gregslow318i

[ck_taft325is]

He bought Killacortes car. That's a separate deal besides the fact that I think Greg chintzed out on the swap by the condition and suspect hoses Dan (nwe30) showed me and the hoses I found on my own car.

[5Toes]

I think you could successfully sue Greg.

[nwe30]

i am currently the owner of a 1990 4 dr 325i with an m50 swap that Greg did...

it hasn't been running correctly for the past 2 weeks. i've been unable to drive it. it just doesn't idle right and it dies when i depress the clutch and try to put it in gear.

i tried to fix my car and what Chris is saying is true. some of the vacuum hoses are just beat...it looks like somebody took the hose and left it out in the summer sun for a few hours; a couple hoses are cracked and old. idk....this is my first e30 and i haven't been a happy camper lately. i just want the damn thing to drive.

Chris actually tries to help me out. Greg doesn't. All I got from him was "just check all the hoses for a leak"

[Farbin Kaiber]

^ Wat?

[nwe30]

damn...so this is why my car isn't working...

yeah...my car is still idling like crazy....
all i want is for my car to work...that's all i want!!!

[ck_taft325is]

Chris, just think about the good things and im sure more will come your way. sorry to hear about this big fiasco but it definitely looks like many corners were cut with the swap.. my brother bought his s52 e30 for about what he charged you AND the motor was prime with very clean wiring. I do all my own work for this exact reason, i understand your space wasnt efficient for a swap which brought greg into the equation. But i had this same problem, took my car to a local shop about 5 years ago and he gave me a 1500 quote. We figured out the HG was blown so he said another 1000 onto of the original 1500 would cover it all. 2500 soon turned into a $4700 bill! And somehow my perfectly good used parts disappeared when the new ones were installed. Including 3.73 lsd, entire brake setup, tranny, and some other odds and ends when we were diagnosing the spark issue(plug wires, cap, rotor, coil, o2 sensor) which was all in good working order. Complete bullshit that people like that are in business still, but life goes on and i decided to go to school to become a mechanic. Do things myself, the right way. Speaking of schooling, does anyone know if greg is ASE certified or have any school experience? If not, anything over 25 per hour is ridiculous.

Greg is in the UW Mechanical Engineering program.

No, he's not ASE certified.

[e30josh]

Chris, just think about the good things and im sure more will come your way. sorry to hear about this big fiasco but it definitely looks like many corners were cut with the swap.. my brother bought his s52 e30 for about what he charged you AND the motor was prime with very clean wiring. I do all my own work for this exact reason, i understand your space wasnt efficient for a swap which brought greg into the equation. But i had this same problem, took my car to a local shop about 5 years ago and he gave me a 1500 quote. We figured out the HG was blown so he said another 1000 onto of the original 1500 would cover it all. 2500 soon turned into a $4700 bill! And somehow my perfectly good used parts disappeared when the new ones were installed. Including 3.73 lsd, entire brake setup, tranny, and some other odds and ends when we were diagnosing the spark issue(plug wires, cap, rotor, coil, o2 sensor) which was all in good working order. Complete bullshit that people like that are in business still, but life goes on and i decided to go to school to become a mechanic. Do things myself, the right way. Speaking of schooling, does anyone know if greg is ASE certified or have any school experience? If not, anything over 25 per hour is ridiculous.

[5Toes]

Judge Judy would understand

[Farbin Kaiber]

Maybe he hit the tire?

[5Toes]

Not to be rude or anything

But take this shit to Judge Judy. Rep E30 community!

[ck_taft325is]

I think that part of the problem is having an understanding of expectations, knowing all of the parties involved etc.

When the seller delivers what they expected and the buyer didn't make clear different expectations then a problem ensues. The buyer paid the price seemingly in agreement with the seller.

His prices are not the same as someone like StrictlyBMW or other large BMW shops in the area for anything I've ever priced or considered.

(I've never had greg do a swap for me, both of my 24v motors went in my car with my hands in my garage - neither motor was sourced by greg)

Hold the phone, Clayton.

You know, I thought about not responding to this as you're trying to stay out of this but, I just can't on this one.

I get your friends with Greg, regardless of what he says about you. I get that. But, you're essentially calling me a liar when you say Greg didn't lie and I just "misunderstood" or "didn't make myself clear" on my expectations. No, I made myself pretty fuckin' clear. I have 3 witnesses to that. I'd gladly pull them into court if I didn't think Greg would just bag the fuck out like he has thus far.

Man. And how do you reconcile the quality for the price? I thought I was getting a fucking fantastic install. I got a shotty, half assed job with barely what I paid for in raw parts. Are you kidding me? Get off his sack and think about it logically like I know you can.

[ck_taft325is]

I don't want to get further wrapped into this. It is between him and Chris.

I can only vouch for how my experience has been with him.

I appreciate your sticking up for your buddy. But, because you know him doesn't mean you have all the facts. I'll see if James can pull our original PM's from the beginning of this whole ordeal and go from there. I've told facts thus far. Facts. Not my "misunderstanding of what I was getting" as you infer but, facts. What I was told about the motor. Key points about the interactions we had. You seem to be having a problem with the facts and peoples issues with it.

Again, Greg should really come tell his side of this and stop having other people "stand up for him" if you will. As other's have said, this isn't a matter of me trying to get anything other than what is mine BY GREG'S ADMISSION. The chip, the price difference of a S3.46 to S2.93. I don't want the DINAN chip that Greg ADMITTED "ran lean" and threw codes left and right when I ran it. Again, I paid for a DINAN chipped S50. What I got was a stock chipped S50. I paid for a swap package with a S3.46. What I got was an S2.93. What about that is "right"?

[87e30]

I don't want to get further wrapped into this. It is between him and Chris.

I can only vouch for how my experience has been with him.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I keep telling Chris we need to do that harness in hockey tape and put ALL of it below the level of the engine, it would be much sexier.

I might need to pick up a pin tool though. No butts, no solder, connected only as factory, thanks.

http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=154876&highlight=coax

[nando]

they're expensive. I crimped mine without the tool, hard, but not impossible. I have a tool that will do the .5mm wires but not the larger ones - fortunately there are only a few larger gauge wires. no soldering, of course..