The Jaguar S Type was the red flag. That's both genius and hilarious.

"And then I called the mechanic, who he claimed was his best friend. I mean, that's believable, since he had 15 British cars." ha

So I'm actually one of the 3 weddings that went down here in 2017. He actually did manage to get a pretty nice spot built out but Doug is spot on regarding the exterior and the way dude carried himself. While we had a really nice ceremony and reception in the hall and the demo garage space there was some background drama that was pretty nuts. For starters their caterer left them and resulted us having to go with a much better (but more expensive one) We had to hire landscapers day of because the grass and weeds were a foot tall so we had to cut HIS PROPERTY. The back hall for cocktail hour was half finished and walled off with curtains. They had locked and blocked off multiple fire exits. They were an hour late giving us access to the space. they locked my 4 year old sister and 3 and 5 year old nieces alone in a dressing room and it took us 20 min to get them out after the police we hired for the day made her open the door or he was knocking it down. His psycho sister walked in on my wife tits out in the dressing room multiple times trying to take photos despite us having a WRITTEN agreement with them that absolutely no photos from our event could be used by them as we have a ton of family in law enforcement who have done lots of sensitive work. This was an issue over and over again. During the reception we had to keep requesting the AC be turned back on because ohio is hot in August. And it somehow kept getting turned off. Dude stole alcohol, leftover food AND a box of cupcakes during reception! AND THENNN weeks after the wedding he sent us an invoice for an additional 3k claiming we never gave him a deposit, we used space we hadn't booked (nor did he finish in time) and a bunch of other bullshit fees we supposedly cause them. They lost that battle and apparently every one there after 😀 Guess what goes around comes back 🤪

Doug has some serious connections

Doug got him sued and imprisoned? How? I didn't see him take credit for any of this at any point in the video. He actually says he forgets about the situation multiple times and was there for the laughs. Edit: the story on it's own is perfectly fine as a story.. the title not so much as it literally didn't happen.

Since when does VINwiki need a clickbait title? “Doug tells story” is good enough for me. Unless the part about Doug getting the guy sued and jailed was edited out, doesn’t seem like that happened. Or are we to infer that his conversation with his FBI buddy went beyond asking for that mugshot?

Doug didnt do anything to get him sued or imprisoned, he stood by and watched or came back after the carnage was over.

"mechanic as his best friend is believable since he had 15 british cars" had me dying

I think it's good that Doug befriended the former scammer while he was in jail. It may be just the thing he needs to keep from ever falling back into the scammer life again and that's good for everyone.

These scammers never learn.....I think I'd rather be on the FBI's radar instead of Doug's if I was a scammer.

I’m glad I’m not the only one that looks into court records before getting involved with a stranger. It’s saved my butt a few times so far.

Knew it was a scam from almost day one but still let’s many others get turned over! Doug seems like such a nice guy.

Ed = worst examples of a car Doug = best examples of a car The perfect team!!

Thank you for putting a Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo in the slide show. Those are so underrated.

Hit the nail right on the head by talking about people using religion, Christianity in this case, to their advantage. Respect 100

Ed what the hell man. Just because the story is so so without a crazy climax doesn't mean you have to be misleading with the title. Especially one of Dougs stories, he's one of the best guys you bring on here and always delivers a good story.

Of course he had a jaaaaaag

Still remember dougs first story about the black F50. Brings a tear to my eye

At the very least, it’s good to hear that the salesman is doing better.

Great story i think doug started down this rabbit hole knowing this will be a great vinwiki story.👍👍

Doug stories are the best. I bet he never runs out.

Sounds like the time I saw my boss get arrested on live tv while I was eating lunch at the bar in a local restaurant…… time to update the resume….and grab some tums.

best cold opener on this entire channel. Awesome job as always.

When someone tries to use religion or belief to get a deal made, that's the ultimate sleaze move. It amazes me what some people will do to scam people, and the funny thing is they could probably make a really good honest living with those same skills.

I really like Dougs take on business, makes it easy to see through frauds

Doug always tells the best stories! They're always interesting! We definitely need more

As soon as I saw scammer in title I instantly knew it was a Doug story lol. Always love how he knows a scammer when he comes across one. Those guys just ruin potential deals for actual buyers/sellers to do reputable business. Great story as usual Doug.

If Doug wears those loafers any longer he’s going to be able to wave to you with his left big toe

Glad to here the other guy was trying to make difference in his life.

Love your stories and how simply you present them.

I grew up in the area, and always wondered what happened to this building! What an insane story, thanks for sharing

Always enjoy a good Doug story

It's absolutely incredible they way people conduct themselves. Fail miserably then go on to badmouth others in the same field.

Wow, what an ending. Great story from Doug, as always, and great editing VINwiki. Favourite quote, "Then I called the mechanic, who he claimed was his best friend, I mean that's believable since he had 15 British cars!" BURRRRRN! Great line hahaha. Thanks for the content mate.

Really amazing story. I didn’t expect to feel good at the end of this one.

Being from Cleveland and listening to these stories are amazing. Doug, you need to drop locations more often

There's a place in Chanhassen MN that has a private Car Garage Condo like you described. Pretty nice place. They have Car Shows there once a month. Lots of Lamborghini's !! 😮

...could have put the brakes on a bunch of people getting ripped off by sharing what you knew, but chose not to do so because of the entertainment value. Yeah. You're a hero.

And at the point where Jeff/Geoff decided to engage Doug with the "GodSquad" angle, he was already Smote.......

Doug is the ultimate detective / tattle tale

I remember him, the car condo guy in Broadview Heights. Typical real estate scammer developer, get the money up front, file for bankruptcy or abandon the project, pocket the dough, let the suckers sue.

Should of titled this “Doug’s FBI friend breaks law for him” when he’s accessing computer system and abusing his power to supply information to Doug for personal reason outside his work purposes.

Doug didn’t get him imprisoned or sued. Clickbait title, Ed. Come on dood. You’re better than this.

Ed-“I just texted my friend in the fbi” ever so casually as we all have one of those 😂I love this guy.

so you knew from the start he was a scammer so you just played along for a laugh and watched as he ripped others off? great guy you are. All that investigating and chatting with FBI buddies and you didn't think to blow the whistle to help him from bleeding cash from others?? WOW seems like your a top bloke! I call BS you didn't clock him at all and loved the sound of the crap he was pushing and almost went for it ??

you are a good story teller. that is a complement.

The title is as honest as the villain in the story...

It's been a while since i watched some vinwiki because I like to just binge watch these videos. When I saw the title, i knew it was Doug.

I always love Doug's stories. I hope to meet him someday since I'm also a Mainer.

Wait, how did Doug get the guy in trouble?? Did I miss that?

I live in this area he's talking about and am glad I never had to deal with this guy.

“Got a buddy in the fed” that’s against the law. 🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫

“I texted a buddy of mine at the FBI” is all I need to know about this guy 🤣🤣🤣

Since Rabbit’s exit, Doug’s stories have definitely been my favorite. Every used car salesman probably loves these

Love these stories. I just love stories!

most lowkey statement from Doug: I text my buddy from the FBI lol

"I phoned a friend at the fbi" he returned the call asking for a job

*Fake it till you make it* is hardly an unusual marketing strategy nowadays. Especially when you think you have a great idea but are under capitalized.

Really appreciated Doug's perspective on business and using culture/religion to win favor.

Doug's take on letting your business acumen speak for its self makes me like him more. Whenever I start working with someone and I see the Jesus fish or a scripture on their business card, truck, shirt, etc.., I know exactly where it is going. Our faith should show through our actions, not a fish we put on our business card.

Well that was a nice happy ending you don't hear too often.

Love the ending!

A few years before Jerry Carroll built the Kentucky Speedway near Sparta, KY a guy was trying to sell memberships at a private motorsports country club. It never happened.

So Doug stole his idea in the end 😂😂

Lovely message in this video Doug. Will be sure to ask to meet you on our way up or when home. God bless you and your family.

Hey Doug, I understand your issue with folks trying to use the same belief to sell you something! I’ve had a couple folks try to sell me on a revenue collection agency and a MLM scheme!

Glad to hear the sales guy got his life turned around

Glad Doug's spidey sense is finely tuned. Crazy how people with no money fall for scams, even crazier how people with loads of money fall for them. Then there's Doug, a brick wall, LOL.

Very fascinating! Just a heads up. I am also a Christian who is active in their church and I was a full-time Christian worker just out of college. When I see Christian symbols on a business card or other promotional materials I am very hesitant to hire that person for the reasons you stated here. I don't want to sound harsh but my view is using your personal faith to promote your business is about as low as you can go. When I need work done I want the best person for the job no matter what their faith is or if they have no faith at all. There are so many scams geared for exploiting Christians and especially Christian seniors as they are generally a trusting bunch of folks.

Love Doug. Crazy story!

Love hearing "I'm a Christian "....makes my heart smile!

Doug's one of a handful of this channel's great storytellers (along with Rob Pitts, Christopher Michaels, and of course, Ed). But this video ends on kind of a flat note. I'd say it's not quite ready for prime time. But it's about 75% there.

Car guys can sniff out a douch a mile away. A politician came in once and started talking about how big into local business they were. My boss goes "I see you drive a VW, the nearest dealer in 3 hours away." He walked out.

Doug for the win Gotta be 2 steps ahead of those types

I work for the Ohio turnpike, the building is right off I-80 on the west bound side. Doug is correct about the state of disrepair. It’s become somewhat of a dumping ground for unwanted vehicles. Building is super sketchy. Especially in the middle of the night. Crazy to hear these stories about things that happen right in my own backyard.

I knew before even clicking on it from the title this would feature Doug 😆

Great story!!

I spent some time at CME. I did not know most of this. I knew about the questionable relationship with vendors/subcontractors (as I had done some work there), but the rest of the story was news. I know some of the people that lost money there. Truly a sad end to a really exciting concept.

I really appreciate the fact that you, as a Christian, don't boast about it. I've been watching this channel for about 3 or 4 years and I might recall one other video where you say you're a Christian. Good on you, sir!

Great Story !!

like my uncle always said, if i guy has to tell you how strong he is and how tough he is he probably isn't! its the quiet ones you gotta watch out for :)

Being from NE Ohio, it's kind of a shame this wasn't legit, it would have been an interesting place to visit. The funny part for me here is that I literally just saw a Green Jaguar S Type while on my lunch break in Bay Village just minutes before watching this. Wonder if it was Jeff/Geoff!

I lived in NE Ohio when this was all going down. As someone who was somewhat involved in the local car scene, this Badger guy was a total joke. Nobody is actually sure how he got so many people to put deposits down on "membership" or whatever he was selling. I didn't go to the opening of this place, but one of my friends did, and he said that it was just totally scummy and weird. At the time I had never heard the end of this story but we did notice this guy dropped off the face of the Earth and the location he had bought was just in total ruins, so we assumed whatever he was doing finally caught up with him. Glad to finally hear what actually happened!

Doug has a "knack" for digging stuff up. Knack = phone number of FBI agent......lol

i am always fascinated by those who put in so much effort to scam and con thier way through life...its like...they aren't totally lazy...and have people skills...i guess they just want to have success from a darker path...like conventional ways urk them...or bore them.

Didn’t expect that ending lol

Great story

I like to befuddle these types by saying, "Most people are basically nice, like youre a good guy, but me, yeah, I'm a dirtbag"

Jesus....the ultimate get out of jail free card.

Based on Doug’s dislike of nepotism I can imagine he knows about the problem/question.

"Where the HECK did he come up with this money?" I ask that same question about the owner of every single feature car in KZfaq videos and car website articles, as they almost universally neglect to mention what the guy does for a living.

thats a good one thanks buddy

Dang! Your FBI buddy can get in real trouble if he used Dept resources to get you a mug shot. We had Deputies fired over the same thing.

This guy tells so many small lies that he doesn’t even know it.

lol " probably true since he owned 15 British Cars" that on got me

I remember this place. He had some story (he was at a show) that he opened one of these in Minnesota. He's originally from Cleveland, and is giving it a go 'back home'. I do remember finding the Minnesota place online, it had storage condos with where the owners would give it their decor, lofts, etc. can't find it now.... I get to drive by the place on the way to see the parents. It is as described: a hole. It's not convenient to get to, or near a freeway (exit), it's not even close to an affluent demographic; just roughly centered in the area, but ignoring areas to the south. BTW, th eproperty is still owned by the LLC. Love the idea, car guys and collectors showing off or working on their collections. I'd just put it in Richfield, convenient to multiple freeways.

"i texted my buddy in the FBI" bigger flex than dougs showroom imo

I was just about to say him pulling up in a Jaguar S type would have been the first red flag

Very smart businessman.

I wonder if this is the same guy whose company keeps calling to clean my home air ducts.