Now that's a thought, I've been struggling to how it was done TBH.
All this bits dropping in and totalling the engine reminds me I must check my DISA and maybe upgrade it, paranoia setting in
Now that's a thought, I've been struggling to how it was done TBH.
All good points, I agree and was surprised and hadn't thought of the solution they offered, but I know the engine block number of mine and have a copy of the V5 of their donor car with engine number and I've made it clear I'll be checking the right one's fitted. Fact is they have already bought an engine from an insurance loss which is arriving today, the plan they offered is the only way they can use it, is by swapping it in to their donor car.Jaw wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 1:17 am I find this worrying, doesn't seem to make sense that they would gut another good stock car before offering an exchange car altogether and then repairing your car for wholesale resale?
If they are taking a motor out of a good car to put in yours it raises a few questions, call me a cynic.
What's the chances that the doner car will still be sold 'with FSH' ? (not your problem but makes me wonder..)
How can it be identified that the motor is indeed being used, did they let you sight it and take down the motor number of it in the car/provide you with the books?
If you wanted to be awkward - and god knows I would have liked to have been - I would have pushed for a new engine or some form of additional compo if not just for the fact that it's arguably harder to sell a car with a new motor.
Engines are an interesting one, there is always the argument that they can never truly give you a 'like for like' condition replacement - especially if you have the car from new because you have no idea how it was driven previously (extreme but as an example who's to say that it hasnt been ragged from cold and won't spin a bearing at 60k compared to your sensibly driven car which will sail through 100k.
Like I say though, the anal cynic in me speaking.. especially given that they have already tried to pull the wool over your eyes..
Thing is though that any sort of engine swap will quite seriously impact your ability to re-sell the car, even it's a new engine (first hand experience of this)Ewazix wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2017 6:17 pmIt's a good shout but unfortunately theirs is a base spec 5 door grandpa special in recession white, daughter likes her up-spec metallic 3 door (Coupe' ) with toys.Crazy Harry wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2017 6:01 pm Bu**er!!!
If they haven't started on the engine removal from the stock car it might be more cost effective for them to swap cars with you (they have a replacement engine for yours after all) assuming that colour; trim and options are acceptable. Well you never know!
As the car is currently disembowelled with front removed and suspension & steering dropped I've had them go through the car for anything (at all) that's vaguely non-service wear and is going to be replaced under warranty whilst they are at it.