I've been searching the last couple days for a replacement engine for my dads car which is in the shop(#2 cylinder is cracked on my dads Nissan Sentra(B14model). So I start searching for another motor that can be put in. I found Rock and Roll online and it looked promising that they might have the motor(ga16de) So I searched their site and they didn't have it. But I remember that Nissan made another car that looked and had the same chassis as the Sentra (Nissan 200sx), so i looked up that car and sure enough they had a motor for it(Sr20de).
Now for the fun part, Im not a freakin highschool student trying to make a rice rocket, im coming close to 30 years old, im not an idiot when it comes to car stuff(Currently doing a full restoration on a 240z), but as soon as I get on the phone I knew before I asked my question that I was going to hang up pissed off. I tried doing some research on if this motor was compatible with the B14 Sentra(95-99) and didn't find too much online, even the forums were a little shaky on info. So I got on the phone with a guy seemed to be in his 40-50 year old range, I asked him if they had the part still at there facility or if the site is going to be off by a few days, he said "If you see we have it then we go it" So I asked him if that motor would fit right into the Sentra? He said, "Your not going to get any parts with it?" I was a little confused why he didn't say "yes" or "No", so I told him, no thats why im asking, I didn't know if I needed extra parts or if it will mate to the original parts since they are basically the same car and same series for the years made. I was told to hold on...waited a min or so and a woman came on and asked if she could help me, I told her that I was already being helped and she could take the next call(I shoulda talked to her instead, maybe I wouldn't be writing this review right now) The guy came back( I think he forgot about me or doesn't remember who's on hold) he said "How can I help you?" So I gave my question again and asked if that motor would mate to all the original parts on my dads Sentra, he then goes off and starts telling me I need to get another exhaust system, and ECU, and I asked him if they had any of that and he said "No you know what I have, you saw it online), he then put me back on hold...
I should've just hung up the phone at that point, he made me wait almost 5 minutes...He came back on and said "How can I help you?" (Again, totally forgot he was talking to me, I think he was trying to get rid of me), I had asked if any of the old parts would fit my dads Sentra and I didn't want to buy parts that didn't have to be changed out if they are still direct fitting. I was done at that point, but Mr. Grumpy pants went off on me and said that im going to have a project just sitting there not going to work and Im going to have this motor not knowing what to do with it since I don't want to get all the right parts for the swap.
I was pretty insulted by this guy, especially questioning me when it sounds like he trying to sell me things I don't even need. I was hoping this was going to be a good experience since I am restoring a car thats over 40 years old, parts are scarce and this place was close by and looked promising, too bad i'll never go there now since this phone call happened. I see they have 2 5 star reviews and 1 2 star, If anyone is going to go here, do yourself a favor and find the girl I talked to on the phone, you might have a good experience, but not from the older gentlemen.
Advice to Rock and Roll Recycling- When you answer the phone to your potential customers, make sure you answer their question and give them a good experience to go to your shop and keep going back, don't forget who's on your lines and answer other calls that you think might be more beneficial then forgetting about the other lines. Also don't assume if someone is asking about a motor swap that they are a high schooler trying to build a rice rocket or whatever. Sometimes going to pick and pull is better because you don't have to talk to anyone, and that might be a good thing. Sorry Rock and Roll, you lost my business, maybe get rid of that older guy and I'll come back. read more