Standard Auto has this great, professional looking website, and seems so legit. It says engines will be shipped out within 1 to 10 days of receiving your money, and claims to give a 5-year warranty. So I ordered a rebuilt engine for my car. After two weeks, the owner, David Steadman, started making one excuse after another about why the engine hadn't been shipped out yet. That's when I found out that they have an ""F"" rating with the Better Biz Byuro (this site won't allow me to print their name with the correct spelling), and saw this list of bad reviews here on City Search. Too bad I didn't have the sense to check their reputation first.
According to a friend of mine in the Chesapeake area, the shop isn't even open anymore!
Pros: Example: best croissants in town
Cons: The owner takes people's money, then doesn't deliver.
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