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

[ Edited on 5-4-2006 by Helbus ]

Bummer, ask for your money back or did he flee the country?

Would u be prepared to u2u the details?

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.

Was this motor installed and running in your car??

Was it running better than a "normal" 1600??

Could it "just" happened to have cracked and the "other" bloke got ripped as well as i remember he never actually ran it??

Barry

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

Would it be possible the person checking it has made a mistake?
I was told a case was no good once, and it ended up being perfect !!!

Wouldn't be the first time someone has made a mistake.

Just a thought.

[ Edited on 6-4-2006 by Craig Torrens ]

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.

Caveat Emptor: Buyer beware

The alternator and steering wheel I bought from people on here were stuffed too...

[ Edited on 6-4-2006 by VWCOOL ]

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

hey brendon can u send me the details of this seller as well? i dont want to be burnt.

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.

send me the sellers details as well. Cause i will be looking for engines hopefully in the near future.

WHO'S CRAIG TORRENS ???

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.

is there a song about this person?
I love cryptic crosswords
sorry about your loss, hope it gets better from now.

dude sorry some one ripped you off but why post if your not going to name names??

I have a fair idea who it is and i doubt if they even look in here anymore since they left to go home.

What would it matter if you named them? on the off chance they are going to try and sell on here again people need to know.

I doubt we will ever hear from said person again

steff............................

i evidently picked the wrong time to try sell a 1776.....

can understand the caution though. am sorry to hear bout the flop

nick

I'll still buy off here, words get around if you rip people off... makes you wonder though...

[ Edited on 6-4-2006 by byronbus ]

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".

Bronze.

PS - This is what happens when you rob people (Caution Graphic - M rated) ---> This robber apparently survived - Believe it or not.

[ Edited on 6-4-2006 by The_Bronze. ]