Junkyard rant.

[A_A_G]

That's funny. Apparently there are tons of idiots out there, or Id be out of a job.

How would you know its not the factory engine?

VIN on the engine?

So you would be a dishonest seller and not mention the engine is not original?

[Frank]

It only has 75k miles and it needed a new motor? LOL

Only an idiot would pay you $4500 for a 2002 Saturn with a junkyard engine.

You must not be familiar with how most used car lots operate these days. They way overprice the cars and they finance to people that couldn't get it elsewhere. I haven't seen a fair deal on any used lot (talking tote-the-note lots) in years. Cash price is even crazier. Sometimes double or triple what the car is worth if you were buying from an individual.

[Baron Von Crowder]

VIN on the engine?

So you would be a dishonest seller and not mention the engine is not original?

How the hell would I know? Most engines dont have a vin tag on them. Unless I bought the car new, Id not be able to say one way or the other.

Ive sold engines to dealerships for cars with under 10k on them, and they would still pass a CPO cert. Im not sure you really grasp that a recycled engine, from a wrecked lower mile car, would generally be better than a rebuild from City or the like.

[CJ]

That motor is NOT that hard to pull, any monkey should be able to do it in 3 hours.

City motor supply has it down to 40 seconds.

[Binky]

[JC316]

Wait.......

Did you just say that an '02 Saturn is worth $4500?

I am just as shocked as you, but look up the prices on those things.

It only has 75k miles and it needed a new motor? LOL

Only an idiot would pay you $4500 for a 2002 Saturn with a junkyard engine.

It needed a new motor because some weekender mechanic tried to set the timing on it and had an epic fail. He set the timing notch at 12 o clock when the TDC notch is at 2 o clock. All of the cams were about 5 teeth out, thus I have 6 cracked pistons and nearly every valve is bent.

[Txstang1]

03 motor with only 65k miles ? More like 165k or even 265k

[Forever_frost]

So, did you get your engine today?

[JC316]

So, did you get your engine today?

No. Went up there and the owner, the guy that I am used to dealing with was there. He was not having a good day, it appears that his manager has been selling parts that they don't have and he has been trying to sort through this crap all day. I personally saw two guys that had the same issue as me in there. Owner was royally pissed off at his manager and couldn't get his manager on the phone.

When I told him my story, he gave me a funny look and said that the Saturn 3.0L has been pulled for months. Moved some engines and loaded it up for me. I checked it over and it didn't have an upper intake, the timing cover was destroyed, the timing belt was missing, the harmonic balancer was missing, three of the flex plate bolts were missing, etc, etc.

Went back inside and told him that there is no way that is a tested engine and it looks like a parts engine. He came out, saw everything and started cussing his employees, said that they will sell parts off from a good engine when they aren't supposed to.

He called around and found an engine that was in a drivable car, so he drove it over and is pulling it for me. Will have it tomorrow.

[Whiteboy]

VIN on the engine?

So you would be a dishonest seller and not mention the engine is not original?

No vins on engine

Who fucking cares if its not the original engine aslong as it runs great thats all that matter. I swear people now days are fucking crazy

[Whiteboy]

It only has 75k miles and it needed a new motor? LOL

Only an idiot would pay you $4500 for a 2002 Saturn with a junkyard engine.

There's nothing wrong with that

[Forever_frost]

No. Went up there and the owner, the guy that I am used to dealing with was there. He was not having a good day, it appears that his manager has been selling parts that they don't have and he has been trying to sort through this crap all day. I personally saw two guys that had the same issue as me in there. Owner was royally pissed off at his manager and couldn't get his manager on the phone.

When I told him my story, he gave me a funny look and said that the Saturn 3.0L has been pulled for months. Moved some engines and loaded it up for me. I checked it over and it didn't have an upper intake, the timing cover was destroyed, the timing belt was missing, the harmonic balancer was missing, three of the flex plate bolts were missing, etc, etc.

Went back inside and told him that there is no way that is a tested engine and it looks like a parts engine. He came out, saw everything and started cussing his employees, said that they will sell parts off from a good engine when they aren't supposed to.

He called around and found an engine that was in a drivable car, so he drove it over and is pulling it for me. Will have it tomorrow.

Damn. Sounds crappy. No discount on the engine? Especially with you spending a week and multiple trips up there for nothing?

[2011GT]

03 motor with only 65k miles ? More like 165k or even 265k

My 2000 Camry only has 63k miles on it. So it is possible.

[JC316]

Damn. Sounds crappy. No discount on the engine? Especially with you spending a week and multiple trips up there for nothing?

Pretty shitty situation, but at least I am getting straight answers from the guy I know. No discount offered, it would have been nice, but I wasn't exactly expecting it.

[94form2000z]

So I figured out by the end of the 2nd page this has nothing to do with Nado, but his brother Albert.. I wouldn't do any business with that dude anyways.