SW
NEVER EVER DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY - Read this review if you value your time and money!
We had a horrible experience with this company. We purchased a used motor online on a Saturday afternoon, but on Sunday we found a motor that was local and we could have in our hands right away, so we called SW Engines on Monday morning at 8:00 AM. We asked if they had started on our order and they admitted they hadn't even started on our order yet (it wasn't even in their system for 36 hours AND over a non-business day.) We would have needed to wait at least 10-14 days to receive their motor once it had been started, so we asked them to cancel the order. They would ONLY cancel the order by sending us an email link and we were FORCED to check a box that stated they can withhold 25% of any orders that were cancelled and they forced us to pay them $973.21 for an order that they never started on. This was the only way they would cancel the order and refund us. No exceptions. Their email link that they forced us to click on and check those boxes made them contractually LEGAL to KEEP $973.21 from us for an order they never even started to send to us. All they needed to do was cancel the order from their system and they feel justified in KEEPING almost a $1000 from us for an order they never completed any work on. If they had already pulled the used motor out of their salvage yard and had prepared it to ship, we would understand they are owed for their time and materials, and we could understand and justify a withholding from our refund for their time/materials, but they only needed to cancel an order from their computer system. That's it!! The dispute process revealed that their forced "checking the box" email link they send to customers to cancel an order gives them "legal justification" to keep 25% of the total invoice for their handling fees. Horrible people and horribly unfair billing practices!!! This is a legal way to STEAL from honest, hard-working people. We learned a hard lesson from this and we are sharing this with others to hopefully prevent others from experiencing the same. Google "SW Engines" and read the articles that come up at the top of the search list about lawsuits that have been raised against them and you will find proof of others who have experienced horrible outcomes with them. (Yes, we wish we would have before we attempted any business with them too. Lesson learned.)
