Agreed. Smoked engine, missing trans, probably missing some other fairly hard to find/expensive small parts. 8-10k at the most. These cars are expensive to build piece by piece.
I picked mine up for 5k and had a complete crashed car to build from. Cost wise I maybe came out on top but labor...
My first one i bought in 06. turns out it had been crashed (entire right side of the car had been replaced. Rear quarter and all. It was very well done and the only reason i had a suspicion was a real light wrinkle in the trunk floor. Confirmed it after it got stolen crashed. Cut it up after i...
If it's a reman there will be a silver plate on the block. If it was replaced while the car was still in production it would have an engine that was "pulled off the line". It comes to the dealer fully dressed. All accessories, wiring, belts, etc. in that case it wouldn't have the plate but it...
i ordered mine in june of 22. they shipped 4 months later almost to the day. i feel for you. that 4 month wait was tough even though the car was just sititng.
Gonna get a whole lot higher cylinder pressures when the engine is running than the 80-100psi of shop air that a leakdown applies.
If the head gasket is compromised it'll show itself in a few hundred miles.
Sounds like they're doing everything right while going above and beyond what I...
I would. If they hurt the engine by allowing it to leave with an improper coolant fill you'll want that on record. As soon as someone else touches it they're not responsible.
Absolutely. I was svt certified since 2002. Left in 08. No money at the dealer. The 3 that I was at over hire techs so...