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Perfectlap · 07-20-2015, 01:59 PM

variables. Lots of them.

Who did the rebuild? long reputation? Good reputation?

How was the rebuild done? Should it have been done on that donor engine in the first place? How many miles since the rebuild?

A typical buyer will never have good answers to all these questions.
So generally speaking they won't put a big premium on aftermarket engine work.

But at the same time, you never really own a sports car. You own an engine with a car tossed in.
So if there's anything that should command a premium it's not the wheels, headlights, new top, etc.

07-20-2015, 01:59 PM	#7
Perfectlap Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,709	variables. Lots of them. Who did the rebuild? long reputation? Good reputation? How was the rebuild done? Should it have been done on that donor engine in the first place? How many miles since the rebuild? A typical buyer will never have good answers to all these questions. So generally speaking they won't put a big premium on aftermarket engine work. But at the same time, you never really own a sports car. You own an engine with a car tossed in. So if there's anything that should command a premium it's not the wheels, headlights, new top, etc. __________________ GT3 Recaro Seats - Boxster Red GT3 Aero / Carrera 18" 5 spoke / Potenza RE-11 Fabspeed Headers & Noise Maker BORN: March 2000 - FINLAND IMS#1 REPLACED: April 2010 - NEW JERSEY -- LNE DUAL ROW Last edited by Perfectlap; 07-20-2015 at 02:01 PM.