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GoPlayOnTheTracks
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The guy is a crook and an idiot. Buy the book, build it yourself with local machine work and good parts.
Seriously. Build it yourself. It's a beautiful thing when it all comes together and you'll love it more when you hear it run for the first time and realize it was your mind, hands, and skills that made that happen. That's the whole point of owning an air cooled volkswagen. |
Which book? I was given a book called How to Hotrod VW Engines. I want to build my first engine!
Sorry to hijack... I remember drooling over the GEX ads in HVW 15-20 years ago; good thing I was a teenager with more dreams than money! |
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SteelersBus
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Been 10 yrs. but never gave feedback.
I bought a zero mile rebuilt engine and transmission from GEX.
Engine came damaged. They did replace broken studs.
The engine made it about 7000 before I lost compression. Dripped oil the day I installed.
The transmission started making noises at about 10000 miles. I found small metal chunks when checking the drain plug.
In a nutshell, the product was crap that didn't last 10000 miles.
9/10 buyers usually share bad experiences. Not sure how they've stayed in business.
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EverettB 
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The BBB and Yelp are both essentially scams that operate based on members paying them to stay in good standing, in case people didn't know that.
Yelp is much worse from what I have read online. |
and now some companies have set it up in the purchasing agreement that you can be fined for giving them bad reviews |
Haha, I know what you are talking about and I think that place is getting investigated and sued now IIRC.
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joe56vw
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| EverettB wrote: |
The BBB and Yelp are both essentially scams that operate based on members paying them to stay in good standing, in case people didn't know that.
Yelp is much worse from what I have read online. |
and now some companies have set it up in the purchasing agreement that you can be fined for giving them bad reviews
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babysnakes
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Seriously. Build it yourself. It's a beautiful thing when it all comes together and you'll love it more when you hear it run for the first time and realize it was your mind, hands, and skills that made that happen. That's the whole point of owning an air cooled Volkswagen.
Build your own. |
These words are true. |
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EverettB
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GeorgeL
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| Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 3:37 pm Post subject: Re: GEX is rated A+ by Arkansas BBB????????? |
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Geeze, "A+" with six complaints, two unresolved?
This might explain it:
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busboyjake
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I called yesterday seeking advice on what sort of motor to install in my '66 bug.
The sales rep (forgot his name) did not give me a warm & fuzzy feeling.
After telling him what I wanted out of the motor, he recommended a turnkey 2115 (I think). He said it would put out about 120hp. I told him, "Of course, I need to upgrade the brakes before I put that much motor in."
He said, "Not really." (Clue #1)
I asked about pricing. He said that motor went for $3750.00. (Clue #2).
I asked how they could sell a high performance motor for that price when others I've looked at go for almost twice that. The sales rep hesitated and said that the owner has been building air cooled motors for over 40 years and is "really good" at it. That sounded like a non-answer to me, and in my experience non-answers are given to deceive the questioner. (Clue #3).
My research into my dream motor continues. |
The guy is a crook and an idiot. Buy the book, build it yourself with local machine work and good parts. If you get a bad motor you will have no recourse. I tried to get a refund and the guy changed his social security number. How are these guys still doing business?
It's the truth.
Seriously. Build it yourself. It's a beautiful thing when it all comes together and you'll love it more when you hear it run for the first time and realize it was your mind, hands, and skills that made that happen. That's the whole point of owning an air cooled volkswagen.
I started this thread long ago (10 years+)when I was new to it. Build your own. Don't buy anything that gex has had their hands on.
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timmy2
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I called yesterday seeking advice on what sort of motor to install in my '66 bug.
The sales rep (forgot his name) did not give me a warm & fuzzy feeling.
After telling him what I wanted out of the motor, he recommended a turnkey 2115 (I think). He said it would put out about 120hp. I told him, "Of course, I need to upgrade the brakes before I put that much motor in."
He said, "Not really." (Clue #1)
I asked about pricing. He said that motor went for $3750.00. (Clue #2).
I asked how they could sell a high performance motor for that price when others I've looked at go for almost twice that. The sales rep hesitated and said that the owner has been building air cooled motors for over 40 years and is "really good" at it. That sounded like a non-answer to me, and in my experience non-answers are given to deceive the questioner. (Clue #3).
My research into my dream motor continues. |
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easybouy
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 9:14 am Post subject: Gex |
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| Thanks for the tip. I like their advertisment and in need of a motor. I know where I will not getting one now. |
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busboyjake
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| BBB site says they're out of business. Good riddance. |
No they're not.
http://www.gex.com/
And they have tons of happy customers: http://www.gex.com/content/referrals.htm
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| Hourly rates will be paid in accordance with the original installation rate, not to exceed $ 36.00 per flat rate hour. |
Rates on Long Island are $95/hr. |
They should be. They got about $3000 from me and I had to threaten a lawsuit to get a puny $1000 back.
How hard can it possibly be to not screw up a 1776?????
This was 10 years ago, I cringe every time I see one of their ads since then.
They're criminals in my book until i get my money back.
I started this thread back in 2002. I build my own motors now.
IF YOU'RE SUCH A REPUTABLE COMPANY..........PAY ME WHAT YOU OWE!
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Glenn
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| Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| Derek Cobb wrote: |
| BBB site says they're out of business. Good riddance. |
No they're not.
http://www.gex.com/
And they have tons of happy customers: http://www.gex.com/content/referrals.htm
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| Hourly rates will be paid in accordance with the original installation rate, not to exceed $ 36.00 per flat rate hour. |
Rates on Long Island are $95/hr.
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Derek Cobb
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| BBB site says they're out of business. Good riddance. |
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GeorgeL
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| The way I've heard them explained, VWs are hobby car and newbies tend to buy them on a whim. They buy them, find that the engine is on its last legs, and see that glossy ad. They install that GEX engine and try to get it through the supposed "teething problems" for a few months. They finally give up and put the VW up for sale. The next owner finds that the engine is on its last legs and the process repeats. |
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Glenn
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| how does a company with so much negative history continue to doop people. I guess just put a big ad in hot vws and you got it. |
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| I'm surprised GEX is still in Business |
Full page color ads in HVW and plenty of new suckers. |
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vwfanatic67
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how does a company with so much negative history continue to doop people. I guess just put a big ad in hot vws and you got it.
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tboneveedub
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I bought one from GEX in march had trouble since day 1. The generator went out the 2nd day. Waited 2 weeks and the new one went out in a month. The adjustment screws for the valves are different on the drivers side from the ones on the passenger side. Had to adjust the valves everyday I've driven the car. Its still sluggish and low on power to be a 1641cc. It leaks oil from the front seal already with only 2000 miles on it. I will never buy anything from GEX again. $3000.00 and I'm still working on it. I'm gonna rebuild the factory engine and put it back in my car.
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Jokerbunny
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| its finding an old topic like this that makes me thankful a friend pointed me to this forum, i was just looking at the GEX site since i want to build up a 72 Super beetle, thankfully something said to a search on reviews . |
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seabright_sc
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| I must be a lucky one. GEX rebuild in my 85 westy. Has about 35K and runs like a champ. I was very concerned about buying a westy with a GEX rebuild. It had about 12k at the time. I talked to several very reputable vanagon mechanics and all said that if there's a problem with the rebuild it starts to show almost immediately or at least witin a few thousand miles. all said that if it has 12k, it's probably good. well so far so good. |
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