Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 11:39:28 -0500
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From: Mark Dearing <VWBrain@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Get engines??
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I also HAD ISSUES WITH THE PARTS PLACE kEN. They charge you a core even
on new parts. I have taken a bunch of GEX motors apart and they were not
good later mark d
In a message dated 1/3/2013 10:34:20 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET writes:
I would never consider using a GEX engine in anything. They have a
terrible reputation. I have never bought an engine from them but I have
had many calls from folks who did and then the motor grenaded shortly
there after.
I can tell you first hand my experience with vwdiesel.net. I contacted
them because we had a 1.9l NA diesel engine that went bad in a customers
82 diesel Westy. VWdiesel.net has a good reputation so I wanted to buy
from him. However he no longer sells directly to the public and you
have to buy his rebuilds through the Parts Place Inc.
While dealing with the Parts Place Inc for a 1.9l NA diesel engine, it
wasn't too bad ordering the engine. The engine arrived in a timely
manner and packaged properly. It has been installed and running well
for around 5k miles now so the jury is still out on if it will last over
time, but I am confident so far.
However when we went to return the core engine is when things took a
turn for the crazy.
When they received the core engine, not only did they refuse to return
any core money, they also told us that we owed them another $400 because
our core was worse than what they expected it to be! In other words, if
we had taken the engine to the scrap yard for junk we would have gotten
$50. But we spent $100 shipping it back to the Parts Place only to get
charged another $400 because our core was "bad"!
So I will never buy another engine from The Parts Place again. If you
are going to charge someone a core cost up front, you need to charge
what it would cost if the engine you receive is a total loss. That is
the whole point of a core charge in the first place. To ask for more
money after returning a core leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouth.
Just wanted to warn you about this experience.
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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
Phone: 856-327-4936
Fax: 856-327-2242
On 1/3/2013 9:58 AM, ralph meyermann wrote:
> Hi Folks! Ive been shopping around looking for my engine upgrade and my
> father found gex.com the engine that they have which I want is in the New
> engine category. I'm asking if anyone has delt with them before and
> wondering if the New ones are factory VW BUILT or gex built. Haven't had
> much time to research it for myself yet just wondering what the gang
knows!
> Thanks!
> Velma 82 na diesel westy
>
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