will you buy a car with reconditioned engine?

Retrogamer

It would put me right off buying one.

How do you know it's a real reconditioned engine that's been thoroughly checked and rebuilt, compared to one out a scrappies that's been cleaned and painted?

Then you wonder why the original engine failed. Thrashing it? Poor servicing? Poor design?

james007ago

It has a two year warranty (or 24k miles whichever comes first). When I inspected the bonnet, I saw a clean rebuilt engine. There were also parts replaced listed on the invoice (clutch, water pump and belts). I was tempted to buy it but I guess I will stay clear. Thank you for the advice.

londonTiger

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almillar

Depends on the car too, but you might get a nice ish engine with plenty of life left in it if it was done right (and with not a lot of miles in the first place) but remember that the rest of the car (suspension/interior) still has 150K miles on it and could also go wrong.

arcon5

james007ago wrote: »

It has a two year warranty (or 24k miles whichever comes first). When I inspected the bonnet, I saw a clean rebuilt engine. There were also parts replaced listed on the invoice (clutch, water pump and belts). I was tempted to buy it but I guess I will stay clear. Thank you for the advice.

Why?
You'll probably get more history from it than a lot of used cars.