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brought a half cut from ********* (hidden name a little for legal reasons) *edit - hide the name properly please - If anyone wants the company name then PM the OP as per forum rules * its was a r32gtr we spent a year and a bit saving up and doing little bits to our car just to get in the shop and find out the motor is a dud and they wont replace it so we r out of poket 8500 has anyone else had such problems and if there is a way u know of to retrieve the money from such companies let me know

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i think the problem u have is 99% of imports are sold as seen.

if it went through rego etc and pits then its there fault they missed its a cut n shut, which aint hard as u can see the joins under neath, so its not the companies fault and they can deny they knew anything about it etc etc

so the only place u have to stand is probably the place that gave it a license in wa to be on the road, unless u had an inspection on it etc but at the end of the day they just have to say they dont kno what ur talking about, as u bought the car exactly how they sold it.

thats how i understand it,

sorry m8

Due to the time that has elapsed since purchasing the cut it would have to be good will if the importer were repair/replacement. I sympathise with the position you are in, however it's like purchasing any type of good the warranty period started from the date of invoice, and I must say a 12 month warranty on a 1/2 cut is fantastic. Most places only offer a 30 day/start-up.

All I can say is be extremely nice to the place you purchased it from, you'll have more luck being reasonable rather than trying to play hard ball as they seem to have fulfilled they obligation under the fair trading legislation.

All I can say is be extremely nice to the place you purchased it from, you'll have more luck being reasonable rather than trying to play hard ball as they seem to have fulfilled they obligation under the fair trading legislation.

We replaced a dead 26 after 8-9 months , it was f**ked on start up so it was replaced because at the end of the day the engine we sold as a good condition 26dett was f**ked from day 1 .

LOL " i sold a engine it was dead from day 1, our wty period is over i fulfilled my obligation under the fair trading act lets rip next sucker off "

It suprises me why people don't start the engines to make sure they at least start and idle properly.. we started my mates apprentices' RB25 when it was still in the halfcut just to make sure everything was in working order.

Well I bought an rb26(just the engine) off Maytech with a 3 month warranty.

I told him it would be at lease 3 months before the engine is in he said it's cool just let him know when it's in and started.

4 Months later I'm having teething problems getting it to run right.

Steve has offered to pay for Dyno time to find out what the problem is.

Great guy good business ethics and i would deal with him any time.

Unfortunately some people see making money as there sole goal not customer satisfaction and returning customers.

mate bought a 1jz halfcut online and it was supposed to have 85000kms on the clock.

We got it and it had 112000 on the timing cover so the timing belt was done then, who knows how long after that it was running.

Turbo blades are pretty shitty as well but not unusable.

Mate paid 5k for the halfcut.

He got ripped off but he's just moving on i guess. No point crying over it now.

Well I bought an rb26(just the engine) off Maytech with a 3 month warranty.

I told him it would be at lease 3 months before the engine is in he said it's cool just let him know when it's in and started.

4 Months later I'm having teething problems getting it to run right.

Steve has offered to pay for Dyno time to find out what the problem is.

Great guy good business ethics and i would deal with him any time.

Unfortunately some people see making money as there sole goal not customer satisfaction and returning customers.

Steve is a top bloke :(

yeah prob was there was externa; damage which prevented starting it but as for taking the head off we didnt see any damage till we put a bore scope into the motor so no i dont have the equipment to do this but oh well not much can do now we r going through steve may he is a top bloke he brought a motor over for us to look at it failed compression test he said no prob no money needed just get u a new 1 which he will bring around again for us to test before buying.

  • 5 months later...
reaper, the only way i can see you getting any of your money back is trying to flog the motor to some other unsuspecting person but anyway GL with it all

Learn to read dates this topic is 6 months old

The problem should be have been sorted long ago

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