^ROFL!

Great points made here as a whole guys.

 

12k cash is cheaper than a 12k credit line with interest. Besides this is a worst case scenario. It isn't like you are gonna need 12k every year in maintenance. But I would sure hate to have 12k in credit debt to be able to get a car that I love driving again. That's just me. 12k in the bank isn't a horrible idea anyways. To each their own. There is nothing wrong with throwing an engine replacement bill on a cc or loan if you are okay with it. In reality if you get a thorough PPI done, you will probably be okay with not having large amounts of money laying around for repairs. As for me a 3k-5k good aftermarket warranty is a good idea for the repairs that you are not ready for. To me a factory warranty is asking for a claim to be denied in extreem circumstances when you really want it(ie. tranny and engine failures.) I will never buy a car I can't afford to drive every day. Parking them is worse on them than driving 50+ miles a day.

 

Sad but true, but this is usually not the engines fault, it is the kit components or tuners tuning or operators fault.
funny how they don't come out of the woodwork to tell the rest of us what went wrong. but you are so correct. problem is that they hush it up because they do not want to damage any tuners/builders rep. But if it is a consistent issue, and motors keep coming back to the same place, then there might be an issue.

also, when you build an engine you are not likely to keep it stock. why not go ahead and reinforce the bottom end at least while you are there, not price is closer to 30k, then headwork takes you up well past that, cams? more. 40K is easy.

Some engine builders are much better than others. Steven at IA was known as a good engine builder. Kevin at UMW is another. These guys know what a stock motor can handle because they have gotten hundreds of calls from people about blown engines, rebuilding, and repairing.

Kevin at UMW has told me more than once that turbo tuning kits that put out lots of torque on the low end are more likely to damage an engine than kits that produce big power on the top end.

 

Darn, the prices must have come down dramatically. I remember seeing an dealer's invoice for a remanf. 996TT engine with the price in the uppers 20s.

Are you sure about this?
Salvagers still want $15-16K for the engines from wreckers
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...Q5fAccessories

Someone is selling a new one for $27k
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...Q5fAccessories

 

You really shouldn't be doing this! Australia is the home of the world's most dangerous species of snakes and spiders

 

LOL....also home of the outdoor dunny.

Luckily, we also have one indoors.

 

I would shop the P dealers and other brokers in your area for the cost of an extended warranty. I did before I purchased my TT and picked up a 4 year 60k package for a little over $2k. It proved worth it when my 2nd gear started popping out after a year of ownership. Took the TT to the top dealer shop in my area who got not only the tranny covered but warranty coverage on turbo parts and part of the clutch. Especially with hi-miles ... if you can find coverage at a reasonable cost I think it is well worth it.

 

A mech friend told me recently that the dealer is now charging 12k for tt engines.

 

Nah, I would be very surprised if that was the case for all dealers. Hell, when I asked my dealer to see what's the price for a X51 996 replacement engine, he came back with a $14K figure, not including labor and fluids.

 

no, the dealer just replaced an NA watercooled engine for that price. trust me there is no way a gt1 engine goes that low.