Post review I received a voice message from Atomic stating it would be easier for me if I removed my review. My reviews is accurate.
In October I bought a 1967 Mustang Convertible. It looks beautiful, & I paid TOP DOLLAR for it. With that, I assumed Atomic did a top notch job restoring it. In their remarks, they say everything is either inspected or replaced. Yet, I have had NUMEROUS issues. Here's a list of items:
Brake Booster (within 10 miles of driving the car) not stopping correctly, locked up, & hissed every time I pressed the pedal. Paid close to $4k in additional repairs to have them bleed the brakes, post self-booster replacement, and to repair a "brake light dash" issue. The brake sensor switch wasn't even connected when I bought it. I pressed the horn, it blew for a second, then nothing. Went back out later and the steering column was hot, because the horn had shorted and started heating up. Glad i caught it. Additionally, while trouble shooting on 'why the lights and some of the cluster panel gauges' weren't working, I found a fuse that was overheating, which would have melted the fuse panel, if not caught on fire. I replaced with correct fuse. The turn signals don't work correctly...they don't auto shutoff, the mechanism is broken, been this way since i bought it. Convertible top didn't retract/extend correctly, leaking fluid inside the cabin (they fixed this one).Thermostat housing leaked (they fixed this one). Speedo leaked trans fluid (they fixed it). However, yesterday, I noticed a puddle of trans fluid underneath it. I put it on my lift, and you could see the pan gasket was torn, with a piece hanging out. I fixed this with a new pan and gasket, WHILE I was also fixing the fuel sending unit that stopped working. Other small things, installed radio didn't work, rotors were not turned and are grooved, emergency brake doesn't work, back seat belts were not replaced and the nasty old belts were stuffed under the seat, trunk was misaligned and you had to slam it to shut it, gas cap broke. The driver side window and back seat window are not aligned, There's a one inch gap where the two windows meet, from mid to top, widening as you go up. How did they not see this? Its obvious and looks horrible. I blame myself on this one because i bought the car based on the top and windows being down. But still, the issue should not exist. AND the kicker, which really pushed me over the edge today......while filling up the fuel tank, after replacing the sending unit and changing the trans pan/gasket, the driver side interior door handle broke. Something inside the door broke off. So today, I get to spend my time figuring out how to remove the trim without damaging it, and then troubleshoot what broke, and fix it. Awesome. The best part, I was planning on registering the car for a show on the strip this month, which is sponsored by Atomic. I guess I'm not doing that anymore. I'm done with them. If they want to sell cars above value, then the car should be 110% solid. Since buying the car, I bought a Cobra Kit, and another 1966 Mustang. I really wanted to buy a DeLorean they had instead, but no way did I trust that I would receive a non-problematic car. I made a mistake buying from them, but I won't do it again. Also, I have no desire to use their service, where I pay an exorbitant amount to fix the items that should not be broken, yet they are because of their sub-par service. They are charging service prices that do not reflect the expected outcome. Plus, Id always be waiting for their repairs to fail. I just cannot wrap my head around the fact that they have such a great showroom and setup, but are ruining it by providing subpar repairs and inspection of their work. Also, I was told ten car was a GT, and it has GT trim. I ran the vin post purchase, and it's not a GT. read more