Value of nearly blown 2001 S engine?

[Carrera]

Originally Posted by ekam

Might help to contact Autofarm UK to see if they want it. Or get a core exchange discount if you buy their motor.

http://www.autofarm.co.uk

Thanks for the heads up!

Autofarm charges £1.800 + VAT for a core engine ("Surcharge for supply of engine with no exchange"), so I guess a rebuildable core is not completely worthless. Again as Lil bastard pointed out, it is not a gold mine by any means as the rebuild is rather costly. Anyway, I'm hoping to get a few quid for my old engine

Autofarm's prices are rather reasonable compared to many others. However, at this point I prefer a quick fix and I'll get a good guarantee for a used engine from a local specialist shop. I'm actually in the process of selling my Boxster and waiting for the arrival of a 996 Carrera 4 Cabrio

[jcb986]

191,000 KM...bless you...118,000 miles. I see you love driving your Boxster.

[Carrera]

Originally Posted by jcb986

191,000 KM...bless you...118,000 miles. I see you love driving your Boxster.

Yep, having browsed through the forums it seems rather unbelieveable that the engine lasted so long... I also managed to agree on a decent core refund for my old engine. Not quite what Autofarm is asking, but I'm not selling to make a profit, I'm selling to cut my losses

[thstone]

"Yep, having browsed through the forums it seems rather unbelieveable that the engine lasted so long... "

While there are some engines which suffer what appears to be a premature death, there are others that seem to keep going forever. One guy that I met at a local car meet had 230,000 miles and his original M96 engine was still running fine.