Most of us on the list also believe DMCH is a great group of people. I am delighted but not surprised you had a good experience. I am curious about how they knew right away that the engine replacement was the wrong one. Did they explain? Harold McElraft - 3354 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Alex Wolf" <alex@xxxx> wrote: > I just want to share my experience with the guys at DMCH. I drove 4 > hours to get as fuel pump changed, which I THOUGHT was going to cost > $350. When I got there, the first mechanic that looked at the car on the > trailer said he didn't even want to work on it. As it turns out, the > "new" engine that had been put in the car was the wrong engine. It was a > Renault B-26, which is .2 liters smaller than the stock Delorean engine. > About then I was terribly pissed off, being that I had laid out all this > money the week before for a car that was supposed to be a "super" good > deal. After a lot of deliberation, Steven, the owner, came out and > calmed me down quite a bit. Several of the guys there pushed the car in > to the garage, which was a chore in itself also because the "new" > calipers were the wrong ones, and they locked up. The brake pads were > locked against the rotors. Now, I am in a GREAT mood. Steven showed me > around the warehouse, gave me a tour of the place and I was instantly > overwhelmed by the magnitude of it. Amazing. So, they go to work on the > fuel pump. When they pulled it out, they discovered, that the tank had a > TON of soot in it, the rubber boot was dissolved, and so on so forth. > Also, the lines to and from the accumulator were damaged. So, a $350 job > went to an $800 job in a heartbeat. Well, while they were fixing it, > someone discovered a fix to the calipers. Some part, and I don't recall > which one, was left off. Easy $100 fix. What impressed me was that they > didn't try to tell me they couldn't be fixed, they told me the truth, > which is not something that you get from mechanics often (I work at a > chain of dealerships, I know what goes on!) My fist experience with > these guys was impressive. James and Steven took time to calm me and my > wife down, and went over a LOT of things I could do myself, but could > have easily told me they needed to do. Being the newbie I am, I wouldn't > have known any better. I don't come from a technical background, so when > they lifted the car up and showed me what was going on, I was completely > clueless. They didn't treat me like I was a moron; they just explained > it to me. Both my wife and I left happy, (a new fuel system, fixed > calipers, new door struts, brake switch, and some pads later) and will > be returning to get service done there. Hands down, what a good > experience! Thanks guys! > > Alex Wolf > #4608 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/