National Engine Centre, Cardiff

National Engine Centre, Cardiff

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fatboy69

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9,390 posts

193 months

Tuesday 12th November 2013
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Has anyone used them or got any experience (good or bad) of them.

I have been quoted what seems to be a very good price for the installation of a replacement engine in my 3 Litre X-Type Jaguar.

Problem i have is that being based up in Gloucester i dont have any local contacts who can give me some honest feedback.

Initial impression is that they appear to know what they are talking about & they have quoted me exactly what i want - only thing is that they have quoted me over £700 less than anyone else & they give a far better warranty - ie 12 months or 20k miles (whichever comes first).

They have some good reviews on Google (as well as one bad review from a bloke who seems to just like to moan) so i will probably ignore his wittering...

I just need to know whether they are reputable & reliable, or not, & that the engines they supply are good quality & reliable.

Any help is appreciated.


Thank you.

elanfan

5,527 posts

233 months

Saturday 7th December 2013
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No experience of them whatsoever. So please look into it yourself.

However the location is where there are a concentration of car dismantlers/scrap dealers operating and just down the road from the gypsy camp. My experience of these people when seeking car parts myself is that they can be a rough lot. If they are one and the same I'm not sure how keen you might be to go back for problems under warranty.

anonymous-user

60 months

Saturday 7th December 2013
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Googling their name and adding "Review" to the search term brings up some interesting results.

sunbeam alpine

7,059 posts

194 months

Saturday 7th December 2013
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SAB888

3,360 posts

213 months

Tuesday 14th January 2014
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fatboy69 said:
Has anyone used them or got any experience (good or bad) of them.

I have been quoted what seems to be a very good price for the installation of a replacement engine in my 3 Litre X-Type Jaguar.

Problem i have is that being based up in Gloucester i dont have any local contacts who can give me some honest feedback.

Initial impression is that they appear to know what they are talking about & they have quoted me exactly what i want - only thing is that they have quoted me over £700 less than anyone else & they give a far better warranty - ie 12 months or 20k miles (whichever comes first).

They have some good reviews on Google (as well as one bad review from a bloke who seems to just like to moan) so i will probably ignore his wittering...

I just need to know whether they are reputable & reliable, or not, & that the engines they supply are good quality & reliable.

Any help is appreciated.


Thank you.
I wonder if this was the same company that was on the BBC programme The Sheriffs Are Coming, this morning. It's a programme about Sheriffs collecting debts.

taaffy

1,120 posts

245 months

Tuesday 14th January 2014
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I watched the programme this morning. The owner looked like his people skills needed some work. Based on what I saw this morning I'd give them a wide berth.

N13LHN

92 posts

202 months

Sunday 19th January 2014
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the only thing ill say is, if it were me...i wouldnt use them