Ah well it seems my number two piston has gone on my95 wrx , garage quoted me 2.5 k to fit a second hand engine with 55km on it supposadly, any ideas as to what i should do, am i buying more problems ?, i asked about rebuild and they said 3 to 4 k upover which is what i expected them to say ,, anyone??? GUTTED ...

 

OH forgot to ask , what would i expect to get for me car with buggered engine if i were to sell it ? cheers

 

Whereabouts are you? I got a full rebuild for much less than that, by a very reputable company!!!

Nick

 

im in middlesbrough mate , twiddling me thumbs as to what to do ..cars still in garage waiting for me to ring them and let them know , what to do ...cheers
were did you get yours done nick ...and how much ...thanx

 

Sounds like the garage must have very large windows.....and therefore seen you coming!

The prices you've mentioned are astronomical. From my own bitter experience, I would suggest you go down the rebuild route, as it will essentially be a new engine and you will have no worries about reliability providing you run it in and look after it. I would avoid a second hand engine as there is no real peace of mind that it's not about to happen again. For a start second hand engines often come from crashed cars, if the car was rolled and the engine ran while it was on its roof - the bearings will already be on their way out. You also have no idea if the engine was looked after by the previous owner or if it has been run low on oil in the past.

I suggest you contact Andy at Special Scooby's on 01206 760074 for a more realistic idea of what the costs will be. He did the rebuild on mine - and I'm a happy customer.

 

i'd tell the garage to do one!at that price

 

You might want to ring API Engines to see if they can sort you out. Quite well respected around these parts