NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH DRIVEN CREATIONS
I found Driven Creations through the internet and contacted Preston Hemann, the owner, for an estimate. Preston came to our Greensboro office to see the RV and give us an estimate. We only wanted the front and rear RV wrap removed because it was cracking (not the sides), and we provided Preston with the original graphics and colors that were used so that he could duplicate what had been on the original wrap (this should have simplified the process). We also wanted the windshield wipers painted, the front headlights cleaned and restored and the black on the side mirrors and handles/lock handles painted. I had Preston itemize the invoice to avoid confusion. On March 4, 2024, I paid a $824.00 deposit towards the invoice which covered wrap removal, light restoration and touch paint and $300 deposit toward wrap.
We found 2 companies that could also do this in Greensboro, but Preston could commit to doing this service in one weeks' time and he had a covered garage that could fit the RV and enable him to work within any type of weather condition. He had me pay a deposit 10 days before he started the work. We established a drop off date of March 15 and a pick up date of March 22, 2024. My husband and I went to pick up our RV on May 22, 2024 (2 MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL DROP OFF) at this point he had not even ordered the Navy wrap vinyl or begun to wrap the RV.
For almost 2 months I had been getting the runaround, Preston had been negligent on his call backs and lack of communication, I was told that several people quit, Preston said that he was without a secretary, and that he had miscommunications along the way, I spoke with a disgruntled employee who was upset with Preston for putting all of them in this situation, he also said that Preston had lost financial backing. Unbeknownst to me did not have an on site graphics department, or color specialist and was having to borrow vinyl books and materials from other people in the business. I drove from Greensboro to Mocksville 3 times to look at colors or check the status of things because I kept getting the runaround. It's almost a 1 hour drive from my home to Driven Creations, since we are in Greensboro NC. Every week he delivered fictitious dates of what was being done and when it would be completed. He fell short every week. The entire time I was offering him suggestions or other solutions, but he always mentioned not doing what he should have done to begin with due to money.
The final straw was when I drove back to his facility to see a Navy color vinyl that up until that point he was not able to match or even come close. I finally approved the Navy color and told him to get started on the wrap. As I'm driving back to Greensboro Preston calls me and now tells me the price has increased an additional $1500 from what was owed!
After reviewing our itemized invoice, my husband and I were done trying to work with Preston and Driven Creations and we drove by there the following morning to pick up our RV. I decided to record our conversations with Preston because of how unethical he was being and I'm glad that I did because he lied to the deputy. My Husband and I ended up calling the Mocksville Sheriff's office because Preston would not release the keys to the vehicle.
Driven Creations had removed the wipers and side mirrors then reinstalled them. When we were leaving the windshield wipers were not functioning and it was pouring rain. We had to drop the RV off at Alamance Glass in Burlington NC which was over an hour from Driven Creations. When I called Preston from my car in his parking lot to have him come out and take a look at the Wipers since they weren't functioning properly he first stated that he didn't touch the wipers he then stated to me that his guys refuse to look at the wipers even though they installed them because I called the police. I took a photo of the RV April 18 at the Driven Creations parking lot, both the mirrors and wipers were removed from the vehicle and being painted by Driven Creations. My husband finally told him to leave them because he was worried, he would cause more damage, the mechanic from Alamance Glass stated that they were not installed correctly. Twenty miles outside of Mocksville while driving around 65 mph the passenger side mirror flew off the RV and shattered on the highway and multiple cars had to maneuver around it to avoid an accident. Alex was finally able to pull off the road about a mile up. He had to drive a 36 ft RV with no right mirror to Burlington, in the rain with me following him with my hazards blinking. Right after this occurred, I called the Deputy that we talked to inform him of what took place so that we could file an actual police report.
Driven Creations still owes us $300.00 from our initial deposit that was supposed to go towards the wrap installation and in addition $300.00 for our replacement passenger side mirror that flewoff read more