Legal Question in Business Law in California

Hello!

My car was in the body shop for post accident repair and the agreement (verbal) was that I will peek it up in 10 days, but 18 days after I dropped the vehicle, they didn�t started the repairs because they didn�t have all the parts. When I got upset, they told me, if I don�t like the service, I am welcome to take the car some where else. When I came to the body shop I was presented with the bill of $2751.25 that I would need to pay in order to get my car. The bill included storage fees, tear down fee, fees for the parts that they already purchased and I was told that I need a tow track to move my car. I was in state of shock because nobody ever mentioned anything about such fees. I looked thought the paper that I�ve sighted when I came there and it was nothing about that. At this point I told them that I can�t afford to pay $2751.25 and have no choice, but let them to finish the repair, but they told me that it�s me who put myself in such a situation and now they don�t want to finish the repair, because I am an unhappy costumer. They were asking me to pay $ 2751.25 and leave and refuse to negotiate. At this point I had no choice, but call the police. The police officer explained that he has no authorities to resolve a business dispute, but on my behave he asked if they can continue the repair and the answer was : NO. The police officer advised me to write a complaint. He provided me with his contact information and kindly offered to testify if it�s needed. At this point I had no choice, but to pay $2700.51 in cash and arrange for the tow track to move my car to a different body shop. The question is : can I take them to a small claims court to get my money back?

Thank you very much for your time,

Nataliya.

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