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This ad says it all
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You have to give the seller credit for being honest. I think if I had my engine rebuilt by motorscheisters I'd keep it to myself. It amazes me that people living in CA will bring their cars to MM. Doesn't everyone know how bad they are?
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02-22-2012, 11:55 AM
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They have a slick website.....
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WOW, you're right - that does say it all!
And those wheels look hideous on that car - why would anyone do that - guess the owner likes it!? |
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So what would that engine be worth? (..I'm assuming as a "rebuild core"?) If the sale price stays low enough, sell the core, put another motor in it, change the wheels...you could have a pretty clean longhood for not a lot of outlay. (..compared to some of the asking prices of rust-free longhoods these days!)
IF the sale price stays low...
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What a shame... car's been with the family for 36 years then they get jiffed by MM.
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This is the sellers response to my questioning the non-running comment.
"car is running minor tune up and replace batteries was sitting for almost a year."
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02-22-2012, 05:20 PM
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Only 5 miles since MM "rebuild"...might seize up if he puts any more miles on it!
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sounds kinda shady....
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Is MM selling whole cars now? This ad seems whack to me.
(And, just my humble opinion, those wheels ain't makin' it.)
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The motor and the wheels (among other things) scream "i cut corners."
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that red fan has me thinkin MM ain't so bad.......they did their "magic" on that car.
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Warf warf warf , excellent. 
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Who knows? Maybe the motor just needs a little tweek to get it running, and then will be OK. I have heard from owners of MM engines that had no trouble. They don't destroy 100% of everything they touch. Then get some Fuchs, and you'd have something, possibly very cheap.
I know, I'm being too optimistic, but you never know.
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When is the consumer protection people going to come down on MM? I'm sure there have been enough complains filed to be looked into.
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I talked with a MM employee, once (outside of his work environment). He confessed that it's no surprise that there are so many complaints of shoddy work, as it wasn't so much the labor that was lacking, but rather any attempt at putting decent parts into engine rebuilds. If you send in a tired motor for rebuild, but the job gets done with even crappier used parts, what do you expect?
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