Buyer Beware - Rick Ehrenberg

Not that my opinion really carries any weight, but regardless of what I think about the OP or Rick, the absolute refusal to identify or consider possible mistakes or foul play from the mechanic is ridiculous. The OP immediately drags Rick's name through the mud because he feels that he has screwed him even though he claims the bores were fine when it was purchased and when the mystery mechanic checked it, but he refuses to even name the mechanic or discuss him at all. I've got no allegiance of any kind to Rick, but that is fishy and I think if you're going to start angrily pointing fingers you should at least consider everyone who might deserve to be pointed at before you do it. It sounds to me like, no matter who is in the right or wrong here (and it seems entirely possible that everyone involved could fall into both categories), the OP had his mind made up before he even contacted Rick about the problem, possibly though the influence of the "mechanic" who somehow ball-honed bores from pristine to pitted in a day. At the end of the day, everyone here is giving you their opinion on the situation only as you have presented it, and selectively withholding information isn't a good look for you or your case.