Hey Mike, how much is it to goto small claims in VA, I've talked to a few people, and they said its not that bad, but I think its more or less a "I know a guy, who knows a guy" who went to small claims type thing.
This argument between me and the shop has gotten me more heated then most things have in my life. I believe I am going to pursue this. This shop was the only shop that I actually recomended people to, this is the only shop I ever trusted with my cars, but the only time I bring the Z, I get screwed.
This is not the first shop to do something like this. With my 280zx, a shop truck backed into my quarter panel the morning of the day I was supposed to pick it up. They didn't call me to tell me, they waited till I got dropped off there, and I walked in and said I wasn't satisfied, so they told me the story, Then I had to find a way home, because I was told the car was ready and my ride had left. I told them that I needed a car to drive since mine was gonna be repaired. "Your underage, we can't loan you a vehicle" I asked if they could loan my parents a vehicle, and I could use one of there cars, but they weren't obligated to do so for a minor. I had planned to take them to court, but being a minor I couldn't do so without my parents. Didn't help much seeing as how my parents were friends with the shop owner, so they wouldn't help. On top of all of that when I finally got my car back, they did a horrible job at fixing it. It was straight and true, but they didn't fix the imperfections around the area, and just painted over the rust bubble and dents.
Its not so much the money, its the principal of the thing. If I lose money(granted its not too much) then I lose. If I win, I win. But I'll definitly get my point across to this guy, and he'll loose time and maybe money just the same by going to court.