All the comments on this board are true except those of Shawn Ott (shawnmco). He is a con artist...and a very good one...he will continue to extract money from you as long as he can. It really is unfair to deal with someone that is out to rob you from the very beginning and you are going into it like you would any other transaction...excepting both sides to deal honestly and fairly. That is why he is successful...you are not going in expecting to be ripped off, and by the time you do it is too late.
He will not change since he gets paid and never does the work...why get the same amount of money and actually have to do anything? I can tell you from experience that you are likely initially angry that you got taken...want to pursue civil action to get your money (and pride back). It is not worth it...you cannot get money when there is none. Over time your emotions will give way to logic and you will move on. Like Amy I was fearful that he may do something to my property or intimidate my family...not worth it for a few thousand dollars. Shawn and his type will always be around...I am cool with the fact I learned a life lesson in how do "read" people and it was relatively cheap and painless in the long run. I hope everyone that has been ripped of by Shawn and his wife find their own way to "move on"...

You don't have to believe me. Believe the other 25 people that he's scammed. http://www.penciltrick.com/index.php/automotive/stevensville-auto-truck-marine/comment-page-1/#comment-201434 His response is the response of a con artist. The internet is a great thing.

We took our F350 diesel truck to Shawn Ott at 13717 Ort Rd, niagara falls 905-941-0876 on January 11, 2012 for a repair. He quoted us $200 and a few days. A week later without our approval Shawn Ott pulled the head out of our truck and on January 21, 2012 he gave us an invoice for $1414. He refused to work further on the truck until we gave him cash. We advised Mr Ott we were leaving on a vacation Jan 23 and needed the truck as it is our tow vehicle for our travel trailer. We had booked the vacation a year in advance. Mr. Ott said he could have it done in time. The truck was not done and we purchased another tow vehicle, so we could take our trip. Mr Ott promised to have the truck fixed by the time we returned. While we were gone Mr Ott pulled the plates off our truck and parked it on the side of the road. When we asked why our truck wasn't running he demanded more money and threatened that he wouldn't work on the truck. After eleven weeks of having our truck on March 28, 2012 after being threatened with physical violence by Mr Ott we had our truck towed away from Mr Ott's garage/house. We had given him over $3000 in cash and the truck is still not running. Mr Ott came to our house and threatened us again. We notified the police and submitted an information report. We are fearful that Mr Ott will damage our property. We are considering civil action, but don't think we'd get any money back. While he had our truck it was damaged from driving other vehicles into it and painting nearby. The truck is destroyed and we're out over $4000 (we purchased $1000 in parts that we believe Mr Ott sold on kijiji rather than putting them on our truck). We also believe he pulled our plates off our truck and was using them to drive other un-insured or registered vehicles. We found this website about others who have been tricked by Shawn Ott: http://www.penciltrick.com/index.php/automotive/stevensville-auto-truck-marine/comment-page-1/#comment-201434 His wife claims to be a rescue, but breeds dogs that are confined to small pens in the oil soaked yard. I have notified the humane society regarding the care and well being of the dogs, cats and single turkey they have in a pen off the house.

and i forgot - i did not damage their truck. one day he was here for free with me helping him for free he took his hood off and put it outside and the wind blew it over. not my fault. i did not trash their truck - the truck is garbage to start with.