The Recon Engines / Wayne Meintjies record

This site exists because one vehicle has been sitting at Recon Engines in Chamdor, Krugersdorp, for more than a year — long past the 3 to 6 weeks the owner was told the job would take. This page counts the time in real time. Other pages document the evidence, the public record, and how to share your own experience.

Time elapsed since the vehicle was received
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Counting from 15 August 2024, 00:00 SAST · Total elapsed hours: 0 · Original quote: 3 – 6 weeks
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Documented victim accounts
Named individuals on record: the site operator, plus five independent complainants across 2023–2026. Read every case →
The personal cost, escalating
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and counting — this is what the vehicle sitting at Recon Engines has cost me, over and above the R100,000 already paid to Mr Meintjies.
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Insurance
R1,100 / month
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Licensing
R2,000 / year
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Depreciation
~R2,500 / month sitting
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Degradation
Tyres, seals, fluids, hoses

Insurance and licensing are my actual figures. Depreciation is a conservative estimate for a 2010 Range Rover parked off the road, based on Auto Dealers' Guide market rates. Degradation covers reasonably-foreseeable costs of getting the vehicle back on the road after nearly two years standing — tyre replacement, perished rubber, fluid changes, brake corrosion, battery replacement. The chart shows cumulative cost from the day the vehicle was received (15 August 2024) to now.

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At a glance

R100,000
Paid to Recon Engines / Wayne Meintjies
3 – 6 wks
Originally quoted turnaround
CPA s54
Contravention confirmed by MIOSA (Ref 510949, 13 Mar 2026)

Payments are documented on the Evidence page. Communication trail and the full MIOSA timeline are on the My Story page. If you are about to engage any reconditioner, read the Lessons Learned page first.

Who and where

  • Individual named: Wayne Meintjies (also seen as Meintjes)
  • Trade names found: Recon Engines · Recon Engines Chamdor · RECO Diesel Engines
  • Registered company: RECO DIESEL ENGINES, enterprise no. K2025163102, incorporated 24 Feb 2025
  • Address(es): 19 Van Eck Street, Chamdor · 27 Pillans Street, Chamdor
  • Phones in public listings: 082 078 0120 · 065 085 4551 · 060 016 5865 · 011 762 2195

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The pattern

An independent victim has been documenting the same modus operandi since 2024 on a separate blog. The pattern reported there matches first-hand experience captured on this site:

  • Up-front deposit requested
  • Further payments requested mid-job
  • 3-week jobs running into months or years
  • "Waiting for parts" / "electrical issues" cited as cause of delays
  • Vehicles returned with missing or damaged parts, where they are returned at all
  • Guarantees reportedly not honoured

Read the documented pattern →

Documented in public

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Have you had a similar experience?

If you have first-hand experience with Recon Engines, RECO Diesel Engines, or Wayne Meintjies, you can submit your story for moderated publication on this site. All submissions are reviewed for accuracy before anything is published. You can submit anonymously.

You can also reach an independent victim support contact directly on WhatsApp at +27 76 295 1882.

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