[Zeke]

Define "fresh" first. If pretty much the same as a factory engine or well known engine builder, then I personally would pay retail for the car if I was in that market. No more.

But the question really is, why is the engine 'toast'? Did the owner drive the car to the shop? Did it stop running all of a sudden? Big Bang?

Not much to go on here so all you're gonna get is speculative comments.