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Originally Posted by Rob175
So how much would one be looking at spending if they had a trashed engine and want to replace it. Just a rough idea of what it would cost to have a shop do it (engine + labor) .....$6M, $7M, $8M, $9M, etc.............??
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Paul's right, there's too many "while you're in there".
I suspect it'd look something like this:
"gulp. (holding breath)"
"brace yourself"
"try not to cry out... don't fight it"
"listen to the pretty banjo-music"
for reals.
If you find an indy shop to replace the motor with a used motor, it'll be more like:
"you really should replace the..."
"no, just put it in"
"but we won't warranty it unless we ..."
"i don't care, just put it in the way it is..."
"ok, fine. here's the math: $4,000 for a used motor with 87k miles on it. $500 in shop supplies, oil, filters, etc. $1850 in labor, for a total of $6350"
"But I only paid $6500 for the car!"
"Then I suggest you find another one."
Seriously; paying someone else to work on a 20-yr-old Porsche that's worth under $10k is really impossible math. It doesn't work.
If you can DIY, I just swapped my motor out for basically free (the cost of my time aside).
To me, this car doesn't make sense to a non-DIY-er.
YMMV