Fabian
Well-Known Member
We've got some people floating around in here with some good intelligence and good advise.
BoltsMissing makes a good point - i was going to mention the same thing as i cannot afford to be off the road - mostly, you get what you pay for and generally reliability cost money.
A long time ago, (back in the early days of my driving years) i needed to see a mechanic to get my car fixed.
This guy had a reputation for being an excellent mechanic but he was pricey.
I needed my car to be reliable so naturally i wanted it fixed properly.
When he added up the repair costs, i was taken aback by the price.
Calmy mentioning that i didn't have enough money for the repairs and needed a cheaper option, he also calmy mentioned "if you don't have the money to fix your car with the best quality parts and competent repair work, you should not be even thinking about driving your car on the road, as my saftey is important to me".
I had to think about his comment.
Basically he was saying, "if you want to drive an unsafe car with sub standard parts and labour, that's your own stupidity, but doing so risks my life if the parts fail on your car and the result is an accident where you crash into my car, you could either injur or kill me - you shouldn't be driving on the road if not having the money to do the job properly.
You get what you pay for - a cheap chinese engine kit is built to a price - don't complain about low quality parts if paying a ridiculously low prices and don't complain if the result is an accident where the engine fails from over revving and low quality parts.
Personally, i would much rather pay $700 or $800 for an engine kit and have total reliability. Since i cannot get such an engine, i must operate the motor in a speed range where it gives good reliability, such as keeping the revs low.
Quote BoltsMissing:
So, we have Kit A @ $500 and Kit F at $300
We know Kit A is Quality +++
and Kit F is Quality ---
All 6 kits are from the exact same "blueprint" of the HT.
You as the consumer on a budget and time restarints, meaning you cannot afford to be off the road, which kit will you settle for ?
The $300 or the $500, when you already know to get a $300 kit up to specs. it will end up costing $500 anyway,
only thing is you have to DIY.
BoltsMissing makes a good point - i was going to mention the same thing as i cannot afford to be off the road - mostly, you get what you pay for and generally reliability cost money.
A long time ago, (back in the early days of my driving years) i needed to see a mechanic to get my car fixed.
This guy had a reputation for being an excellent mechanic but he was pricey.
I needed my car to be reliable so naturally i wanted it fixed properly.
When he added up the repair costs, i was taken aback by the price.
Calmy mentioning that i didn't have enough money for the repairs and needed a cheaper option, he also calmy mentioned "if you don't have the money to fix your car with the best quality parts and competent repair work, you should not be even thinking about driving your car on the road, as my saftey is important to me".
I had to think about his comment.
Basically he was saying, "if you want to drive an unsafe car with sub standard parts and labour, that's your own stupidity, but doing so risks my life if the parts fail on your car and the result is an accident where you crash into my car, you could either injur or kill me - you shouldn't be driving on the road if not having the money to do the job properly.
You get what you pay for - a cheap chinese engine kit is built to a price - don't complain about low quality parts if paying a ridiculously low prices and don't complain if the result is an accident where the engine fails from over revving and low quality parts.
Personally, i would much rather pay $700 or $800 for an engine kit and have total reliability. Since i cannot get such an engine, i must operate the motor in a speed range where it gives good reliability, such as keeping the revs low.
Quote BoltsMissing:
So, we have Kit A @ $500 and Kit F at $300
We know Kit A is Quality +++
and Kit F is Quality ---
All 6 kits are from the exact same "blueprint" of the HT.
You as the consumer on a budget and time restarints, meaning you cannot afford to be off the road, which kit will you settle for ?
The $300 or the $500, when you already know to get a $300 kit up to specs. it will end up costing $500 anyway,
only thing is you have to DIY.