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The Watchdog: Residents upset about auto-body repairs

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Published 11/16/09
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Problem: Bodywork or shoddy work?

Several Severna Park residents who recently agreed to pay some men for auto bodywork services said the exterior of their cars ended up in worse shape after the work was done.

After nearby established mechanics urged the unsatisfied residents to report their incidents, some spoke with the Watchdog as well as local police.

Though it's not clear if every incident involved the same workers, many residents have come forward describing similar sales techniques: Two men in an unmarked truck approached them while in or near a Severna Park shopping center's parking lot off...

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amazed at the naivete - 2009-11-17 18:14:52

How people fall for this is unbelievable. Like the internet scams - how can people be so dense?

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Buy anything. - 2009-11-16 14:06:42

I guess some people will buy anything.I guess if a dude in a trench coat walks up too these people and opens it revealing jewelry and such they'll buy it up.People we live in Md.You arent gettin nothing cheap.

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