2000 Legacy B4
Discussion
Hi All,
I bought a 2000 plate Legacy B4 RSK last year, took out a huge loan (which I have JUST finished paying off) to buy it... then disaster over summer... the big ends went. The car has been sat in my car port ever since and now I have finished paying for the car I need to decide what to do with it. Plan one - new engine - my school of thinking is a fully reconditioned engine to be sure of quality, rebuilt and fitted with new turbos (as I think the smaller of the two on mine is a bit worn) with gaurentee is £3.5k. I paid £5500 for the car so that means the car will owe me £9k (plus the brand new verdestein rubber all round that she got before the engine went!) and from looking at autotrader today is probably worth at most £4k, and more likely £3.5k as its bone stock. Other option is cut my losses and sell it off as a WIP (work in progress) for someone to stick a new engine in, but what would the car be worth as a non runner - any ideas? The car still runs as such but you can SEE the wobble on the crank through the front pulley!
What do you think - do I keep the car and save for that new engine and risk sinking even more money into the car or cut my losses and run (after that e30 cab I have been eyeing up... )??
Jon :-)
I bought a 2000 plate Legacy B4 RSK last year, took out a huge loan (which I have JUST finished paying off) to buy it... then disaster over summer... the big ends went. The car has been sat in my car port ever since and now I have finished paying for the car I need to decide what to do with it. Plan one - new engine - my school of thinking is a fully reconditioned engine to be sure of quality, rebuilt and fitted with new turbos (as I think the smaller of the two on mine is a bit worn) with gaurentee is £3.5k. I paid £5500 for the car so that means the car will owe me £9k (plus the brand new verdestein rubber all round that she got before the engine went!) and from looking at autotrader today is probably worth at most £4k, and more likely £3.5k as its bone stock. Other option is cut my losses and sell it off as a WIP (work in progress) for someone to stick a new engine in, but what would the car be worth as a non runner - any ideas? The car still runs as such but you can SEE the wobble on the crank through the front pulley!
What do you think - do I keep the car and save for that new engine and risk sinking even more money into the car or cut my losses and run (after that e30 cab I have been eyeing up... )??
Jon :-)
Sensible head says get rid. i've ended up with bout 6 grand in cars worth 1 and its never worth it cos no matter how much you spend on em sumet else will go wrong eventually. case of knowing when to stop TRUST me. done simillar few times n seen a friend end up with 10 grand in a 2 grand scooby and then loose the lot, (oops)
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