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My expensive car incident. Advice please.........

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  • iolanthe07 wrote: »
    Am I alone in thinking that actually the OP did quite well for £800, given garage charges these days?

    i agree,i know it can cost up to £800 for just the engine on some cars (2nd hand) so a new engine supplied and fitted is tremendous value for money.
    ...work permit granted!
  • anewman
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    i agree,i know it can cost up to £800 for just the engine on some cars (2nd hand) so a new engine supplied and fitted is tremendous value for money.

    I thought OP said later they just reconditioned the cylinder head and renewed the 16 valves. So while this is a labour and time intensive job, it isn't exactly a whole brand new engine fitted. Could have got a good condition scrap head quite cheaply probably, I don't know how much scrappies like to charge or if they prefer people to take the whole engine though.
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