Oesterle, an entrepreneur and self-described avid classic car collector, took The Healey Werks Corp. and its owner, Craig Hillinger, to court in Iowa in 2020.
Former Angie’s List CEO Bill Oesterle has won a $7.2 million lawsuit against a boutique mechanic in Iowa that faked the authenticity of a vintage sports car he purchased and overcharged him for service work on multiple rare vehicles.
It started in 2010 when Oesterle sent a 1967 Maserati Ghibli, purchased for $16,000, to Hillinger for restoration work. Hillinger told Oesterle the work would finish in one to two years and cost no more than $200,000, according to the lawsuit. Four years later, the job still hadn’t been completed, and Hillinger invoiced Oesterle for just over $1 million, the complaint states.
“Hillinger told Bill the 100M would cost approximately $10,000 to assemble and sent Bill an invoice for over $130,000.00,” according to the complaint. “The 100M was never assembled.”In November Iowa District Court Judge James N. Daane found that Healey Werks Corp. committed fraud against Oesterle and violated the state’s motor vehicle services trade law.“I want others in the classic car community to be aware of this situation,” Oesterle said in a prepared statement.
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