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Destructo
08-02-2004, 12:24 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7913266750&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

As any one dealt with this company before and is it are respectable importer??? It is a good price and i know that every body does get typically raped on motor prices from middle men. So it does sound realistc so if any one as got info on this companies track record give it a shout out.

i think hes got an auction for 725 dollar s13 motor sets too.

sykikchimp
08-02-2004, 12:45 PM
considering that he doesn't have a single auction (that you can see) where's he ever sold a motor before, I wouldn't trust him at all.

drift freaq
08-02-2004, 01:17 PM
well having first hand experience in the import engine business , there are a couple of things you need to check on their so called good deal auction.
One is the fact that they do not include wiring harness its $300 extra.

Two is they do not include the ecu. S14 ECU's are a $200-$250 item so thats a extra $500 right there. Also they do not have pics of these engines readily availible except if you email them.
Now if they are doing bulk buys in Japan one would think they would have lots of pics.
It seems he has opened a limited liability corporation. So he is making sure whatever goes wrong with the company does not affect his own credit rating which is pretty standard business.
looking at his ebay rating he has purchased much more than he has sold. Anyone can create a high ebay by buying small shit like mad.
Its actually the selling side thats important for a prospective buyer to look at. On this he does not rate well.
Its up to you. If you can go to his warehouse and actually inspect stuff, then it might be worth it ,but I can tell you with some the extras he has left out it will cost more than it appears to.
Also you never know if he is knowledgable enough about the engines to see things that could be damaged that are important . Like crank angle sensors they are commonly smashed or in bad shape on motorsets.
All in all its a buyer beware situation

Destructo
08-02-2004, 01:47 PM
well if they are in somewhat decent shape i could just get the motor and get a standalone ecu unit like apex fc. and then its just wiring harnees. which shouldnt be to bad. but.. i have been emailing him requesting pics and i have got none from him yet hes says he will post them as sone as he gets them.