is it really worth the trade?

[crazyman03]

So if you've been following my issues lately.. my '91 Lego is having engine issues and from the looks of it its going to take a while for me to afford to fix.

 

I found a '90 Lego on craigslist that has the same engine but the body is a real piece of work. (linky to the ad) I've been tossing around the idea of getting it. the guy who has it was willing to do a trade for it, me trading a computer for the car. Mainly for the motor and possibly the transmission, would it really be worth the hassle? the car is really a piece!

 

I also found a '92 EJ22t with the wire harness, crossmember and exhaust on cl for $800 but the guy doesnt want to do a trade. dangit!

 

anyway, would it be worth the hasstle? it's been mechanic owned so that could be a good thing..

 

input?

 

 

-Justin

[Subruise]

no. if the body is that bad, the drivetrain probably isnt much better. pick up a 3-500 dollar beater to drive and save money to fix your lego.

 

 

RV

[crazyman03]

Well, i'm mainly interested in the engine if its not too bad it'd be something i could drop into mine.

 

I dont really care about the body.. since its shot. maybe take the best out of it and crush it.

 

 

-Justin

[Subruise]

oh ok, i think i misunderstood you, i thought you were gonna trade your no-runner lego for the beater. tried that. once.

 

 

RV

[Scoobywagon]

Yes. You should snag that up. An engine swap is a few hours worth of work.

[bheinen74]

wow that thing is beat to hell and then some, I bet they NEVEr changed oil on time, prpbably added oil when it got low after 10,0o miles, that thing is trashed, why even risk it......what a waste of a car owner to have something so bad of shape....WASTE my time reading this thread, my advice is HELL no.

 

and btw for anyone who is smart, that thing is NOT mechanic owned ever. its a work and that should tell you something run away far and dont look back.

If that was my car (and no i would never own something so fugly) it would be give away and not sold for that asking price. bad things will come in this.

Edited September 16, 2010 by bheinen74

[Suba9792]

if I was you I'd try to scrounge up the $$ for the EJ22T and do the swap! and try to get your hands on a WRX TD04 turbo, they are a direct upgrade from the stock turbo, my friend did it and WOW a big diff. But it does require a bit more work to do the swap.

[crazyman03]

Well, as I'm writing this. I ended up (well was forced to) selling my lego.

 

I know, I know, I just got the car and I did spend a bit of money to get her running. But a rather large bill decided to take me to court this past week and now I'm forced to pay.

 

 

on the flip side, I probably made away on the + though with the condition it was in and made 600 off it. (sure wasnt helping that it was ticking, and smoking a bit)

 

so.. yea. I'm depressed right now.

 

Thanks everyone for the input. I decided, before thinking about selling the car, that i wasnt going to get the beater anyway simply because the guy was full of stuff. the engine was worse off than mine... leaked AND burned oil, gaskets were seeping, gas in the oil, and milkshake coolant. he may have been a "mechanic" but he left his engine behind.

 

-Justin