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Originally Posted by ROYC75
In a round about way, yes I do. Would you rather pay for $ 3750.00 plus future repairs & maintenance or 100% installation of your own line & maintenance?
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If you had a quote in-hand for a future issue or whatever, and your offer to me was...
- Pay $3750 for something you did 3 years ago without my knowledge AND half this quote, or
- Get your own and maybe pay $10k
...if my half of that future quote is another $3k, so I'm either paying you $7k or figuring it out on my own for a few thousand more, I'd probably do it on my own and think you're kind of a shmuck for asking for half the previous bill.
If you told me tomorrow that I could pay $3750 and split bills 50/50 later, or pay $10k sometime in the future.... I'd tell you to come back when you have a quote for work and we could figure it out then (and then see the first scenario).
And it's also the opportunity cost/sunk cost to you, too... the next time you get a quote for work, would you rather the guy MIGHT give you half that money, or would you rather take your chances that he'd pay the $3750 instead of telling you to shove off and sticking you with the full amount both times?
You don't really have any leverage, IMO.