Post by squeak077 on Jan 27, 2007 19:19:54 GMT -5
I bought a fun justy for a few hundred bucks. Thought it was a great little car with good gas mileage. I found out the hard way. If it is too good to be true it usually is. I looked for a motor for a long time and called all over and had a hopeful in texas that said one was on the next shipment over from japan a crate motor for around 600. So it never happened and i got tired of waiting.
A friend of a friend said try these guys in town over they did a good job on his parents sub. Well I asked them to find a motor and install it. They said it would cost about 1500 about and i said ok. They called me once and said the head wouldnt fit and the machinist found a crack in the new head this and that lead to 2900 bucks. I felt ripped off. But i thought in the long run it would save me money and i have a great job and no family so i felt why not enjoy what toys i have.. Heck some buy new trucks for 40 grand and i loved the car.
Problems happened with the oil pan they used just the silicone said it was the same way subaru did it at the factory but i know better with a new motor you can do that.. They did it twice and had it for almost a month at a time and i was the one calling them.
Well I thought my warranty expired this month and was told that over the phone but the guy said it seemed like it would still be covered he was wrong. I paid over 285 bucks to have them do a three hour job.
That was Thursday i picked up the car. I should have done it myself the whole thing but i dont have a shop or know anyone.
The hidden charges or gaskets I gave them a cork oilpan gasket i originally wanted them to install over they said the stuff they used would work but all it did was leak every time.
The car i drove south this weekend to a friends and it starts acting up oil light comes on checked everything out. Now is just has a hard time keeping from dying at a stop light or when driving keeping the gas peddle down. It isnt bad gas either. Fun times ahead..
Didnt post this to complain but if anyone had a similar happening? The way some businesses run i dont like or accept that its no way to treat people expecially if you want people to do more business with you in the years to come and I dont like seeing people being taken advantage of in the long run.
I am not a mechanic for a living and unless I have had something apart or got the run down of what is needed on a materials list i am just shocked of when going to pay having hidden charges. Or false information from a business owner.
On the bbb they even had a complaint they where too slow. So if you ever have to have a minor fix check them out and get everything in writting from the start.
bobby
A friend of a friend said try these guys in town over they did a good job on his parents sub. Well I asked them to find a motor and install it. They said it would cost about 1500 about and i said ok. They called me once and said the head wouldnt fit and the machinist found a crack in the new head this and that lead to 2900 bucks. I felt ripped off. But i thought in the long run it would save me money and i have a great job and no family so i felt why not enjoy what toys i have.. Heck some buy new trucks for 40 grand and i loved the car.
Problems happened with the oil pan they used just the silicone said it was the same way subaru did it at the factory but i know better with a new motor you can do that.. They did it twice and had it for almost a month at a time and i was the one calling them.
Well I thought my warranty expired this month and was told that over the phone but the guy said it seemed like it would still be covered he was wrong. I paid over 285 bucks to have them do a three hour job.
That was Thursday i picked up the car. I should have done it myself the whole thing but i dont have a shop or know anyone.
The hidden charges or gaskets I gave them a cork oilpan gasket i originally wanted them to install over they said the stuff they used would work but all it did was leak every time.
The car i drove south this weekend to a friends and it starts acting up oil light comes on checked everything out. Now is just has a hard time keeping from dying at a stop light or when driving keeping the gas peddle down. It isnt bad gas either. Fun times ahead..
Didnt post this to complain but if anyone had a similar happening? The way some businesses run i dont like or accept that its no way to treat people expecially if you want people to do more business with you in the years to come and I dont like seeing people being taken advantage of in the long run.
I am not a mechanic for a living and unless I have had something apart or got the run down of what is needed on a materials list i am just shocked of when going to pay having hidden charges. Or false information from a business owner.
On the bbb they even had a complaint they where too slow. So if you ever have to have a minor fix check them out and get everything in writting from the start.
bobby