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I have now found out from the garage that the headgasket has gone!! I feel so gutted as I have just spent £1200 on fitting the engine and now have been quoted £600-£800 pound to get the head gasket sorted. Does anyone know if I have a leg to stand on with SMR engines? ?(such as the small claims court) would expect you to try and resolve the issue in the first place.- be fair but firm that you expect a replacement or refund because their engine was not fit for purpose etc.
You really should have asked before buying from then but the phrase horse bolted door etc springs to mind. period but they will only cover the cost of their engine not the fitting you have had to fork out. They keep getting away with it though as people dont follow up and claim you will get your money back but without going small claims you wont get your fitting. 
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Originally Posted by TonyBurns
Oh now wasnt there some issues with these engines
Must google it
Tony
I had an SMR engine via this outfit
My HG went after a year and when ZEN
Go figure.
Do it RIGHT!.
Right-o,
Buy cheap, buy twice I say! Don't use them whatever you do, complete rip off merchants.
*Buyers-Beware*PW@Woodsport wrote:http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=115639
As per that thread, old engines sprayed silver do not constitute a rebuilt motor, i doubt they even take the plugs out let alone strip the engine down.
Tiny wrote:PW@Woodsport wrote:http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=115639
As per that thread, old engines sprayed silver do not constitute a rebuilt motor, i doubt they even take the plugs out let alone strip the engine down.
No they definetly dont.
...send them some threatening letters, that always does the trick. but because this was a company you'll hav s14 of the Sale of goods act on your side 
Im only asking as im thinking of buying a unit off them and im getting 50/50 comments from people and i dont know what to do?? 
Tiny wrote:I have been bitten by them too
Sorry to hear you have been bitten by SMR.
SMR are a bunch of cowboys and they have a 6months from date of purchase and a 500 mile warranty
Sorry
Tiny wrote:SMR a good company that do them is Nippon spares in Stratford London they did me a replacement engine in a Mk3 supra it was very good highly recommend them
alan wheeldon wrote:Hi there, im a little confused as to what you think about this company.
Tiny wrote:I have been bitten by them too
Sorry to hear you have been bitten by SMR.
SMR are a bunch of cowboys and they have a 6months from date of purchase and a 500 mile warranty
Sorry
Tiny wrote:SMR a good company that do them is Nippon spares in Stratford London they did me a replacement engine in a Mk3 supra it was very good highly recommend them
who have just disappeared of the globe as we speak. Nipponautospares in Derby are also affiliated. ( I am waiting for the horror stories when its fitted 
....the list is endless.£1100.After speaking to consumer rights i informed them this was ilegal andthere reply was i,m not bothered take me to court i coudnt care less.So after hours of reading forum letters and realizing i should of done my home work before purchase because i was definatly dealing with wyat hearp and his crew.Anyway i read so many letters about them and it quickly became obvious like so many others i was not very hopefull of seeing a penny refund.Then i came across a letter where someone said the buissines was registered to Kensington Gardens Ilford IG1 3EL.By this point by the way they had decided to ignore all my calls and e-mails or return any earlier promises to contact me,so i decided to send a simple e-mail saying this KENSINGTON GARDENS LOOKS A NICE PLACE FOR A VISIT wich by the way it does just check it out on street view google.Within 10 mins of this e-mail the guy was on the phone to me saying theres no need for all of this we just want to pick up the unit and give you a full refund'and guess what within 10 days thats just what happened.One other thing phone and speake to ideal engines as i did and a guy with a canadian accent (real doubt it)says he does not know smr but when the unit was taken back i spoke to smr who said yes it just arrived back 15 mins ago and the return consignment note was to ideal engines 'it doesnt take much to work out the b------- there!!.Also as the crow flies theres probably less than two miles between kensington gardens ideal engines base ,just by chance I SERIOUSLY DOUBT IT.(smr)and ideal engines unit1 davenport centre (a short jaunt to the office).... That's the way I'd go. After fruitless phonecalls went back with the car and a load of mates. Parked my car in the door to their business and locked it. Sat there with my mates till they gave a refund. They refused and said they'd call the police. We said go on then, no, in fact 'I'LL' call the police. Should have seen their bluffing little faces. Police arrived and the guys quickly s**t themselves. Police took one look at the guys and the business and advised them that unless they want them to go through the paperwork of every other car in their warehouse right now, they'd advise I get my money back!