I have placed a couple orders with value hobby, but never for an engine. Service has always been top notch, shipping has always been fast and their products always show up in beautiful shape. I've never ordered an engine from them, but I do own two dle's. Never had a problem with them. I also have several friends that own dle's and none of them have had problems with their engines either. All I'm saying is yes, it's nice to have good service....but if you buy a quality product is it really necessary? Can you turn a couple wrenches and fix your it yourself should you encounter a problem? Are you prone to burning up motors? I don't have a problem diagnosing my own engine troubles, if I do the entire Internet is in my pocket (iPhone) I wouldn't send a motor in anyway, never have and most likely never will. If your confident in your abilities then I vote "go cheap"! (but on a quality product)

It's only a two stroke engine anyway! Christ, it's only got like three moving parts in it