Would you buy a car if the description says "recent engine rebuild"?

Kinda puts me off a **** load.... but should it?

 

run away - gotta ask yerself why. normally smacks of a high mileage/unsympathetic driver...

 

Yes I would buy... Ask why though... plenty of people on here have had their engines rebuilt... might be no3 failure, piston slap... anything...

David

 

Three points -

Who rebuilt it ?
Why was it rebuilt ?
Does it come with warranty ?

If the above check out then no problem.

David

 

Shark: Yeah, thats the kinda lines I was thinking along.... cheers.

Which bit of herts are you in??? I'm in the stevenage/Hatfield area.

 

Riftzone,

That is complete 8ollox.

Definitely check who rebuilt it - there seems to be a lot of companies who say they can do a good job, but very few who actually can.

 

I agree with Shark and Craig, find if the company are reputable and find out if it has a warranty and the warranty is transferable.

You could buy one with an unopened engine, that fails 2 months later, with no warranty.

 

Very true.

I think that there are two things in my mind really. The first one is that the car could have had the nuts ragged off it, so the engine rebuild could be the sign of bad things to come. Or, the previous owner was unlucky, and had something go wrong...

Another thing: do people get their engines rebuilt for reasons like uprating the internals etc, or would they just say "i've had this rod changed bla bla."

 

Dan

I live near St Albans, and the garage is in Enfield, Middlesex.

David

 

Also you would want all receipts etc that would have been done for it.

 

Shark: there is quite a big group of scoobynetters in and around St Albans, keep an eye out for us all What do you drive.

P.s SCC performance is supposed to be excellent at servicing etc, they are in Stalbans.....

 

Dan

I bought a UK95 Turbo that had seen a (partial) engine re-build. The previous owner had "blown" it following a service in which the Subaru dealer kinda forgot to put in any engine oil!!! This required new short block, gaskets, clutch, turbo and a whole other list of things, total cost around £4k.

(luckily he was able to prove the damage and re-claim this through the courts).

However, it meant I purchased a car with new parts and this has, so far, ran without missing a single beat - now on 111,000 miles.

In agreement with others, the work was done by a main dealer which is a big factor.

There is a tendancy for people to dismiss the option without giving it greater consideration.

Paul

 

Find out actualy who rebuilt it..
If it was some one like Steve Lawson, Dave West or anyone else with an inside out knowledge of rebuilding scooby engines then no problem. If it is just a mechanic that no one has heard of on here then perhaps stay clear.

It is a STI 5? - as they seem to blow up a little more regularly.

Best wishes
Steve

 

Dan

Red WRX 01.

You lot up for a St Albans scoobynutter p1ss up then

David

 

Shark: Me and a few other guys occasionally pop into the Bee Hive, will let you know the next time were gonna be there.

I drive a Black 93WRX, some others include a STI-V and STi-IV type R.....mmmmmmmmm.

RE: The car I was looking at was an STi-Iv, it was in the for sale section here a while back....