I live in Southaven, Mississippi which is right on the state line of MS and TN. A rocks throw to Memphis

 

Rovers are great vehicles if you know how to do some of the work yourself. If you have to take it to a mechanic for every little thing they will cost you an arm and a leg. I do all my own work and I think the cost is comparable to any 4x4.

 

Rovers are better than any other 4x4xFar . They are easy to work on if you are a DIY mechanic. I wasn't a DIY mechanic when I purchased mine, but now I am... If you have any sort of "mechanical" experience you shouldn't have a problem with it at all. Start with changing the oil, thats what I did, until I noticed the design was simple and easy to understand. I now open the hood and know where every nut and bolt goes. If you find a good mechanic that specializes in rovers and purchase the parts ahead of time like Wilson suggested, it will keep them from purchasing the most expensive part from the dealership and tacking on a mark up.

If I were you, I would either purchase a new/used block that has been refitted with the top hat liners from robinson service. Not sure of the exact costs, I know it will probably cost more, but be worth it in the long run. The redesign fixes the liner and block problems so you never have to worry about it again. Of course that is no excuse for overheating the engine . It happens... unfortunately rovers are not forgiving when they get too warm. If you take care of it, it will out last any vehicle you have ever owned. Someone I know has had his since new and has 200k miles on it. Still has the original transmission and engine. Runs and drives great too!

Good luck to ya, w/e you decide to do!

 

You want to go to small claims court and try to get your money back from the mechanic. Hopefully you got a contract or paperwork/receipt that you can back everything up with. At the very least you will be able to lien his business and personal property if he is not overly protected. It may take a while to get your money back but at least you will. The BBB will hardly do anything for you, they really do not have much power and can just give him a poor rating.

You have not had any work done on the car that you owe him money for so you can take back the truck and not worry. I am not sure of the laws where you are but chances are he was not supposed to ask for the whole amount up front. Usually it will come up in mediation as to why he cannot float it as a business and they will almost always side with you and not him.

The Rover is great and will last a long time, you are just going through a tough spot with it right now.

 

hey got it back and the only thing wrong with it is the fans on the front of the radiator aren't running and the thermostat is on upside down!! he tried to tell me he had put a new engine in it but he never even raised the hood. still wont give me my money back. Can i sew for money back plus pain and suffering?

 

You can definitely do a civil suit for your money back and depending on your local laws may be able to collect some additional money for "damages." If he tried telling you he put a new engine in that could be a criminal case for fraud. Might not be a bad time to talk to law enforcement about that.

 

Having the thermostat in backwards would not cause it to do what it was doing. So, how did it get put in backwards if the mechanic never raised the hood?

 

You should be able to tell if it is a new engine. You can do a civil suit but usually for only the amount of the contract and court filing fees. If he is committing fraud then there is more involvement from law enforcement to deal with and you better have proof of what was in there to begin with.

It does not sound like this is going to get solved anytime soon.

 

If I'm not mistaken, the deal should be able to tell you what the serial number was on your original engine. Thats the first thing I would check. I would also try and get in invoice from him detailing the work he has done, something that you can use to incriminate him. Not sure how the mechanic licencing is in your state but in PA they would yank his license so fast it would make his head spin for a stunt like that. You will want to get them involved along with the police. The first thing I would do is go in there and play nice and see what you can get in writing and then you can nail the SOB to the wall.