Beware of ZNM Performance in Pompton Lakes NJ

DS3IAM

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I just posted my situation with Matt on the E90Post regional forum started by LShaw. I was suppose to do a DOC RACE ST 6466 build back in April 2018. Paid in FULL too. Long story short I was very lucky I was able to get my refund from my CC company!

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1585155&page=2

Here is the manifold and SPEC 3+ Clutch that was supposedly mine. How can this be a brand new manifold when you can see the carbon build up in it?
 

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lshaw

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Here is Elyse Cruz or it could be Matt emailing me back. I tried to reach out to her in January, i never got a response until she started see her name in these forums a month and a half later.

She claims she is 100% a victim as well and she is THAT naive she somehow didn't see that my car sat there for a fucking year and oh yeah that little ponzi scheme that they are running...just didnt happen to notice that as well.


However the verbiage used in these emails is very very very similar to Matt. "Because its the right thing to do..."


Anyways this is another clients car. Here is their quality control...This client was promised a new engine and such. They ONLY reason they fixed this customers car is because he charged back his funds while ZNM had his car.
 

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DS3IAM

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Lenny Is it me or did she admit that Matt was lying in her email message to you? I am very surprised that she would write you an email message knowing there will be some form of legal litigation/investigation.
 

veer90

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lmaooo she was with him when they dropped off my alternator at my house. don't believe a word she says without proof. could just be trying to buy more time.
 

fmorelli

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^^^^ exactly. Part of this kind of scam is a game of wearing out the opponent. When they are doing the wearing out, time is on their side.

Filippo
 

lshaw

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For the record. I have been in contact with Bergen County Investigator. If you have issues with getting your money back from ZNM. Fill out a complaint form, they WILL contact you and mediate your issue.
 
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The Banshee

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I just posted my situation with Matt on the E90Post regional forum started by LShaw. I was suppose to do a DOC RACE ST 6466 build back in April 2018. Paid in FULL too. Long story short I was very lucky I was Here is the manifold and SPEC 3+ Clutch that was supposedly mine. How can this be a brand new manifold when you can see the carbon build up in it?

That is the exact manifold that Matt installed on my car along with the incorrectly installed used wastegates which I am now replacing. $600 more to add to my ZNM shitshow. $600 and another $400 in under trays that were stolen off my car.

BTW- The coating on this manifold was nothing more than BBQ paint and has completely burned off. I will post pics later.

Matt and Elyse are both scamming thieves. The scope of their scam operation goes well beyond the N54 community. As Lenny asked, please fill out the Attorney General form and spread the word about this scam shop to everyone you know. I have been informing every manufacturer I deal with.

@Elyse if you are truly a victim here, come on here and state your case. Are you willing to testify in court against Matt?? Answer here and clear your name.
 

fmorelli

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Just curious - anyone have a bead on where this goes and the time frame? I realize I'm asking a speculative question.

Filippo
 

lshaw

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Just curious - anyone have a bead on where this goes and the time frame? I realize I'm asking a speculative question.

Filippo

The county needs to have more formal complaints for them to intervene or give them sanctions. I believe it is only a matter of time before they escalate this or see past the lies that Matt is telling everyone.


Like you said, Filippo, time is on their side. He is straight up running a ponzi scheme. Taking peoples' money and using it for his current task at hand. However people have been getting their money back through charge backs and what not and some people just take it as a loss and move on, a win for ZNM. So in the eyes of the county, they just care if the customers have that sorted out (at least from my situation with my investigator right now). If the county sees that they are indeed in breech of their integrity as a merchant, only then will they enact. BUT everybody needs to file a complaint formally. The investigator very much knows what is going on, he already told me he searched google and has a firm grasp of the situation. But once again, i cannot reiterate this enough, he needs more formal complaints to actually do something.

Matt and Elyse have ZERO moral compass so they dngaf who they screw over, that conscious right there is the reason they are still around. They are 100% still scamming people, perhaps not so much to the bmw community anymore as we all did well on getting the word out about ZNM.

Elyse has stopped answering me all together again. I just got a few texts from Matt from another NEW number ( i have at least 4-5 numbers from him) saying he wants to settle things or pay for my car to be inspected, since i blamed him for stealing my clutch as well. Bottomline is, they dont care, they will never pay you, they will tell you what you want to hear and move on.

From here, hopefully people who have been affected will take ZNM to court, as i am. As soon as the Bergen county consumer affairs dept gives me the nod they have concluded with my case. I will be pursing like i have stated in the past few weeks. I was advised to hold off until the county investigates first.

***These forums and my threads/responses can very much be used against me in a lawsuit. However ive already came to peace with this situation and how people can be so cruel. Id rather let the public know so nobody has to be in my situation in the future. My 335i will never be the same after leaving my car with Matt and Elyse. I cant even drive it right not knowing that they have fucked with it in so many unknown ways: Matt never confirmed what was worked on, what wasnt worked on. But i know for a fact that parts are missing, i have a unknown turbo in my car, i have new bolts where i shouldnt have new bolts, i have codes, shadow codes completely unrelated to the initial build of my car, there was FOOD scraps and bits in my car that was left from someone driving it. I have missing tools and parts from my tool box in my trunk. I have new dents on the hood of my car. I HAVE A NON OEM new windshield as well. Leaks that never leaked before, transmission leaks, oil leaks, hoses not attached and so much more....I cant make this up. It goes on and on.
 
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The Banshee

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Just curious - anyone have a bead on where this goes and the time frame? I realize I'm asking a speculative question.

Filippo
The time frame is in the hands of both the New Jersey Attorney General (who I am working with) and the Bergen county consumer affair office (who Lenny is working with). There is a group of us that have been ripped off by Matt and Elyse that are in contact with each other. The goal is to work with both county and state to bring more attention. Lenny and I are in regular contact via text. In the case of the Attorney General office, they will collect letters for a time period then decide on a course of action. This will depend on the number of complaints received and the amount of money involved. It takes time but when they make a move it is swift and made public. That is why we continue to ask anyone who has been ripped off to file a complaint. This goes beyond the N54 community so spread the word. As Lenny said, there are some who just had to move on due to the personal problems this has caused them. It is the most humiliating and shocking thing when it happens.

The other option being discussed is contacting the Pompton Lakes Police department to meet with all of us to file charges. This is an option recommended by my lawyer due to the large amount of money stolen collectively. Suing Matt is only going to get us more in the hole. I have had public records searched on him and it doesn't look like he has anything to even go after. Our money is gone so the only thing left is the moral obligation to stop it from happening to other people. I am willing to help anyone that has been ripped off by ZNM.
 
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lshaw

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what about the tech mechanic(s)? are they part of the scam?


Lets be honest, they cannot be that stupid...

FWIW, when i asked Matt about what EXACTLY was done to my car. He never gave me an answer, he couldn't confirm nor deny what his mechanics did. He told me over the phone he didnt know who worked on my car, what unknown turbo they put on my car, and prior to having the secondary shop inspect my car, he didn't know if the cylinder head was replaced or not (this was before i picked up my car).
 

veer90

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Hmmm I just got this from Matt. Any word on the latest with the complaints and such?
 

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The Banshee

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My response would be, "actually the state attorney general's number would be more useful."

Filippo
This. I have not submitted yet as I continue to find issues with my car. I want to make sure every issue is documented before I submit the paperwork a second time to another Bergen County official we are working with. I have had boost control issues since I rescued the car from ZNM last year. At first I noticed the Mac to Wastegate hoses Matt used were old and cracked. Definitely leaking. I replaced all the hoses and still problems. I then replaced the Mac solenoid and still no boost control. I figured the wastegates were most likely used like the rest of the DR kit Matt installed so I better take a look. They are not as easily accessible on an Xdrive so I was trying to avoid pulling them but thank god I did. Tough to see in the first pic but there is old oil sludge coming out of the side. So now I need to add new lines, Mac solenoid and 600 dollars for 2 new MVS wastegates.

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I will add these pictures and receipts to my documentation when I return home next week. We are working with a Bergen County official who specializes in automotive fraud and has been in contact with Matt already from what I understand.

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EthanolTurbo

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Got a message from Cheryl Atwater on FB about ZNM. Screenshots included.
 

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