"He needed more work than he could afford, but we went ahead with some repairs to his overdrive"

i was given an estimate of $500, the final bill came to well over a $1000. being 2000 miles from home i was unable to come up with the additional $500 and felt i had been taken advantage of being as far away as i was.
this the first communication i have had from anyone concerning this and if this is an example of how to do business it's no wonder that someone is having a hard time paying their rent.
there are numerous means of settling an outstanding debt without personal attacks in a public forum.
as i said, this is the first i've heard of this in better than 5 years, not 1 year ago as originally stated. i'm open to negotiating a fair settlement based on my original estimate, but will not negotiate or discuss this any longer in a public forum.
if running down your customers and doubling your estimates is how you run your business it's no wonder my "balance" is the difference in you being able to pay your rent or not.
and to the rest of you that have already decided i'm the bad guy in this, i'm sorry you've experienced meeting so many jerks in your life that you immediately jump to such conclusions.
eric; contact me privately, i will not do this in public.