TOLEDO, Ohio — For months, WTOL 11 has been following the story of Brianna Saldivar and the attempts to get her car out of 5 G's Auto Recycling, owned by Dennis Futrel.
First, we told you about how her car she crashed in July was still in Futrel's shop almost six months later.
In April, Toledo police charged Futrel with multiple crimes in Salvidar's case and arrested him. Her car was also towed out of his shop.
"I thought finally this nightmare is over, I will be able to just get this fixed myself," Saldivar said.
It was then taken to a Yark Collison shop, where a mechanic took a look under the hood.
"They said that he tried to hammer things together and force it on and he cut a bunch of hoses and they weren't in the right places where they tried to connect them and there was a bunch of stuff missing," Saldivar said.
Pipes, an air filter and other parts are unaccounted for.
It aligns with the previous stories 11 Investigates brought you, where multiple other people told police their catalytic converters were missing after leaving Futrel's shop.
Salvidar thought the repairs would cost a couple of thousands of dollars, she said.
"It was basically the same price. It was $6,000, the same price as it would have to fix it," she said.
Her insurance already forked over about $6,000 in late summer and the fall to Futrel to fix her car.
"I'm going to have to pay out of pocket, the insurance company is not going to pay for it and I accept that. I just didn't think it would be this extensive," Saldivar said.
"I was considering selling my wedding ring just to be able to fix this," she added.
Futrel did not respond to a request for comment Monday. 11 Investigates has offered to interview him multiple times.
Salvidar's insurance paid $1,000 and she organized a garage sale to raise the rest. She still has to raise about $2,000 and if you would like to help, you can find her GoFundMe here.