Hi Guys,

Just wondering if anyone has imported either a turn key or long block engine out of the US? Now the Aussie dollar is quite strong this option is quite appealling.
Found some engines on the site below.

http://www.gex.com/1776Turnkey.htm 

do a search over on the samba and shoptalk before you even think about buying from them. from memory they dont have a good reputation on there.
also its a bloody long way to send back for warranty work.
here one from a quick search
http://shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=28660&start=0 
and here is the rest of the search
http://www.google.com.au/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=gtex+turnkey+e...

Do your reseach!! That company has a very bad name for itself.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=444096&highlight=gex 

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=392929&highlight=gex 

There are more threads but you get the idea.

Maybe worth doin a search for 'turnkey' on here too... this subject seems to come up at least every month or so.

For a start check out this one:
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=88069#pid821651 

Give Rod Penrose a call I was there last weekend and he had around 10 engines imported from USA - 02 42729920

long way fora WARRANTY spend yr money here

There is not a single VW engine supplier world wide with a worse reputation than GEX

this pretty much sums it up

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=76411 

Thanks for all the feedback guys! Looks like I will be staying local, time to do some more research.