Core charge from junk yard???

My father recently bought a '06 Mercury Montego 3.0 V6 with 42K for $550 here in Dallas. No core charge (I called several other yards for pricing and never heard a core charge mentioned anywhere).

Paid the Ford dealer $1600 to install it.

A lot better than the $6200 Ford wanted for a new engine and installation!
 
why dont you just pay me more of the money from the refund, i'll have matt surface one of my spare heads and i'll put the god dam thing back onto your motor that came out of the car and be done with it, i'll have to refund the guy who bought it, so i'll end up with nothing in the end anyway except my shop back.
 
The problem is that they are good on their word, they charge a core which you aren't happy about and they don't warranty the engine in a way that makes you happy...

Really? All I wanted was labor and fluids covered. According to you that is what you expect too, but apparently because you are arguing with me you are switching your position.

Here is your exact words"The only yards I buy engines from reimburse labor costs... their motors are $200-$400 more but I feel much better buying from them."

And a link to the thread so you can read your own words...
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=64340&page=7
It's post #209

So I guess that makes you just as ridiculous as me. :rolleyes:

Wow. Yes core charges are a common practice in the salvage parts business. Most salvage yards that ask for a core back are indeed selling them to rebuilders or if the core is really trashed they just sell it for scrap. That practice allows them to sell the part to you at a lower price than what they value it to be. Of course in any case if you don't have a core you will have to pay the fee. The delivery issue should not have happened I'll give you that one. Also LKQ is a very reputable company that takes many steps to make sure they are selling you a quality product. The odds of getting a bad part from them are slim. Any time you buy used you are rolling the dice though so of course there is only so much they are going give you if there is a problem.

All in all man you can get pissed at me or who ever all you want but you are wrong all over the place with this whole situation. YOU broke your car. YOU are expecting way too much from Jamie and are taking advantage of his kindness and his need to be done with your car. And you are asking the world from these parts places when the reality is you are buying a JUNK part. If you want a full every penny covered warranty have the damn car towed to a Lincoln dealership and pay them 6k or so to do the job and get the warranty it seems you expect.

It really seems ( at least from your posts) that you think the world owes you something and if you don't get it you are going to whine and cry (read sue) until you get your way. Grow up man. Really.

The first part of your post was quite coherent and I will say understandable. Then you get on your high horse and start beating your chest. Where the :q:q:q:q did I ever say anyone else but me broke my car? I blamed myself jackass and even had the balls to post about it, unlike most guys that don't have the confidence to post up where they fail.

Again I never said I would sue them, apparently your comprehension is failing you. I guess your feeling is when things happen the right thing to do is bend over and take the spoon...well it's because of sackless wonders like that, are country is now corporate ran and they have run our economy into the ground. Had people stood up and fought back against these corporation this economy and country wouldn't be in the position it is. But I wouldn't expect you to get that when you can't even comprehend my post!

Jamie is getting paid all over again for the next install so don't tell me I'm not paying him and I'm taking advantage of him! So I'm paying for the junkyards failed motor last time. Where the :q:q:q:q is it that I am screwing him? If you brought your car to a shop and they put it in and you paid them would you be considered screwing them if you paid, and then when the motor failed because the engine was bad pay for another motor to be put it?

Your logic is flawed.

I'm asking to much by wanting labor and fluids covered if they sell me a bad motor? WTF? Even KK by his own admission said that...although apparently he forgot he said that.....

unfortunatly customer service is a thing of the past. I have very little dealings with people/companies that give great customer service. Maybe im a little critical because i feel i provide above and beyond customer service to my customers. I dont believe any of the lkq yards i deal with charge a core, however with that said a core charge is not unheard of, though it does seem to be getting more and more scarce.

Actually you are right. I called a few others and they said they don't whereas this crystal river branch does. The one in Bradenton seemed awesome but unfortunately they don't have it. So I have to admit some are good.

As I was saying earlier but some of these other blockheads seem to be looking past is I offered to pay $100 and give them the heads (all they wanted was the heads and the block) and they said NO. So it wasn't like I expected the world, nor did I ask for anything free. So why these other guys are getting their panties in a bunch is beyond me.

I do appreciate your post though, and agree with you. :)
 
my father recently bought a '06 mercury montego 3.0 v6 with 42k for $550 here in dallas. No core charge (i called several other yards for pricing and never heard a core charge mentioned anywhere).

Paid the ford dealer $1600 to install it.

A lot better than the $6200 ford wanted for a new engine and installation!

thank you! :)
 
Uh ripped...yes...if you bought a motor from a junk yard...and paid someone else to put it in ,and it was a bad motor...sorry dude...
I NEVER warranty salvage yard parts regardless!

I called my dad about the LKQ deal, and blah blah blah...yes there is a core on all their motor,transmission,alternators,starters,ac compressors , rear ends, and a few other things of their choosing, they have the cores rebuilt
 
I found another motor for $700 + $50 core which is more than fair. 82k with a warranty. I'm going to call Jamie to ask him a few questions before I buy it tomorrow and have it shipped on Friday.

Thanks for looking Marked8 I really appreciate the help.
 
So where did the 1st motor come from? And was it covered by warranty?
 
Uh ripped...yes...if you bought a motor from a junk yard...and paid someone else to put it in ,and it was a bad motor...sorry dude...
I NEVER warranty salvage yard parts regardless!

I called my dad about the LKQ deal, and blah blah blah...yes there is a core on all their motor,transmission,alternators,starters,ac compressors , rear ends, and a few other things of their choosing, they have the cores rebuilt

Of course. I wasn't implicating that Jamie should eat the cost. I was saying I'm eating the cost for the junkyard selling a crap motor. The Junkyard should eat the cost, but at least the last place was stand up enough to pay for the fluids. That was nice for them to offer which is why I didn't fight them about the labor.

Although some here try to make me out as this sue happy jerk, all I expect is for people to make good for their screw up. I feel the last junk yard did indeed try to make good which is why I didn't bother going for more. To me it's all about principle. I ate the cost because of their inferior motor. Sucks for me, yes I'm pissed, so I am trying to cover my ass this time around.

As I linked above KK himself said he buys from yards for a premium to ensure all costs including labor are repaid. With that said I expect no different.

I called other LKQ's after we talked and the others charge a $50 core charge which I wouldn't have even questioned if that was the case. $250 though is a bit steep, especially considering their warranty sucks at life!
 
I asked about the $250 core, and I wasn't even given a decent answer...an I'm in the buisiness kinda..

As far as being reimbursed for the labor on a failed part...never heard of a junk yard doing that, if KK found one, that's impressive

I recommend on the NEXT motor...start the damn thing before it goes on the car...I do that with all my motor swaps

also keep in mind, a CORE charge is just that...if you give them the core, then there's no charge...were you planning on keeping the motor that you busted the hell out of?
 
anyone look into a rebuilt longblock from jasper? or how about parts harvester, i believe he may be in texas, but occasionally i get engines/trannys from him, and he ships them up here. i can get you his number tommorrow if you want?
 
I told him about Jasper earlier today...I looked up a long block thru my sources for a "shop" rate, I can get one for under $3200, have fun with that!

Or I can get you one from Oreillys brand new long block for 3461.85... 5 year warranty! Where do you want THAT shipped SIR!!!
 
i'm putting a head on the original motor and putting it back in the car, everyone shut the :q:q:q:q up now!!!!
 
yeah why do i need luck? there is nothing wrong with his motor beside the head, i got help putting the new head on, he knows how to put the chains and :q:q:q:q back on, no luck needed, just gotta get it done. its a whole lot easier at this point to put his motor back in than deal with more junk motors this is my last time putting a motor in it, so might as well put the motor in that i know runs.
 
That is true jamie, I would just be worried as hell about messing something up doing the head swap...
 
Timing is not that difficult
?? $100 says that after you buy all the timing stuff to do it that you wont have it right when we go to do our twin builds. :lol:


Besides, you still owe me $5 from the tire bet on Sunday. :p


Just bring tacos and nachos at 1 today. :D
 

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