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My mechanic buddy speaks highly of him... he says he gets all his motors that he uses for swaps (not just s2k motors) from Cody... but when I was looking to buy a used engine from him he seemed kind of sketchy. Cody originally told me the engine had ~40k miles on it, but when I asked for proof he had some complications producing some... so I asked him to just give me the VIN so I could run a CarFax on it. He finally came back and told me that he just ran a CarFax on it and it actually had ~60k+ miles.
This could all have been true, and he might indeed not have known that it actually had that many miles until he ran a CarFax on the VIN, and in all likelihood the engine probably would have been ok anyways... but I erred on the side of caution, and decided to buy a lower mileage motor from someone with lots of proof.
Of course though, buying an engine is WAY different than buying non-mechanical pieces.
Anyways, like I said, I've heard good things about him, and he seemed legit and nice... but for that particular purchase I didn't feel comfortable buying from him.
I wouldn't doubt if I go back to him next time I need something though, because his prices were indeed very good...
This could all have been true, and he might indeed not have known that it actually had that many miles until he ran a CarFax on the VIN, and in all likelihood the engine probably would have been ok anyways... but I erred on the side of caution, and decided to buy a lower mileage motor from someone with lots of proof.
Of course though, buying an engine is WAY different than buying non-mechanical pieces.
Anyways, like I said, I've heard good things about him, and he seemed legit and nice... but for that particular purchase I didn't feel comfortable buying from him.
I wouldn't doubt if I go back to him next time I need something though, because his prices were indeed very good...
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