I came by my van due to just such an arrangement... the parts from the
half-finished (or perhaps half-begun) job were sitting in the Budweiser box
which had held the alleged mechanic's payment. Perhaps in that case it would
have been better to not pay in advance, eh?

Cya,
Robert

>
> This all applies to a business licensed to perform automobile repairs.
> If you take the van to some guy working out of his back yard, I have no
> idea what the legalities are.
>