Replacement Engines: Do's and Dont's

The dreaded words are spoken by your trusted mechanic: you need a new engine! You go home, pour yourself a double, sit back and try to decide if you love that car enough to sink a couple thousand dollars into it or should you just sell it for parts or scrap?

Let’s face it, a new engine is expensive and you had better be emotionally invested big-time in that car of yours to warrant spending $2000 or more for a new engine. However, there are options so let’s take a look at a couple of them.

You can buy a rebuilt engine, usually at a discount. If you get it from a reputable mechanic then you can probably save yourself upwards of 50% on the cost of that engine and if the mechanic doing the rebuilding is trustworthy then you’ll get a decent warranty to boot.

You can try rebuilding your own engine. If you are not skilled in this area and in fact just plain brain dead when it comes to car repair, save yourself the trouble and don’t even tackle this option. Chances are excellent that you will go to a huge amount of work and end up having to pay to have it done correctly in the end.

Finally, you can buy a used engine at a salvage yard and pay someone to install it for you. Hey, if you have a handy relative or future son-in-law who needs to impress you, you may not have to pay for installation at all. And yes, it is possible to buy a used engine at a reputable salvage yard like Cash-n-Carry and feel good about it. Reputable salvage yard dealers guarantee every single used part they sell and it is always possible and probably advisable to get an extended warranty for a minimal cost.

So what do you do at Cash-n-Carry if you are in the market for a used engine? You bring your tools, come down to our Savannah salvage yard, and You Pull It for huge savings. There are engine lifts at our yard and there are wheel barrels to help with the hauling and there is even a knowledgeable staff waiting to assist if you have any questions. And when you are done you will have saved upwards of 60% in cost on that replacement part. That, my friends, is a great deal any old way you look at it.

But hey, if you don’t want to buy used parts; if buying used car parts makes you nervous and you can’t afford a new engine, then say “to heck with it” and bring your car down to Cash-n-Carry and we will buy it from you for parts or scrap. In other words, no matter what you decide, Cash-n-Carry can help you feel good about that decision.