Like we said, we are professionals in finding quality used engines. We’ve hundreds of engine suppliers inside our networks and we have an excellent program for quality control and accountability. In the time it takes a mechanic to contact several of his buddies, we are able to get you estimates on multiple engines from dozens of suppliers and manufacturers. Once we get you a great engine at a great price, we are able to ship it right to your mechanic’s garage by freight. It’s a win-win situation-you obtain a better price on a much better engine and the mechanic doesn’t have to waste his time playing phone tag with junkyards. But of course, you can give us a call directly and save even more money.
Either way, you’re likely to pay a huge sum on a whole new car or dispose of money on the Driveline Motor markup on a utilized engine that comes from who knows where.
Alternately, your mechanic may offer to discover a used engine to put in your car. Again, there will be a big markup on the price of this part-and you may or might not have any say in where he gets the engine from and actually less knowledge about the quality of the engine and the reputation of the auto recycler or junkyard that sourced the engine. Many mechanics have got relationships with a couple of car yards where they obtain parts and the perform little comparison shopping in your stead, which is definitely understandable-they’d rather be in the garage than on the telephone all day.
Another option that 
your mechanic might recommend can be an in-house engine. If indeed they offer a good price and are a devoted engine shop, this may be a good choice. But in our experience, we’ve discovered that only a small number of shops that do engines really have what it requires to do a quality job.
Generally, they’ll source it to some other repair shop. So when that occurs, you’ll be billed a significant markup, not forgetting the hassle of experiencing to go through two parties in order to get status improvements and estimates on your repair.