Taking His Sweet Time

The plaintiff hired the defendant to repair her car, but it took him two years to fix. When the plaintiff got back her vehicle, she says it was a mess. There was oil on the seats, and it still doesn't drive right, so the plaintiff is suing for the value of her once-good car. The defendant argues the plaintiff asked him to store the car because her license was suspended. Besides, the vehicle was running perfectly when the defendant returned it. The defendant is countersuing for wages he says he's still owed.

[@On3Lov3ly]

That boy put the shirt on right out the pack...😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kandi668]

😂 😂 😂

[@stratfordbaby]

Probably in the bathroom at the studio.

[@vmyers8040]

He's a man, not a boy...

[@meaka1979]

For some reason this sent me to the comments first. i read this, this scrolled back up and saw the shirt. I LOST IT!!!! Too funny. every time I look at it I get tickled all over again

[@On3Lov3ly]

@@meaka1979 lol I work in retail so I immediately noticed...lmao

[@DawineOtherAcct]

Doug, please. 🤣🤣"And you junked the car, on top of that."

[@private464]

Doug is an in your face kind of guy!

[@Kpjulian]

He don’t give a d@mn 🤣

[@fsmith1826]

I fell out when he said that 😂😂😂

[@nelson7402]

I’m surprised they didn’t go with “Chrysler? I barely knew-her”. 😂😂😂

[@KiwiGirl1]

Sorry, that one zipped over my head 😶

[@redapol5678]

Can’t overuse that gem too much now 😉

[@laurielester9437]

Lmao

[@Bruddahlekii]

Doug is a SAVAGE 😂 Ol’ girl on the verge of tears and he just had to shade tf outta her hahaha

[@sunnyscott4876]

He is very polite and articulate. I believe him.

[@LoveChild71]

And looking pretty good..... like he needs a nice lady friend to iron his shirt 😜

[@OOOGhost-girlOOOshhhhh]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Bih1stOfAll]

"Articulate"🙄

[@sunnyscott4876]

@@Bih1stOfAll 🤷‍♀️

[@stratfordbaby]

Is that because he's Black? Can't a brother be polite and articulate naturally???

[@cindykaufinger1642]

That is a very respectful and polite man. I would love to have a father-in-law like him.

[@tcudahey9550]

Yes I agree. Very polite and respectful gentleman.

[@Hatokirei]

I don't believe her for a second. No one leaves a "beloved car" in the hands of someone else to fix for two years. I haven't even heard the case fully but I believe his side as it's more plausible.

[@paulyd7368]

I worked at a shop. People will totally leave cars.

[@ZudiaMarron]

@@paulyd7368 not ones they love.

[@Godfirst9845]

Yes they will. I worked as a mechanic. If the mechanic starts major work on it what are your options? Most people don’t have throw away money to try their luck somewhere else.

[@domjones_who3849]

​@paulyd7368 NOT THAT THEY LOVE...THEY LEAVE CARS THAT ARE JUNK...BUT NOT GOOD WORKING CARS THAT NEED A SMALL FIX SMDH

[@texasmadehoney1523]

She had already paid for the work he just hadn't done it. He didn't know what he was doing and simply didn't care. Mechanics like to hold people's car hostage, rarely do people just abandon it. They "leave" the car there cus the mechanic is demanding money the person doesn't have.

[@johnbrown5090]

He heard that $0.00 decision and tried to haul ass 😆😆

[@QS0924]

😂

[@LoveChild71]

FYI - Guys, when you buy a new shirt, put it on a hanger the night before and hang it on the towel rack. Then take a long steamy shower. I applaud him for dressing his best when appearing on this show. Other litigants show up in club clothes or trailer park lounge wear!

[@atlienrider6048]

Or use an iron.

[@carolinerowles5951]

He must've been travelling without his wife to do it for him. We have travel irons in UK hotel rooms so presume US does too?

[@Bih1stOfAll]

I know it sounds weird but some guys like to wear it like this so everyone knows it's new

[@alyssahamlett]

Trailer park lounge wear 😂😂 u need to corner the market I know a few who Would trade their brand new personally repaired for some trailer park lounge wear

[@msfoster2468]

Trailer park lounge wear 😅

[@herbthomas5097]

I'm a mechanic and the defendant is correct all you have to do is extract the the bolt either she knows someone at Firestone that wrote up a false estimate or Firestone is full of ship

[@Amy-ej2px]

My thought is that they were trying to con her into getting over $2k worth of work.

[@lincbiggins4342]

Not if the crankthread and keyway are damaged, big time trouble then.

[@texasmadehoney1523]

Then why he didn't fix her car for a year and a half 🙄 he's unethical. Period.

[@oldageisdumb]

@@texasmadehoney1523Because she didn’t want it for 1.5 years…

[@wezzman1]

​@@texasmadehoney1523she didn't have a license and got free storage

[@Kaleb1988]

He’s accurate in explaining the mechanical situation. She’s a money monger.

[@simonedunkin6049]

Doug .. and you junked the car 😂😂 doug is such a mood !!!

[@mikeyh0]

I didn't need to even watch this one after I heard it had been two years.

[@DJMookieJukebox]

How can you sue for a car you NO LONGER have ?? 😮

[@MOAB-UT]

You can if you can prove e.g., why you were compelled to sell it. Courts are all about documented proof. The story also has to make logical sense.

[@queenb4700]

@@MOAB-UTShe didn’t sell the car she junked it.

[@Kiki_Kiwi84]

​@@queenb4700, you can sell a car to a junkyard, and it is deemed as "junked"

[@ReaperKid-od7rw]

I love binge watching these cases 😁

[@taurus2600]

I'm mad she just wasted my precious time watching this foolery lol bye Felicia 😂

[@nicklebaby]

His son has got to be gorgeous.

[@LoveChild71]

Yes, cuz he looks pretty good!

[@Dieee4des]

‘Stepson’

[@alyssahamlett]

😂

[@kandi668]

I’ve had some really bad experiences at Firestone. They have lied every time I’ve gone there. If she junked her car because of what Firestone told her then she needs to sue Firestone.

[@dbabies82]

I'm betting the people who she went to lied to her about what was required to get money out of her. She fell for it and probably then sold the liars the car for a few hundred. Same thing almost happened to my mother. A lot of mechanics think women are dumb and will prey on their ignorance. Unfortunately, it sounds like she fell for it.

[@kandi668]

She went to Firestone. My experience with Firestone is they lie about your car to try to get more money out of you. What they said was wrong with my car was so out of their butt it was ridiculous. I would never go to Firestone.

[@briasworld8]

Right. Firestone is not good.

[@KiwiGirl1]

Plaintiff sure has the eye rolling thing down pat🙄

[@BobBlumenfeld]

I like the judge's smirk (9:33) at the defendant's distinction between "a lie" and "just not the truth." People in the Middle Ages who said the Earth was flat weren't necessarily lying. They truly thought the Earth was flat, which was not the truth.

[@Tahiha]

Turns out, it is flat.

[@MiW-bx8bp]

Flat earthers just have mental issues

[@redapol5678]

People have known the Earth is not flat since Plato’s time. But then again you have people today who deny it 🙄 🤣

[@Sook995]

Two years he had her car I’ll be tripping just waiting two hours for my car to get fixed

[@candacejones8578]

Firestone rips people off .

[@briasworld8]

True.

[@domjones_who3849]

SO WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE IT TO FIRESTONE FIRST??? 😂😂😂😂SHE'S OUT HERE TRYING TO GET A DOWN PAYMENT FOR A NEW CAR OUTTA HIM😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@NubianP6]

I really don’t think some of these people realize how utterly stupid their cases are. 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@godzila100]

I'm surprised Harvey didn't use, "Chrysler, he hardly knew her!!!"

[@SnoopVee]

When i tell yall, Doug gets on my nerves so badddddd 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lulusgm1]

Acura told me my car should be junked that the repair was 12k...I took it to a coworker he fixed it for 300 told me never sell it it's a great car...FIRESTONE IS FOS... those kinda places always over charge and find something wrong

[@essence4life23]

He was articulate and he knows about cars. She didn't have a license and was not paying labor and supposedly junk the car with no proof. Chile please

[@SimplyNina1]

Firestone... My trust in them 0. I took my car to two of them and they messed my car up. Told me I needed tires when it was my axle that they were originally paid to repair but I find out that they never repaired.

[@kandi668]

I agree, they are the biggest crooks.

[@CeeYa1989]

Ohhhh, she is gonna cry when she gets around that corner. 😮😢😂

[@rosej5029]

She was going to lose the case just for leaving car with him for TWO YEARS. In other episodes, but not with cars, JM would tell plaintiff to pay defendant storage fees bc he didn't have to hold it that long! It's considered abandoned property!

[@thtsnotmia]

she made him stick to the original agreement but then made her “pay for storage fees” tht wasn’t initially apart of their initial agreement just to call it even

[@alyssahamlett]

Unless they agreed to pay they won't enforce something that wasn't agreed upon before litigation

[@user-hs1zr6mc5d]

When folks come in suing for a delusional amount of money and then say they junked the car for pennies. You already know its a 98.8 percent chance they're gonna leave embarrassed.

[@yodalayheehoo5447]

Do Not Let Anyone Leave their Car in your driveway. Been there. Done That!

[@michaelcrandle1068]

Two years, I would have called the next day for my vehicle.

[@ViperBiotch]

This solidifies my NVR mixing business w pleasure, EVER.😂😂

[@kathyu7037]

Green gremblin is back for another episode, sitting behind the plaintiff

[@hkk3656]

Both times I took my car to Firestone, they screwed it up. A NEW engine? Yeah, right. I think the guy should have got something from the women. At the very least for storage.

[@justhereyeah1112]

I will say JM always wants to embarrass someone, you knew all of that information and wanted her to tell you and you’re asking questions as if she was trying to lie upfront. Judge Judy summarizes the case when she starts so Judge Judy would have already mentioned the girl’s suspended license without question 😅

[@ZudiaMarron]

she wants to see if they'll lie lol. shes not as intimidating as Judy given her age and slightly less rigid demeanor the same tactics likely wouldnt work

[@444clockit]

Firestone told her what they needed to benefit them, they would make more by having her replace the whole engine 😂

[@streetsofgold4310]

Harvey, thank you for the free advice, regarding what to write in a contract about time!

[@magicworld3242]

The plaintiff is absurd and ridiculous. There's nothing positive about her. 🥴. Then she has the audacity to have a nasty attitude on top of everything.

[@kimberlymoxley104]

Hes wearing a shirt right out the package

[@houstoncashbuyer5572]

He’s on his game. He knows his stuff. Just forgot something in the front of his mouth.

[@Nitty_likes2laugh]

The defendant should’ve ironed his new shirt before appearing on television.😂

[@fsb5370]

Mr. Marshall bought the shirt for the show and did not iron it. He took the shirt out of the package in the bathroom and wore it to court. Look at the lines in the shirt. 😂

[@ScottBliss]

LOL I noticed the same thing. Happens all the time on this show.

[@elvickRULES]

It’s the thought that counts

[@LoveChild71]

It looks like he needs a nice lady friend to help him out.....(raising my hand.....hehe)

[@MindSetReset]

@@elvickRULES Exactly! 💯😊

[@dawniipoo322]

That was my 1st thought 😂

[@teawithcrypto1089]

The plaintiff has to be slow to bring this man to court.😂😂😂😂😂

[@blessedgalore979]

Good! The audacity of the plaintiff to sue after 2 years of free car storage. SMH

[@lostsoul1278]

Bolt could strip... He fuck up the crankshaft I'm a 30yr mechanic btw It's on a key way. ...keeping it from spinning but it's loose

[@phill0406]

Yeah he made it seem like stripped threads in a crankshaft was an easy fix. Firestone is telling her scrap it because changing the crank to get good threads on the crank bolt isn’t worth it. I don’t know if you could tap or helicoil a crank but I know I wouldn’t.

[@dennisbarney869]

I also twisted a wrench for 25+ years and totally agree with you that's why the serpentine belt flew off in a short distance as she described. If the crank shaft bolt is striped the car is probably not worth fix correctly.

[@crystalshaw8744]

Oh she was really upset. I kinda feel bad for her.

[@pep590]

Yeah me too at the end. I wish she could have gotten something.

[@AlisMarsaili1351]

Why didn’t the plaintiff get a second opinion after the Firestone estimate? And if the defendant knew about the bolt issue why didn’t he just fix it? If you’re gonna go out of your way for someone do it right for your own integrity. I mean it’s about you doing right regardless of how messed up the other person turns out to be. The defendant knew the plaintiff was a mess in the first place.

[@Kiki_Kiwi84]

Wasn't Firestone the second opinion? She went to him first. Maybe a third mechanic would've gotten her right. He lied and said he didn't have to bother it. Then he said he did. I'm going to need the judge to not act like people don't drive without having a license.. so she could've been telling the truth about wanting her car but didn't want to say that to a judge, knowing she didn't have a license at the time he was "fixing" the car. Not making excuses but just being real. They both were being foolish though.

[@MOAB-UT]

That woman has drama written all over her face. She fully plans on getting her revenge. Also, extremely naive if she thinks you can't replace a bolt for about $5. Yes, I have worked on cars for many years. It's a bolt. Even if you have to drill it out, it can be done cheap. Quoting for a new engine over should be reported as crime and to the BBB.

[@johnsradios484]

He gave her a bargain and this is how she repay him. Don’t let people take advantage of you. The son was the big winner here!

[@terrywynn6113]

Seeing that the judge know every damn thing she should have got the judge to fix the dang car for her 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chuck9380]

I’m a mechanic and the defendant is correct I won’t let Firestone work on my car they get kids str8 from high school and they over charge

[@ba929cbr]

If you strip the crank bolt the crank is no good and is cheaper to replace the engine but what happen here is he didn’t get the pulley all the way on the crank so the bolt only grabbed a very little of the threads and stripped them and since it’s a pressed pulley the threads that are left are not reachable because the threads that are there are stripped and will not pull the pulley all the way in to reach the threads that are still there. So I agree with the mechanic that wrote the report

[@crystalshaw8744]

Has the Defendant ever heard of an iron?

[@suzannefrazier140]

😂it’s so funny that some of these folks don’t own a dress shirt, and so they will purchase a brand new dress shirt for court, but they think it is just wearable out of the store. lol you can see the fold lines for crying out loud!!

[@cantgetbettathanthis]

He put that heaux on straight out the pack 🫠

[@3013crazymonkey]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jenn_x.]

I'm not mad at him - it's obviously straight out of the package, but at least he arrived appropriately dressed. Some of the stuff people show up in on here...🤦🏽‍♀️

[@LoveChild71]

​@@jenn_x.You stole my thought! It just looks like he needs a nice lady friend to help him out with some steam cleaning tips.....(raising my hand.....hehe)

[@SnoopVee]

Sittin here like, why dont i see this mans top row of teeth...then he smiled.....BAM!

[@debbiehernandez3945]

First of all Firestone is Tires and minor car repair. what they wrote makes no sense.

[@MyGoodenessGracious]

Girl, u left it, stop the madness.

[@dianedobson1104]

His new shirt needed a bit of ironing. You can see the wrinkles from being folded 😂😂

[@crystalshaw8744]

I just said the same thing 😅

[@crystalshaw8744]

He took it right out the package and put it on. 😊

[@koychao9512]

At least he dressed up lol 😂

[@debrakiser1976]

It's not wrinkles it's called fold lines

[@kingdee7434]

I didn't listen to the whole thing and I already knew he repaired it wrong

[@stratfordbaby]

The oil on the seats was to keep the leather SUPPLE.

[@dholloway2482]

Just a repair of a gasket….baby that’s the engine bout to go

[@rosej5029]

Snaggletooth defendant!😮😮😮

[@RamonMartinez-mp1qb]

The DEFENDANT WINS!!!! Congrats to the DEFENDANT~~~~~ WWOOOO HOOOOO~~~~~

[@Sophie-mm7ow]

Of course the shop told her that she had major problems with the car, IT WAS FIRESTONE. She probably went in there and told them exactly what she had already had done and they took her for a fool, and thought she would pay to have a new engine put in. I doubt that many people have ever heard about the legal problems that Firestone has had for over charging and repairing things that didn't need repairing. They were bankrupt for a long time and are still trying to get themselves back to making a profit, which is why they charge so much. I have my vehicle fixed there when it's something that I want to be able to utilize the warranty on while traveling. Other than that I stick to tires and lifetime alignment package. It only makes sense to pay more than you would to your neighborhood mechanic if you are repairing something that you would need to take to the original repair shop for warranty work and Firestone is a national chain that can be found in nearly every state. If you don't have a repair that comes with a warranty then go somewhere else, I guarantee it'll be cheaper. They have to get the money to pay back their creditors from somewhere, and the customer is always going to be that somewhere.

[@Prettikoolkiarra]

2 years was enough for me 😂

[@lincbiggins4342]

A stripped harmonic balancer (crank pulley) retaining bold absolutely would write that engine off, the thread inside the snout of crank is not just something you can repair without precision machining which would require engine removal, complete engine dissasembly to perform correctly, at the very least the keyway that aligns the pulley would be damaged if the motor was run without the retaining bolt to do its job, he botched that job and he knows it, if the girl had brought in an expert (an actual mechanic) to explain then old mate backyard mechanic wouldn't have got away with it, that said it was a clunker and no doubt she left it there to long.

[@pep590]

Great point about her bringing in a mechanic. It would have been her best chance for success.

[@Kiki_Kiwi84]

Good to see some people calling the flag on the play in this case. Because way too many are acting like the guy was in the right.

[@stevebutler812]

Here’s what I think That dude is very good looking man and he’s looking straight at the judge and you can tell he just bought that shirt and put it on the first time without even ironing it He’s not here because that dumb car he’s there because she’s lying and he’s not gonna let his good name go down in flames

[@MrAllan9]

The guys shirt still have the package lines, been there done that 😁

[@meaka1979]

The audacity of her to sue him. Especially after leaving her car on his property for over a year. Girl please throw those overly used lashed away and sit down. I cant with people

[@kandi668]

JM: Why would Firestone lie? Answer: Cause they lie all the time.

[@briasworld8]

💯💯💯💯

[@DaveRogers583]

If the threads are stripped on the end of the crank shaft that means the crank shaft needs to be replaced. Which means pulling the engine and rebuilding the bottom half which means it's probably cheaper to replace the engine and if her car isn't worth an engine replacement then it's junk and this guy destroyed her car.

[@Prettypinkpolish_]

Judge Firestone be lying!!! They told me my car needed a/c compressor 2k I took it somewhere else it needed new refrigerant and a a/c charge 300

[@72RiviRyda]

Never go to Firestone or any other chain repair shop. They will tell you all the things that aren't wrong with your car to get you to pay more money.

[@flyntvera]

why his name change from Wayne to Wayner when being introduced? hahah

[@nelsonperez8619]

For that kind of work to do in that engine and you have to be a ' License mechanic to do it.This guy don't look like any of that to me😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@sph1226]

There was no agreement for compensation for storage.

[@plazaworkouts]

The judge was talking about Shaft! And I Can Dig It!

[@ordinarywoman7208]

Firestone is a rip-off. Totally lied about a pulley. Side bar head gear needs help for the plaintiff never get on TV with it. For the defendant, an iron should work since you can't repair cars, lol

[@generationalcursebreaker5397]

She wasnt thinking about that car to have it sitting there for almost two years

[@stevebutler812]

One time I went to a fire stone in Santa Cruz ca where I don’t know the people and I had left a single tube off of the air box when I went to replace the air filter after I read and completely turned up the car. Car ran fantastic, so I took this tube off the air box just to see what would happen I ran a tiny bit rough and so I took it into the fire stone and they wanted about $1800 to replace the fuel pump in about three other things I told them they could show me what was wrong They went out there and I said I watch this and I put the air hose back on the air box in the car ran perfectly well I told him you guys are fucking thieves man

[@CopsCourtandCommunity]

Did anyone else catch the defendant’s name switch from Wayne to Wayner 😳😅

[@Lefty-Loosy]

Yes!! Was checking if someone else saw it 😂

[@luesgrandbaby]

That's crazy that she didn't get ANYTHING. He never contacted her stating its remaining there was an issue.

[@victoriaelizabeth6409]

left abandoned in the front of his house is crazy cause how it is abandoned if its at his house 😭😭😭😭😭

[@thankthelord4536]

That labor cost is crazy!

[@sexmachine95]

He is right about the humonic balancer and bolt. He is right! (Firestone in their state is only telling her this only for the business. And because she is a female.

[@sheriwilliams5027]

🇺🇸❤️🙏🏽no license no car , daaaaaa sis stop it and driveway mechanic be careful u don’t get fined 🇺🇸❤️🙏🏽

[@dominicanbutterfly8620]

The Plaintiff's wig is horrifying 😮

[@freereign911]

He said push to back of my driveway

[@marjorierevers7540]

Why is the guy who is stand in the question and comment area smiling the entire time?

[@richieperez8315]

Who leaves a car for two years

[@gongzilla527]

Maaaayn the plaintiff is really hard on the eyes. I wish her nothing but peace and blessings in her life.

[@barbaraness4507]

Be wary of mechanics who work from home! I have used one, and it wasn’t a very good experience. Since then I only take my vehicles to a dealership.

[@Shaikhofilm]

16 year old Chrysler Sebring with a bad head , and had to resurface the engine at that ? Somebody’s got to check their head.

[@sunflowerglo5492]

I don’t trust Firestone. They have terrible service. They claim any work done outside of them is done incorrectly and needs to be fixed so they can run up your estimate.

[@RED5BEAZY]

🤣 FOR CHRYSLER SAKE

[@fatimacardosa646]

Be careful with whom you bring your car to common sense

[@HHH-ye1ro]

From the top, the car isn’t worth what she says, so, she will never see that for her Chrysler.