keifernet - [email protected]

[Lee.]

Keith is no longer here. He won't pay back any debts owed. He told me that via email 2 years ago.
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[nsracing]

Does anyone know how to get hold of Keifer?

[EverettB]

[Yustrn]

[mr. warehouse]

[SGKent]

my understanding is that the business is gone and he withdrew from the business and world into himself. I don't think anything anyone can say will change things. I had someone go by to check on him a year or two ago to see if we could help get him back on his feet, and from what I gather he doesn't have anything to send if he wanted to. Your loss is a write-off.
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“Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin

[nosmr2]

Very late to the party here, but just wanted to share my experiences with Keith. I purchased a '70 Beetle that I should have passed on. After working on it myself and leaving it with another mechanic for a year or so I hooked up with Keith, as I was in over my head. This was maybe in 2003 or 2004. I drove over to his shop since it was about 20 minutes from the house and we discussed my project.

He took on the project and over the course of a few months I spent days off working on it with him, as part of our agreement. I can't recall the final bill, but just under $2000 if memory serves me correctly. He rebuilt the engine, finished the wiring, did a ton of body work, painted and a lot of other small stuff. All in all a real good job, just like the carb work that so many of you dealt with. I had a few questions afterwards and he always was quick to respond. I guess that's the good stuff.


When we started working together, he had recently quit working at the quilt exhibition company. I think they might have been working him a lot of OT and not paying for it, something like that. He was rebuilding lots of carbs and had some local work and I assumed was making money. He always seemed overwhelmed with the amount of work he had to do. He'd spend half a day mowing his property and working on the mower, then part of the afternoon waiting in line at the post office. I suggested he pay a kid a few bucks an hour to take care of the BS work, while he rebuilt carbs for $100/pop. He did not agree and his business sense seemed a bit lacking, as this was just one example of wasted time. His shop was a total mess. He would not throw anything away and would spend countless hours hunting around his shop for a sandwich box containing a certain bolt instead of organizing. He saved dirty blue disposable shop towels. 80 grit sandpaper wasn't garbage when worn out, it was now 220 grit and had to be saved and stuck somewhere. It was an odd working arrangement he had for himself at that shop. There was so much stuff packed everywhere. I think he had a Ghia under a blanket and so much stuff I didn't notice it the first few visits.

When he complained about money or a lack of, I mentioned my company was hiring $13/hr with OT and benefits, but he was not interested.

It sounds like his business went south shortly after my car was completed. When I was there, he was on top of stuff and nothing negative here yet. No idea what changed that. The shop was there for quite a while after my dealings with him were over, but I don't know if he sold the land and was able to keep his stuff on it. No idea where all that shit went too, but there was a lot.


All this being said, none of this is an excuse to screw people out of their money. I just wanted to share my Keith story. Looking back, the whole experience was weird to say the least.

I sold my Beetle a few years ago and really don't frequent The Samba often.
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Chuck
'70 Beetle