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Re: Rebuilt engines - good or bad?
[email]skybearer@gmail.com[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> I'm looking for an older, inexpensive station wagon (Corolla or Camry,
> if I can find one). A lot of the cars I'm seeing have rebuilt engines,
> even when they're not that old ( a friend is selling a 1997 Escort with
> 97,000 miles and a rebuilt engine and transmission).
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> Is a rebuilt engine a plus or minus? Does it mean the car had problems
> or saw a lot of use, and needed a new engine? Or does it mean I'm
> getting a new engine with plenty of life? My father always told me not
> to get used cars with rebuilt engines, but some of the cars talk about
> rebuilds as if they're good things.
>
> SB[/color]
I agree with your father, rebuilding and installing an engine is a big
task, lots of room for new problems to crop up (non engine related
too), I had a tempo with over 300K on it with original engine and
transmission, but it had 30 oil changes, so something with original
engine and 120-150K serviced miles on it should be your preference, in
my opinion.. .
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