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Originally Posted by eric523
 For my info, how many motors have you bought from the factory? How many motors have you seen fail? How many dead boxster motors do you have stacked in your garage? How many people have you had to tell the motor replacement is going to cost more than the value of their car?
MOST of the people on this forum must include install and shipping and other costs when pricing a motor.
So $15k isn't a bad estimate, especially with the February Porsche price increases. All of the prices I looked at today in PET are above $12k with a CORE. Don't know where your $10k tops comes from. |
I have no idea where you're going with that first paragraph, and is moot. I've rebuilt a few motors, how about you?
You don't have a 15k replacement motor. Unless the car is fresh off the showroom floor
It most likely has some mileage, and is USED. Therefore, sir, replacement cost is what you will get. That's what the insurance adjuster said.
Used motors can be had for 6-7 outright, and with labor for RR gets you 10k.
If you would like to overpay, go right ahead. Buy the $50/gallon coolant. Go ahead and buy the LN bearing. Buy the lower temp themostat while you're at it. Questionable if it performs any better, but it will makes you feel better, knock yourself out