Official Is This Car Worth It Thread vol 3
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From: Milford
Personally, my thought is the buyer's perception will be negative. 85k engine issues imply a hard life on the engine, especially if performance upgrades installed. Bringing it back to stock for sale may result in a lot of documentation on why engine rebuild was required. I am a newer owner, with a nearly stock configuration and I would not have been a buyer, at any price, for an 85k engine rebuilt car.
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+1 for compression test. For a high mileage car I think it is a must. A car like this is a good deal or bad depending on how much additional work you need to do and your expectations of what you want from a high milage car like this.
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Okay so I contacted him, he claims to have all maintenance records and engine rebuild recipt from 70,000 miles ago with matching serial numbers on motor and paperwork. He said it was all installed at Kiwi Motorsports in Newhall and all work was done there.
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I would 100% do a compression test prior to buying.
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From: Around and About
I'd ask for copies of some of the more recent maintenance records and physically go into Kiwi Motorsports and ask them if they remember this car. Let them know that you are considering purchasing it and see if they are willing to tell you any potential issues with it and what you should look out for.
I would 100% do a compression test prior to buying.
I would 100% do a compression test prior to buying.
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From: Oregon
Pricing is going to somewhat dependent on how rare or plentiful these cars are in your area. You've already received lots of good advice from the others here. Obviously your budget also plays a big role in such a decision.
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From: Oregon
I wouldn't recommend that you go dumping a bunch of money into that type of work unless you know that you yourself will enjoy the car that much more as a result. When the time comes that you might want to sell the car later on, unless you are lucky to find just the right buyer at just the right time, you likely won't get any of that money back out of the car. Such modifications are likely going to be seen as a negative for the reasons that have already been pointed out by others above.
(Noticing that you posted this question separately from your query for help identifying the engine part, I expanded upon my earlier answer here.)
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(Noticing that you posted this question separately from your query for help identifying the engine part, I expanded upon my earlier answer here.)
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