I'm on the look out for some opinions.
A year ago an organisation that we all know gave me a quote for an engine replacement. I accepted the quote for a pre-owned engine of the same model.
After months of procrastination the work was finally carried out.
When I came to start the engine I discovered that the engine temp gauge had not been connected and nor had the sender been transfered from the previous engine.the oil pressure gauge that I had supplied along with matching sender had not been installed.
I immediately conveyed my dissatisfaction and they - not too promptly - came and made right.
To my surprise I received an extra invoice for extra work to the tune of £350 (or thereabouts).
I argued that they should have done all this at the same time as the engine replacement or, during the "bench testing". An engine should surely Always have basic instruments.
They even claimed that They had bought new instruments. I argued each instance they threw at me. Never did they offer any compromise. Eventually the emails stopped. I assumed that they had seen the error of their ways and were going to leave it at that.
Now a year later I have a demand for payment and the threat of debt collection.
My premise has been that any engine, anywhere, should have temp and oil pressure indicators, if fitted by professionals.
Am I being unreasonable?