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Originally Posted by High Life
Its because you have to spend half the cars value (see other's estimates 10-15K) to replace those 3 head studs..
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That brings me back to my original point... what happens when something goes wrong with the new car? Sell that as well?
Unless the person selling the car is going to be dishonest and not tell the buyer about the 3 broken head studs, then the buyer is going to include the cost of any work required in any offer they make on the car, so in my opinion the seller is going to take a hit whether they sell the car or pay for it to get fixed. Also, if they are buying a replacement car with less money, they are going to likely end up with a lesser car.
The OP said he likes working on the car, so I'm voting for diving in neck deep and getting it done. I doubt it would take a year unless he's working on it once a month or there abouts. Do some reading, spend a few hours here and there throughout the week tearing it down, grab some new gaskets and studs and put it back together. If you want you can get the heads sorted, get the P's and C's checked, cams ground. Or you could just leave it as is and put in the new gaskets and studs. A very cost effective option - especially if you didn't have any other issues prior to tear down.
I for one wouldn't be able to afford my car if I had to pay $10k+ to have a mechanic work on it. So, when i bought it, I accepted that anything that went wrong with it was for me to fix.
There is so much information on this forum, in Wayne's book, on You Tube (check out Home Built by Jeff for someone that learns as he goes on his Porsche). If you are reasonably confident at reading instructions, asking questions and wrenching on your car - you will be fine. However if you're in a rush to get the car back on the road ASAP, maybe you should consider paying someone to do it for you, as it will get turned around much quicker at a shop. But then you'll have no money left for those roadtrips that you're looking forward to.
