K20 hydro-lock engine rebuild.

[flipfire]

Yeap ask the repairer for scope of works in paper. You have the right to know where your dollars are going.

[DEMON83]

Really? Didn't try real hard...
I could have supplied you with a brand-new FD2R engine for that & you'd have change to put it in.

How much is a FD2R engine worth to import..?

[mocchi]

How much is a FD2R engine worth to import..?

6g longblock. or maybe 8g.

[egb16b]

Interesting story. I work in insurance. If you want i can talk to the claims guys and suss out what you should do.

Also did you take your car to a mechanic that AAMI recommended?? AAMI always recommend you take it to their authorized repairer which funnily enough AAMI actually own, but using a different business name.

But as TODA said, go to the Insurance Ombudsmen because if your not happy with the work that's been carried out on your car, you have a right to take matters further.

And if there was a hole in the block, it would be cheaper to replace it anyway. Sounds suss as to me.

And i'm surprised they covered you for the injen CAI. Did you advised AAMI of the mod?? Read your Product Disclosure Statement to clarify whats covered and whats not.

[Poeter]

And i'm surprised they covered you for the injen CAI. Did you advised AAMI of the mod?? Read your Product Disclosure Statement to clarify whats covered and whats not.

Surprised here too. Heard from friends' experience they would refuse straight off since it is illegal.

[curtis265]

^I was thinking that too, and that they're even offering insured repair work.. or maybe that's why they want 2k from u

[DC2-PWR]

What a scary thread

[Nepolian]

Lol....I think there may be lots lost in translation....

[bennet654]

Hey mate.

The reason why they do repairs rather than replacements is because with a replacement its pretty much a set amount, with a common added figure for an engine install... with repairing, they can make up ridiculous labour hours and explain multiple issues that they ran into and how the cost just kept climbing. Insurance jobs for a dodgy mechanic, is their way of pulling in big bucks for simple jobs. At the end of the day they make a killing, and you pay higher insurance premiums.. thats the way the world always seems to work...

Definetely agree with the others, take it to ombudsman and fight em, if you cant get a re-assessment
All the best buddy

[rotary_snail]

Just ask to see reciepts of everything. The workshop would have had to have bought all the parts, will be reciepts for that. They would have subleted any machine work, so invoices for that. And then tell them, the problem isn't fixed, so fix it.End of the day, it went in to get an issue fixed, and it wasn't fixed.

Recently i had a run in with dumb ass repairers. Was a body shop dealing with my brother's car that was hit by an old granny, damaged one door. They told him they needed the car for 6 days to do it. Told my bro thats retarded, it takes 2 days to prep and spray something properly. Anyway, he let them have it for 6 days.... Car came back and it looked fine. But within one week, the clear had started peeling off. So this time i went down there and blasted the owner. Was the biggest s'hole of a panel shop i have seen. Got the car back within 2 days, and gave them the bill for the loan car that my bro had for 8 days.

[WATAJK]

updates?

[Fredoops]

AAMI have repairers that are panel beaters, not mechanics, and I doubt insurance assessors have much to do with mechanics, since 99% of insurance assessor's are ex-panel beaters, not mechanics

So I'm thinking they would've just got anyone really and they get screwed over on mechanical work plenty.

Thats why whenever I have mechanical related insurance work I always get my own quote from a someone I trust... My peeps are cheaper than insurance people's quotes most of the time.