[A4] timing belts and "interference" engines

[sdewitt at stx.rr.com]

Are you sure the motor was new? There are no new motors available from Audi for the B5, they are all reman, or at least that is what i was told when i went through the same problem with my oil sludged 99 1.8t.

----- Original Message----- 
From: thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com> 
Date: Friday, September 29, 2006 2:27 pm 
Subject: Re: [A4] timing belts and "interference" engines 
To: brogers at terrix.com 
Cc: a4 at audifans.com 

> well if it was an audi crate motor then sure.. 
> 
> anyway in this case i would ask high book or a little over and use the 
> new motor as leverage. it didnt cost you anything so at least you can 
> maximise the reasonable value of the car, and give it an edge over 
> other cars at anywhere near the same $. 
> 
> me as a buyer would have very different opinions than me as a 
> seller. =) 
> 
> On 9/29/06, Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote: 
> > Hmm I totally disagree. Were I in the market for an A4 1.8T - I'd 
> > probably pay an extra thousand or so for the brand new motor, 
> assuming> all else equal - remember Rick said new head and block - 
> NOT rebuilt. 
> > And to me a broken t-belt does not attach itself as baggage to 
> the rest 
> > of the car - t-bely is known failure on these - and now you have 
> a car 
> > with a brand new motor. 
> > 
> > Now you have to conflicting opinions ...big help huh! 
> > 
> > Good luck- 
> > 
> > Brandon 
> > '84 urquattro 20Vt 
> > '01.5 S4 
> > '98 A4 1.8Tq 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: a4-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:a4-bounces at audifans.com] 
> On Behalf 
> > Of thejimrose 
> > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 12:50 PM 
> > To: a4 at audifans.com 
> > Subject: Re: [A4] timing belts and "interference" engines 
> > 
> > 
> > i dont know if i would pay a premuim for a rebuilt engine. your 
> car has 
> > baggage now... you might find many people would be willing to 
> pay less 
> > for it. i know that if i had the choice of 2 cars, 1 with a factory 
> > higher mileage motor with no issues and 1 with a dealer rebuild 
> i'd go 
> > for the issue-less car. 
> > 
> > but on the open market, with an audi noob, you might find 
> someone thats 
> > willing to pay at or over the high book value. 
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