just a caution i bought a 1776cc motor of a certain [edit - leave the clues out please] but without saying who he is "tempting though" im pissed off , had this motor for awhile apparently brand new block etc just got it checked when oil came pissing out of it that its totally ffffff$#@ked rooted and a 1600cc, and bought in good faith oh well there goes trust again ,
Please get someone to check where u can when buying stuff or buy of a known dealer .
Thanx [edit] :puke
Im more than happy to u2u details...this guy ripped a few people off and then went home...but I wont mention name publically because I dont want to stir crap...
Krooz... get muller to build you a 1776, mines had its balls flogged off and just gets better and better...
bummer brendon. i thought you were already getting steve to build you a motor. not happened yet?
anyway mate. i feel your pain. i have been ripped twice before, so i understand the frustration. i would also appreciate a text of the details (not trusting u2u) for my own benefit. its the only way to avoid this sort of crap.
Simply Cruzin'...
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he told me he drove from ryde to randwick no probs good solid motor , as much as i thought he was a good bloke had a laugh together chatted for hours , man if he new he got ripped off why pass it to me .
Steve Muller is building me a motor now, because i wont buy again of someone with no credit to there name ,this was last year, ive just been stewing over it ,thought id put out a waring to newbies
show us your gates
Craig Torrens6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
yep, no guarantee on the forums. Although something hitting the fan bad enough could cause the buying section to not exist at all.
I bought a tacho recently, was told it was 3inch...ended up being 3 1/3 inch. unless the person who you bought it from its willing to fix their mistake there is nothing you can really do about it.
i got a (good) engine off some one on here a couple of years back and it was cactus as well ,not to mention the rust free twin cab bay split i got as well so yes be wary
The alternative - Ebay has also had people caught out, although negative feedback can help warn other buyers. Ebay has a primary function which is buying and selling. They are able to cope with all aspects of it.
AVD is primarily a social and technical network of Aussie Vee Dubbers.
brendan i have a feeling i know who ur talking about, and i cant believe such a mate would rip off his friends, did the same to me before he left but not as bad as wat happened to you. sorry to hear that.
As you can see it's 3.36 and I'm having a hard time getting some sleep as it is. Woke up thinking adapter platers and plumbing trying to decide between a Watercooled option and a traditional aircolled 1600 / 1650 or 1776.
Reading a thread like this makes it hard to want to buy from people and steers me toward mechanics. Who incidently I have been ripped of by anyhow.
I like to see the good in all people. Our last car we bought sight unseen and when I drove 6 hours to pick it up there were scratches right down the entire length of both sides. They were so minor they couldn't be seen in the photographs taken in the beautiful setting sun. But unfortunately they are major enough to need a respray for a propper fix. 🙁
My wife gets upset at me when we are selling someting because she says I'm too honest but I would rather be too honest and face the thought of someone thinking I ripped them off. I ask for the price I want for it and I "no holds barred" explain what the person is recieving.
I'm sorry to hear that yet another person has been ripped off. I can understand how people would like to list those who do this but in the small fact that it may not have been intentional then it's better left unnamed from the record but whispered in the hallways.
Like they say in marketing 101-
"Nothing is more powerful than the word of mouth".
byronbus wrote:words get around if you rip people off...
Word gets around that people rip people off when they haven't too. Always take complaints with a grain of salt.
I know of one person who blamed a seller for them grenading an engine (the same person who had FUBARed several engines) when they thrashed it and didn't set the timing and gaps as explained.
Hopefully kroozzn gets a good one this time, sometimes that takes the edge off being ripped.
