Found an engine for $200. Worth it?

[denious]

The engine for sale:


My engine:


The engine has 96000km (60000 miles) on it, it's from an automatic, for $200. It looks much cleaner than mine, I also have 174000km (109000 miles) on mine and it, well, runs, but isn't perfect.

No, I'm not considering a b6 swap or anything in the future, it's just a daily driver so I'll keep it stock. The only thing I WOULD swap is my tranny, which sucks, but that's out of this thread...

Anybody think it's worth it or I should just wait until my engine dies first (which could also not be in any near future).

[Gforcefd]

200 dollars for a 60k motor is a good deal as long as it runs fine, and doesn't have a blown head gasket. But your current engine should be good for another 150k. Might not be bad to have a spare though.

[smokin fastiva]

a festiva engine with 60,000 has a lot of life left in it! but i picked up both of my festivas for 200 and 250 each.

[denious]

200 dollars for a 60k motor is a good deal as long as it runs fine, and doesn't have a blown head gasket. But your current engine should be good for another 150k. Might not be bad to have a spare though.

150k? Don't you find that slightly exaggerated? Because I suppose you're talking about the engine taking that without a rebuild, else of course it can go forever...

a festiva engine with 60,000 has a lot of life left in it! but i picked up both of my festivas for 200 and 250 each.

Yea well that's impossible in Quebec! For 200-250 you won't get more than a rust-hole Festiva! I got mine for US$625...

[Gomez]

I have a cousin that is on her 2nd Festiva. Both have over 350,000 miles without rebuilds.

[Gforcefd]

festivas are known for going to and passed 250k miles. I have had 2 I bought when they both where at 250k about, engines and tranny where fine but shells where shot.

[neanderpaul]

300,000 is common. I saw two last november with 378,000 and 389,000. I know of 2 with 500,000.

[stefan]

i have seen 500,000 kms on festivas in the junk yards

[denious]

Hm. Well, just for a spare, I think I'll guilt the seller on the fact the engine's missing a lot of accessories and has 90k on it (hey! that's not new, man! what if breaks, like, tomorrow?!) to sell it for $100. Then I'll get it. Hehe.

[Festiva_tunner]

True question is do you think its worth it? somethings only worth as much money as someones willing to pay no matter what its appraised value is.

[denious]

That's deep... I think it may be worth $200 in the future, it's definetly not worth $200 for now but for $100 it's worth buying it now as it may be worth it for even $200 in the future but won't be available.

[neanderpaul]

Lean on him for $100, but with those miles I'd pay $200 if I needed a stock engine.