Venus Auto...experience?

[Garage Battle]

I want replies of people who have had 1st hand or 2nd hand experience with them (either you've dealt with them or like your friend has).

I will be getting a couple motorsets from them...are they good people? Any info would be appreciated...and yes, i know they were in sport compact car.

Also ive been quoted $2200 a motor...that seem a little high for them?

[lucky]

A friend of mine ordered a J-spec turbo engine for his MR2 and from what he tells me, their service has been pretty good. The first engine they sent him was making a knocking noise when he got it installed and they sent him out a whole new motorset free of cost.

[S13240]

I just met a guy yesterday that bought an s13 red top front clip from them a couple months ago and he said the front clip had a smashed intercooler and the engine did not have any compression and they wouldn't replace it for him. He is not pleased!

[loafy777]

I didn't actually do business with them, but I was about to. I was supposed to get a redtop from them, but I was told that the motor would be a certain amount minus a wholesale discount (because of my company) plus shipping, but they had to get my paperwork before telling me the wholesale price.

Well, I sent the paperwork, they lost it, sent it again, hounded them for a week and finally was quoted a price $100 MORE expensive then the previous quote. That didn't make me too happy so I chose to take my business elsewhere.

The choice is your's.

[Ace]

Quote »Also ive been quoted $2200 a motor...that seem a little high for them?[/quote]

Everyones prices have gone up. The SCC motorset was probably March or April of this year, because the issue was May or June. I called them and they quoted me like 2500 or something close to that for a Red Top front clip.

[mike_do]

I want replies of people who have had 1st hand or 2nd hand experience with them (either you've dealt with them or like your friend has).

i wanna know the same thing except w/ flashoptions.com

[SWIFT_DRIFT]

umm use that big red button in the top right hand part of ur screen...then type in "flashoptions"

[Silviagirl79]

I just met a guy yesterday that bought an s13 red top front clip from them a couple months ago and he said the front clip had a smashed intercooler and the engine did not have any compression and they wouldn't replace it for him. He is not pleased!

Did he ever get it working?

[Silviagirl79]

Everyones prices have gone up. The SCC motorset was probably March or April of this year, because the issue was May or June. I called them and they quoted me like 2500 or something close to that for a Red Top front clip.

I know and what is the quoted price in SCC? Like 900 huh LOL

[mike_do]

SCC said: "We bought a 180sx front clip w/ 66,000 km on it for $1500 from Venus Auto Parts in Sacremento, Calif. Venus sells clips w/o bodywork. We also bought the Silvia fenders, hood, bumber and headlights for $500."

[S13240]

Did he ever get it working?

Nope he had to buy a seperate motor from a local engine importer and buy a new intercooler core off of ebay and still swapping.

[Spidey]

SCC said: "We bought a 180sx front clip w/ 66,000 km on it for $1500 from Venus Auto Parts in Sacremento, Calif. Venus sells clips w/o bodywork. We also bought the Silvia fenders, hood, bumber and headlights for $500."

So do u beleive what SCC said or did the price go up after they published that article?

[ItzGenX]

Probably a promotional deal. They give discount to a magazine or something because they know it will come up in an article (advertisement).

[Silviagirl79]

So do u beleive what SCC said or did the price go up after they published that article?

I called Venus about that, they said that the article was published a while back and prices have gone up.

[I H8 UR DSM]

the research was done for that article over 2 years ago..over that time, the demand, and therefore the price has gone up