2000 LX470. 270,000ish miles.
I bought it three years ago with 180k for $8000.
My son has taken this truck two states away to college. It’s seized up on him the other day and we had it towed to a shop. Today the shop reports that the engine is completely seized up and digging deep enough to find out why would probably cost more than a new motor. I have replace the timing belt once, probably just under 90,000 miles ago. They say that doing a timing kit on it may or may not work and there’s no way to tell.
The shop has found a used motor with 135k miles and can get that motor for $1800. It’s from a salvage yard and I don’t know the story behind that vehicle. They are quoting roughly 27 hours of labor and some additional for random other parts here and there for a grand total of $6700 to acquire that motor and put it in.
I am a 10 hour drive away and unable to get to that shop. Before spending this much money I’d inda like to have it looked at by a separate shop for a second opinion but they’re just aren’t very many in that small town (Starkville, MS).
I feel like the truck is worth next to nothing without a motor. It’s worth considerably more with the motor and I could easier recoup my cost by putting the motor in and holding onto it for a few more years before selling it. Other than this, it’s a great vehicle and in great shape. New leather on the interior, looks good on the outside, etc. It’s the truck in my avatar
I’m leaning toward paying for that motor and bringing the truck home. The plan was to bring that truck home this summer anyway and let my younger son that’s still at home start driving it and buy my older son newer vehicle to take back to Starkville when he goes back to school.
Anybody have any other thoughts or insight or advice about the situation?
I bought it three years ago with 180k for $8000.
My son has taken this truck two states away to college. It’s seized up on him the other day and we had it towed to a shop. Today the shop reports that the engine is completely seized up and digging deep enough to find out why would probably cost more than a new motor. I have replace the timing belt once, probably just under 90,000 miles ago. They say that doing a timing kit on it may or may not work and there’s no way to tell.
The shop has found a used motor with 135k miles and can get that motor for $1800. It’s from a salvage yard and I don’t know the story behind that vehicle. They are quoting roughly 27 hours of labor and some additional for random other parts here and there for a grand total of $6700 to acquire that motor and put it in.
I am a 10 hour drive away and unable to get to that shop. Before spending this much money I’d inda like to have it looked at by a separate shop for a second opinion but they’re just aren’t very many in that small town (Starkville, MS).
I feel like the truck is worth next to nothing without a motor. It’s worth considerably more with the motor and I could easier recoup my cost by putting the motor in and holding onto it for a few more years before selling it. Other than this, it’s a great vehicle and in great shape. New leather on the interior, looks good on the outside, etc. It’s the truck in my avatar
I’m leaning toward paying for that motor and bringing the truck home. The plan was to bring that truck home this summer anyway and let my younger son that’s still at home start driving it and buy my older son newer vehicle to take back to Starkville when he goes back to school.
Anybody have any other thoughts or insight or advice about the situation?
