dmitroika:

i don't see how you're making sense sir, people are applauding the fact that they have the skills to build car engines and not because they are imitating or something, moreover, what does your almighty -economic -giant china do? imitation. And peeps like you do praise china i beleive.
lesson to be learnt: learn to appreciate what you have else you would never have what you don't.

tampa1871: These guys ingenuity is highly commendable, my only problem with them is FULL DISCLOSURE, they should disclose to customers that these engines are REBUILT and allow them to make a decision whether to buy Tokunbo or their REBUILT engine. In western world, rebuilt engines are as good as brand new. I'm glad these guys are doing these. Even, rather than buying a new engine, why not rebuild what u have.

au.hanson:
Why dont we decease from swapping engine, but rather rebuild our engine back to standard with oem parts? Does it mean that they will not last this way? Is there anything wrong with doing it this way?

hardbody: Why would you want to change an engine in the first place. After using your car for a reasonable time-frame, would it not be the course of wisdom to either dispose of it or make a gift of it and buy another? Rather than spend some funny amount fixing a used car, how about sell, trade in or give out?

emalekuo:

if you give a bad car out won't the new owner still fix the car? so what's your point?

hardbody:
Why would you want to change an engine in the first place. After using your car for a reasonable time-frame, would it not be the course of wisdom to either dispose of it or make a gift of it and buy another? Rather than spend some funny amount fixing a used car, how about sell, trade in or give out?

udokpuenyi:
To some extent your post is correct, but when someone of us who are insiders in the market try to explain this to most customers, they (customers) think that you are trying to to extort money from them.

I can tag a particular spare the average market cost and another person tells you half the price and the customer buy the one with lower price tag without thorough check, at the end he might not use that spare because it has been tampered with.

The worst is the some mechanics are also part of the scheme.

The rule: Just try to get one reliable contact in the market, let him source for your parts, afterall" snake no dey chop snake"

Another dimension to it, some creativity in the auto market also make certain things possible, imagine looking for a broken formica of your car and you can't get the spare , The boys in the market can replicate your original formica, this is just one in hundreds of examples.
Go and look for GOLF 5 complete wiper in the market and see how easily to get it if at all you can, in that case you need their services to get a matching wiper that will work in your car. It is a two way traffic thing both positve and negative

manny4life:



After all said and done, it does not negate the fact they are involved in a criminal activity - intentional selling a rebuilt, perhaps low standard product as original.