Sound Engineering

You’re driving along, enjoying your work commute for once, when out of nowhere your engine begins to knock. As you wrestle your vehicle to the side of the road, it loses power. You call a tow truck, get a ride, and wait. Finally, near lunch time the phone rings. The timing belt in your engine broke and now you need a new engine. Congratulations, you’ve won the reverse lottery! Now do you get yourself out of this mess at the lowest possible cost? Education. This article will educate you on the options you have when engines fail, and help you get back on the road reliably at the lowest possible cost.

Understanding where you sit is important when looking at your options. Vehicles with bad engines are largely worthless. For years, the standard in determining the value of a car with a bad engine has been to take that car’s wholesale price (what it would sell for at Dealers’ Auction) and multiply that number by 20%. So how do the numbers add up here? A car normally worth ,000 with a bad engine would be worth only ,600 unless you installed an engine in it. Thus, if the engine is the only component on the vehicle that needs replacement, then it makes sense to do so since putting an engine in it will help you to avoid losing money when selling the vehicle.

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