AND PETER SEABURY!!!

Thanks,
Kevin
88carfan

It's just that I'm feeling better about my transaction. You know, misery loves company, it makes them feel better, especially if their luck is worse. I bought mine from a private individual on ebay but won't make that mistake again. Nothing better than kicking the tires yourself...

I wish you the best of luck with this character...