Price of Jake's 2270cc, With all bells & whilses |
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Price of Jake's 2270cc, With all bells & whilses |
Rog914 |
Nov 26 2005, 09:53 PM
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914 Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Reisterstown,Md Member No.: 93 |
Flat labor rate $4,000
New parts $7,500 Crating charge $ 150 Core charge Total estimated cost $11,650 Inclusive Opions: Dyno tuning, (In lieu of warranty) $350 Cryogenic enhancement (partial) $262 Standard blueprinting service $550 Severe duty valve train $450 Extensive Dyno Testing $500 Composite lifters (if available) $600 Mallory Unilite Distributor $329 Optional items, (not included in "Total estimated cost") above: $400 Crygenic treatment upgrade (full engine treatment) $275 Ion Nitrided crankshaft $125 Lightened flywheel $2,800 Upgrade to programmable EFI $810 Performance engine coatings package (thermal barrier, friction reduction & heat dispersants) $2,000 LN Engineering Nickies cylinders (if available) $1,250 914 DTM upgrade $145 Full flow oiling system upgrades $92 6 puck performance cluch disc Total Option price: $7,897 Total price of engine & all options: $19,547 (not including exhaust & shipping) This would have been heck of a 2270cc engine with everything. I wish I could of afforded it. Yes, I'm the last to have backed out of a Raby engine. I'm not here to bash Jake, just tell "the other side of the story" Started in 1-5-05 with a phone call from Jake to talk what I wanted in an engine. Told him I wanted a 2270cc and what would cost to have one with all the bells & whilses. With Nickies, all performance coatings. He gives me a "rough" estimate of $11,000. 1-6-05 I sent my $200 deposit for an engine build. He calls every now & then, and chat for awhile. Calls 2 month ago, tells me looked over the engine and everything looked good except for the heads cracked but should be salvageable and will cost a little more to repair them. Nothing more was said about money until he calls to say my spot is getting ready and E-mailed the proposal. The whole time I'm thinking about $11,000. When I see my all "bells & whisles" engine to be $19,547. Sorry but that's way off even for a "rough" estimate. I just can't afford that at this time. Jake builds super engines and has done alot for the 914 community. I just wish he would be more truthful with his estimates. Even on this board he stated "Anywhere from 7K clear to 14.5K could be end the end result." When $19,547 is the end result as his propsal states above. As far as I'm concerned I should of had the propsal in January when I put my deposit down, not at the last minute when to find out the estimate nearly doubled. Now that's the rest of the story. Ralph |
dmenche914 |
Nov 27 2005, 03:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,212 Joined: 27-February 03 From: California Member No.: 366 |
Ok, got to laugh reading this thing. Looks like both parties should have had something in writting before cash was traded hands. Both parties equally at fault, but no big deal, live and learn. I'd never leave a deposit with out the full terms in writting, signed dated etc... Also I would not accept a deposit without the full terms in writting, signed dated etc...
Funny that the $11k rough estimate is about the standard price, and the options bump it up to the higher value. Just a hunch that maybe there was a missunderstanding on the the phone on the $11k, and since niether party got it in writting, we'll never know who really understood what was the real deal. So now we got a he said she said thing going. Maybe Jake ment to say the $11k was the non-option price, but he misspoke, or maybe the buyer missheard that the $11k was for the whole deal. Folks make mistakes. Paper work helps prevent mistakes. This is really dumb, cause now there are accusations that quite frankly can't be backed up cause there was no paperwork when the money traded hands. Shame on both of you for not putting it in writting, now go too your rooms and don't come out until you can both appologize for this stupid saga being posted here. I hope both of you learned from this experience. It cost both of you, Jake lost bussiness for his time slot, and the other guy lost his deposit. I say this should be a good leason learned for all of us on how important a contract is before money changes hands. Frankly both you guys have embaressed yourselves by letting us all know how you made such a deal with no contract. If your both real men, just apologize to each other (and please not on the public fourm, that would be grandstanding at this point) and move on. That said I hope you get a nice engine, and that Jake continues to have good bussiness. I wish you both well. |