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Vehicle & Technical => Not Anything Listed Above.... => Topic started by: jay2578 on January 09, 2010, 21:58:16

Title: anyone heard of or used these guys?
Post by: jay2578 on January 09, 2010, 21:58:16

engines seized on the disco, so i did a search for a second hand one via breakerlink or someone...... anyway, i got a call from a company called "recycling lives" saying they had a 200tdi with 524000 miles on it, 6 month guarantee, delivered, for £300! sounds too good to be true, so anyone used em?

Title: Re: anyone heard of or used these guys?
Post by: dxmedia on January 09, 2010, 22:12:01

If it's too good to be true...


Saying that £300 for an engine is run of the mill, so probably genuine.

Title: Re: anyone heard of or used these guys?
Post by: jay2578 on January 09, 2010, 22:17:31

you think? ok, maybe worth me calling em back then

Title: Re: anyone heard of or used these guys?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 22, 2010, 18:02:27

Quote from: jay2578 on January 09, 2010, 21:58:16

200tdi with 524000 miles on it,

:shock: surely not

Title: Re: anyone heard of or used these guys?
Post by: jay2578 on February 22, 2010, 18:10:03

that was my first reaction!

Title: Re: anyone heard of or used these guys?
Post by: Jay_disco on March 04, 2010, 18:26:11

with 524,000 miles on it is quite alot of miles aint it? id keep looking cos there are surely ones for the same price with less miles on

Title: Re: anyone heard of or used these guys?
Post by: V8MoneyPit on March 05, 2010, 15:51:48

That mileage is crazy!

I was gutted I missed this one. Not cheap, but not bad for 45,000 miles on a recon unit.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Discovery-200TDI-engine_W0QQitemZ290402063134QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item439d4fd31e#ht_500wt_1082

Title: Re: anyone heard of or used these guys?
Post by: Highland_Defender on March 05, 2010, 18:20:02

524000 MILES!

Glad someone else is shocked, keep looking, theres two for sale up here at 500 and 800 quid, maybe its too far for you though

Title: Re: anyone heard of or used these guys?
Post by: Jay_disco on March 07, 2010, 16:58:49

you could always offer him 200 quid and then have it overhauled so its virtually a new engine. but even with a guarantee thats far too overpriced. speak to Solihull-Mick. he might show you the wear and tear of 500,000+ miles, bit of piston slap etc lol

Title: Re: anyone heard of or used these guys?
Post by: solihull-mick on March 08, 2010, 09:43:34

Your right jay, just replaced my 300 tdi in bessie after 500.000 miles, still ran just had so much piston slap, got a brand new block off e-bay for 56 quid, swapped all the parts over new gaskets and pistons, running like a new penny, cant belive how much power id lost, she flys again

Title: Re: anyone heard of or used these guys?
Post by: jay2578 on March 23, 2010, 15:21:30

SORRY! typo its 56400 not 564000!!!

Title: Re: anyone heard of or used these guys?
Post by: eugene on March 31, 2010, 20:42:41

thats a bargin it it atrue

Title: Re: anyone heard of or used these guys?
Post by: dxmedia on March 31, 2010, 20:54:22

Quote from: eugene on March 31, 2010, 20:42:41

thats a bargin it it atrue

Not really, about right for any common 2nd hand engine.

Title: Re: anyone heard of or used these guys?
Post by: jay2578 on April 01, 2010, 18:35:50

Well i`ve had a few quotes and they were all arond the same money, but the mileage was upto around 85k