All Star Imports & American Auto Parts

Stay away from this place. They are shysters. Horrible business people and they use every trick in the book to wear you down. I bought a Used BMW Engine that came from a Vehicle that was totaled in a Rollover in June 2009, from them in October 2012. They only way they would accept payment was to deposit Cash into their National Bank Checking Account. After I bought the engine and it was installed by a Reputable BMW Mechanic, there was no Oil Pressure. There was also moisture found in the oil residue of the engine. The Salesman, Eddy, at All Star Imports said give him some time and he will find another Engine. After almost two weeks he said he could not find another and to send him the engine back at his expense and he would refund me the entire amount of $ 5,700. After doing so they now have the engine and my money. They have now changed their attitude and say that my Mechanic forgot to put oil in the engine and ran the engine long enough with no oil and blew the engine. They now want to repair the engine and deduct it from the money I sent them. They never call back, I have hounded them incessantly. They are taking their sweet time and never let you contact anyone who can make decisions. It’s a mystery who the Boss is and they say he’ll call back, and never does. They use their broken English as a crutch and have more American nick names for each other than you can shake a stick at. The bottom line is it’s their word against mine. It’s a used engine. Did it ship damaged or did my mechanic forget to put oil in it and run it until it blew. I lost $ 3,000 installing the bad engine and now they are going to fix their engine with my money. The car was in a rollover accident, if it ran upside down it could have done the damage. If they didn’t store the BMW Engine properly, that it sat for 2 years, the Crank Vents could have clogged and cause a vacuum which could have caused this. Either way they said they tested the engine before they shipped it which I don’t believe. They had control and all the power from the start. Instead the only defense they offered was we forgot to put oil in it. So it’s either accept what they offer or pay a Lawyer to sue them in Texas. How they will learn is by feeling it in the pocket and this is the next best way to spread the word. PS: I bought another engine from another dealer and my Mechanic dropped the engine in and it runs great. He must have remembered to put oil in.