I have a 46,000 mile engine after rebuild at a Milwaukee Volvo dealer some years ago. M47 trans. went bad and rust was a factor to junk the Volvo 245.
It's been sitting on a engine stand in the garage for years.
Make a reasonable offer....I'm in northern Wisconsin.

Hi Dave,
You deserve a hello!

Yep, you can even have it pulled for for about $50 while you can wait in some yards.
They are just as liable to put that car back on rack or put it into a crusher shortly thereafter because the drive train is gone.
I was told here in California, that during the “cash for clunkers” deals, they were doing almost 10,000 cars a day into scrap!
That was until scrap material prices plummeted!
Now they do the squeeze thing more slowly! Maybe 9,000. (:-)

I wouldn’t doubt SWengine will do the same thing by getting your order a part.
Probably hooking up on many junkyards through interconnected network sites!
What you’re liable to get is an engine that’s pressure washed and shrink wrapped like they say (?) stored indoors on a rack. The BBB gives them an “ F” on complainers. Is that just in their state?

You got to consider the laws of each state and the nomenclature on the web site, for me, leaves ambiguous loop holes for negotiations of contracts.
As long as they ship you “something” that was turned in being of recyclable condition, you’ll own it.
What does, performance testing “to the hilt” really mean?
So many different fuel management configurations to go back 25 years to a 240 to 100% and engine. Local yards go 30 days and any dismantlers are a little better, but I don’t know details.
I have surveys their stock and they usually have better goods over the self pull yards for their dollars.
So I’m not knocking them but going National is a bit of a gamble IMHO.

There are “Official dismantlers” do work to resell the best of the worst cars going through the insurances contacts, of which, offer “Reclaim or stealing services” called “Total It” to them only!
I believe it’s a brotherhood business or industry. When you will consider this, as what else can you do with “millions“ being made and I don’t mean just the car units!
I have one “salvaged title car” I got from its one owner, for $700 insurance price, with a dented rear door.
I got a complete PNP door for $40 with matching paint. Done, for 20 years now!

These dismantlers work all kinds of angles to refresh the road with road worthy automobiles all across the country.
In California the DMV are having “fits” with some car chop shops and it’s gotten so bad!
Today, If you get a used car with parts from other cars, they want to see receipts, within the Bill of Sale paperwork, for all of them to get a new salvaged title.
I had a neighbors son go through the hassle for almost six months to get his tags, of which, he had to pay for up front despite if it got cleared or not!
Temporary papers were replaced in the windshield over and over! He was Always looking to get pulled over at any time!
The person or friends of that shop, that sold the car to him, had totally disappeared.
To top this off shortly after getting the plates, on his Nissan Altima, a plastic part of the cooling system broke and that blew up the engine!
Here I’m thinking a radiator, since the front end was redone in that shop, but apparently, there’s more plastic everywhere on the engine!
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Scott Kilmer has a video about how the Germans are now making upper valve train that holds the cams in place made out of plastic!
If you know Scott, you can figure out what he thinks of it very quickly!
Imagine all those springs pushing on plastic that is repetitively heated by that aluminum head!
Hey, if get out of warranty they can sell more plastic or scrap the whole car, over here in our backyard.

Another neighbor has a 2008 Ford pickup that uses a plastic intake manifold that keeps coolant in its place somehow? A $1200 repair plus $450 for the part!
He is too old to want a new truck so he sprung for it.
Oh by the way, the rear window fell out and busted just sitting in his driveway. He said every once and awhile he would hear a small pop!
Also it has blown loose Two separate spark plugs since he got it new. It’s Holding at 132 K. He is 75 and in bad health!

I just have to shrug my shoulders while watching the 240’s surpassing them all over the years.
I have the cost of one mid priced car of today, in my Six, even though they never passed them so very fast like, their still passing!
Not so obsolete, even yet!
My cars owe me nothing as I have gotten my paybacks! They are far from being “Scott’s money-pits,” especially, if you can turn a wrench for yourself!

I really appreciate their overall designed in thoughts and service.
I use to almost cry in the JY’s but there’s not so many now, its just sad eyes looking!

Phil

I would vote for a PnP engine also. I've had a very good experience with a PnP AW70. My thinking was not many cars get in accidents because of transmission failure. Its now been 20 years and I really love having an OD.

Hi there Kit!

Yep, it seems to be like the Car Shield car repair insurance company being pushed so hard on TV.
Don’t know why anyone would want to pay on a never ending repair that might happen and find out it’s not covered or they can use parts from like this SW engine.
At the bottom of Car Shield advertisements it state that their policies are not sold in California.
Bet there is a reason Alone with just the emissions clearances!
They also have a “F” rating with BBB. Just like with the BBB you found on SW!

I looked up some fine print on American insurance in Texas that write policies with a license under the state of Florida.
There is also a reference to a place in Colorado probably being the call center?

Isn’t it amazing that both the companies have really lose wording on what is covered or being sold.
I looked over what you posted and all is very vague.
The engine is checked for “performance to the hilt!” Who’s?
The FAQ’s are too short and so simplistic!

I’d say I’m not interested in whatever these yo- ho’s are selling!

Phil

No that was for a complete engine, less alternator, starter.