Yeah sounded like he knows his stuff and gave a good price also so fingers crossed it's not to bad afterwards and don't need much more work done
Yeah sounded like he knows his stuff and gave a good price also so fingers crossed it's not to bad afterwards and don't need much more work done
Just had a call from the garage with an update not what I was expecting just about everything that was removed from the engine was broken or majorly worn only thing that's not damaged was the bores rough repair bill £1800
They want me to come in and see it as someone has had it stripped before and made a total mess of the engine and probably made things a lot worse than they where and did a bodged repair just to sell it on for someone else to have major headaches with it
That's not good at all ,
Certainly not good at all had gone in to get work done on the engine with parts supplied and once got into it found a lot more problems someone has tried to cover up
Quote from garage I'm surprised it was even running let alone anything else
Thats ****e bud :( was it a private sale or from garage?
Bad luck.
Think I'd be more inclined to find an engine from a breaker, much cheaper and quicker turnaround.
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Total nightmare when that happens that's for sure. Maybe looking back you should've stopped and turned around and dropped it back to the seller ... but hindsight is a great thing. Think I'd be inclined to work out what the total cost is v what I intend to do with the car at £1800 it's an expensive fix ... Good luck
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You only need two tools in life WD40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and should use WD40 and if it moves and shouldn't use Duct Tape.
Sometimes you can inherit more problems doing that too which is where the dilemma kicks in.Originally Posted by Dobboy
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You only need two tools in life WD40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and should use WD40 and if it moves and shouldn't use Duct Tape.
That's terrible news.... One thing is once Douglas and the guys have done their job, it will be right
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Yeah I'm thinking about that weighting up all options only problem getting a engine from a breakers is you don't know how it is and could end up in the Same way as for time wise it's been away 3 weeks already but that doesn't bother me.
I have been looking at this side of things if I go ahead with the repair then I know I will have at least 100k worth of enjoyment out of the engine and rather than getting rid or getting a 2nd hand engine
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