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gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
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funny enough i've been reading about this company on another forum
never heard of them before and now see they have got a really bad name
seems by the dates of these posts they've been scamming people for years
hopefully by them trying to spam on forums the word will go round faster how bad they are
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 11th Jul 2017 5:47 pm |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
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Sadly Gary there will always be a line of willing mugs who will use them and more afterwards to keep on using them, even with all the tech we have at our hands people dont do their research.
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| 11th Jul 2017 6:01 pm |
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Randylover
Member Since: 31 Jan 2011
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 1172
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This will cause a stir,
i must be a Willing mug  
I have a Global engine.
had it for about 4- years now, I am in no way endorsing or praising them but
when my engine blew I was self-employed and using the D3 for towing I couldn't afford stealer prices and if I didn't get back on the road then it was game over.
I used Global as a last resort,
I got it done for less than the dealer wanted for a short motor,
yes I know it would have been new with warranty etc but at a quoted cost of over £10 grand on an 05 with high mileage and had been worked it wasn't going to happen, wasn't worth spending that on it and hadn't got it anyway
it was done within a couple of weeks of being delivered to them and I collected it and drove it back
it hasn't missed a beat since
was it a recon ...I don't know
was it just another engine from a donor/write off....i don't know but my guess is probably
they did it with the body on and I paid for a new clutch at the same time
the car was at 189000 miles when I had it done and is now on 245000 and I haven't had an issue at all with it
I only had an issue when after 8 months the clutch was going again (it was used for towing 3.5 tonne daily) I tried to get the receipt for the clutch from them to get it replaced by the main dealer under warranty but they couldn't/wouldn't produce it, I know it did have one as I had the old one back and it was the one it had had before from the markings I knew were on it
in am in no way suggesting anybody should use them just merely giving my story
Cheers
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| 11th Jul 2017 6:23 pm |
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gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13670
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lynalldiscovery wrote:Sadly Gary there will always be a line of willing mugs who will use them and more afterwards to keep on using them, even with all the tech we have at our hands people dont do their research.
very true , seeing they want 3.5k to supply and fit a tdv6 engine , is still a lot of money if the engine blows up within days or weeks of it being fitted
at least warnings are there for any prospective future customers
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| 11th Jul 2017 9:56 pm |
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gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13670
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Randylover wrote:This will cause a stir,
i must be a Willing mug
I have a Global engine.
had it for about 4- years now, I am in no way endorsing or praising them but
when my engine blew I was self-employed and using the D3 for towing I couldn't afford stealer prices and if I didn't get back on the road then it was game over.
I used Global as a last resort,
I got it done for less than the dealer wanted for a short motor,
yes I know it would have been new with warranty etc but at a quoted cost of over £10 grand on an 05 with high mileage and had been worked it wasn't going to happen, wasn't worth spending that on it and hadn't got it anyway
it was done within a couple of weeks of being delivered to them and I collected it and drove it back
it hasn't missed a beat since
was it a recon ...I don't know
was it just another engine from a donor/write off....i don't know but my guess is probably
they did it with the body on and I paid for a new clutch at the same time
the car was at 189000 miles when I had it done and is now on 245000 and I haven't had an issue at all with it
I only had an issue when after 8 months the clutch was going again (it was used for towing 3.5 tonne daily) I tried to get the receipt for the clutch from them to get it replaced by the main dealer under warranty but they couldn't/wouldn't produce it, I know it did have one as I had the old one back and it was the one it had had before from the markings I knew were on it
in am in no way suggesting anybody should use them just merely giving my story
Cheers
Andy
hi andy
good to hear and by the sounds of it you've been one of the lucky ones 
been reading other reviews from customers who have gone to them and nightmares they've endured
trouble is companies like this just change their name and start back up again, with the minimum amount of repercussions
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| 11th Jul 2017 10:01 pm |
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NJSS
Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
Posts: 10504
 
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Global Engines and Gearbox Ltd have just posted a new thread here using the domain name "reconditioned-enginespecialists.co.uk" - the thread has, quite correctly, been deleted - another name to keep in mind though.
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| 26th Jul 2017 9:57 am |
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gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13670
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just noticed that myself , blinked and it was gone
credit to the admin for noticing it so quick
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| 26th Jul 2017 10:07 am |
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Martin
Site Admin and Owner
Member Since: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 18457
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They keep spamming the forum with ads so I would take that as a mark in the "don't use" box. 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
Any issues with the site let me know!
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| 26th Jul 2017 10:10 am |
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gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13670
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hi martin
see they've also attempted to spam another land rover forum
hopefully they will crawl back under a rock to which they came out of
see on other forums these are the other names that this garage has been using
audiandvw.co.uk
bmwenginespecialists.co.uk/
replaceengines.co.uk/
vwengine.co.uk/
bmwworkshop.co.uk/
fordengine.co.uk/
globalreconditioning.co.uk
audienginespecialists.co.uk/
vanenginespecialists.co.uk/
engineandgearboxes.co.uk
mercedesenginespecialists.co.uk
rangeroverenginespecialists.co.uk/
autosid.co.uk/
reconditioned-enginespecialists.co.uk/
porscheengine.co.uk/
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| 26th Jul 2017 10:16 am |
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stiff
Member Since: 17 Jul 2017
Location: Either cashpoint or garage...
Posts: 293
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stphens wrote:Global Engines done an excellent work on my Range Rover and I would highly recommend Global Engines to everyone who got issue with their engine
New forum member...first post and the user profile is based in Barking. Anyone want to guess where Global Engines is based ?  MY2008 D3 - It got me hooked...gone
MY2012 D4 - It kept me hooked...gone
MY2007 D3 - Mid-Life crisis toy continues driving me to bankruptcy...
MY2018 "D5" Si6 - But is it a "true" LR...discuss...but now gone
Back in a D4 with a lot of extras....
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