What I think's funny is that they do an O'Reilly commercial sending Duane out to pick up some parts to fix some old ladies car. Last time I checked there wasn't an O'Reilly location in California. It may have changed by now, I know they buy new stores all the time.
Wether he's a flake or not, it's still pretty cool to meet someone that's on TV. In business, he's probably a pretty cool guy, but on the show, he just seems like a jackass. Even if I had the money to have him build me a car, I wouldn't, just from the show.
I don't agree with filing bancruptcy just cause you can, but a lot of people do and cite it as a good business practice. John Q Hammons has filed many times and so has Donald Trump. They just use all of the resources at hand to help them make a buck, or billion bucks.