it had 55,000 miles

 

If you have solid documentation of the service performed by a Honda technician I would say the value is unchanged, not increased or decreased. It is really up to the buyer though. Documentation is critical though. If your buddy did it in his garage or you had Omar at ABC motors do it then I would say it would severely lower its value.

 

Me personally if I was buying it, id look at it as a plus, but would not pay more than blue book. The only thing that sucks is having the odo read different than your engine, having to do math to remember how many miles your engine has lol. Either way if I were you I'd be happy to have a ZERO mile engine.

 

Awesome, I am having Hardin Honda Dealership put in the new engine. But yeah having odometer unchanged will suck.

 

There a lot of people on here being negative and quite blunt about this. If this was a accident then I would say someone with the proper documents would be bale to get market value or a little more. Don't look to get 3000.00 more. In all honestly, some people like what was stated above may not like this since it is not the original motor.
Also what insurance company do you have? I am just curious because there has been talk of some not covering this damage.

Id love to know I had a new motor, that is me though, some people are picky. It again is still just a car, some of the people on this forum think otherwise and I feel very sorry for them.

 

In the years to come, if this car has been well maintined, it will probably be worth a little less than simular cars with the same model year and mileage. It will always be a stigma that the engine had to be replaced. But look on the bright side, you get to own and drive a car that is essentially brand new. I think the main value of this car belongs to you if you keep it for several years.
They all depreciate and perhaps your car will depreciate just a little faster than the norm. But then again, maybe not. Ten years from now, it may become a non-issue.

 

if the odometer was changed then the car would be a "true mileage unknown" and would be worth less. IMO, I would prefer the original motor over a replacement especially since the car has only 55K miles. The Chassis and rest of the drive train still has 55K miles. Some might look at this a good value, some will look at it as bad. All depends on the individual

 

The value will decrease.


Imagine if someone here asked about buying an S2000 that had its engine replace because of a flood.
I guarantee the overwhelming majority would tell them to avoid it.

 

i still dont see a response on how the original engine got flooded

 

I think that what is evident in the posts is that value is driven largely by perception; that it's in the eyes of the beholder. I think both the "more" and "less" value arguments make some good points. Point is, if you sell it, remember this thread-if the first guy says "this event decreased the value" wait for the next guy, or the next one, because clearly there will be someone who says, "ooh, new engine". Definitely agree that your description and documentation of the event will be crucial.