Cheese Man Chris
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Registered: 25th Sep 07
Location: Leeds Drives:1.2 Merit
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Iv'e been looking for an xe for couple of weeks now, but I dont want to pay silly money. Whats a fair price for just for a standard engine, gearbox, with loom and ecu.
I refuse to pay more than £200. Am I dreaming?
What have people paid in the past?
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philip2
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Registered: 1st Oct 06
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a good xe you will be lucky. £300 min is the norm now tbh.
and even then you cant garuentee the motor will be as good as what the seller says.
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
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I'll second Number 2 on that.
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Ste
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quote:
Originally posted by Cheese Man Chris
I refuse to pay more than £200. Am I dreaming?
Dreaming? You are comatose dude!
For a decent one, expect to pay £300 plus £600 for a rebuild.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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Cheese Man Chris
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I don't get it, no one else in the world thinks there anything special apart from corsa owners. Anyone else thinks there just an old 2.0 litre. Speaking to the owner of scrap yard and he was like yeah £150 for engine £50 for gear box just like any other engine we sell, problem is they havnt had one in months, when I want one!
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Craig P
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quote:
Originally posted by Cheese Man Chris
I don't get it, no one else in the world thinks there anything special apart from corsa owners. Anyone else thinks there just an old 2.0 litre. Speaking to the owner of scrap yard and he was like yeah £150 for engine £50 for gear box just like any other engine we sell, problem is they havnt had one in months, when I want one!
Weather people think there special or not that's what the going rate is for one (Private Sale) unless it's fcuked and you can get one for £100 or so.Yes in a scrap yard you may get one cheaper?
And they are special,Unless 100's of people wouldnt use them or as much anyhow,Especially not the World Touring Car's.
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Ste
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quote:
Originally posted by Cheese Man Chris
I don't get it, no one else in the world thinks there anything special apart from corsa owners.
And mini owners
And Golf owners
and ford owners
http://www.waldenengineering.co.uk/escort.asp
and westfield owners
cba looking for more, but yeah,m it's a very very popular and respected engine
[Edited on 22-07-2009 by Ste W]
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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philip2
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the 20xe is actually one of the best engines to ever be made imo anyway.
used for motorsport since it was produced and can make very very good power
if you can get them for £150 let me know as id snap em off you/breakers!
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alan-g-w
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quote:
Originally posted by Cheese Man Chris
I don't get it, no one else in the world thinks there anything special apart from corsa owners. Anyone else thinks there just an old 2.0 litre. Speaking to the owner of scrap yard and he was like yeah £150 for engine £50 for gear box just like any other engine we sell, problem is they havnt had one in months, when I want one!
4 stud veccy SRi split 5 spoke wheels will sell for £150 without tyres on here, whereas if you found a set in a scrappy you'd be getting them for around £50 with rubber. Something's worth what someone's willing to pay for it.
[Edited on 23-07-2009 by alan-g-w]
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