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Sep 1, 2006 | 04:44 AM

rotaryturtle

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From: Douglasville, GA

for $1500 i can get a COMPLETE s5 13b turbo engine with 5 speed TII tranny, stock TII clutch and flywheel. is this a good price?

Sep 1, 2006 | 07:15 AM

Jedi

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The same thing is obtainable for about 1K on ebay with the harness and ECU regularly

Sep 1, 2006 | 11:44 AM

Rob x-7

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$1000 will not get you a running engine

Sep 1, 2006 | 11:51 AM

cymfc3s

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thats a good price for the engine + tranny

Sep 1, 2006 | 11:56 AM

rowtareh

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engine has problems most likely, or it is high mileage.

Sep 1, 2006 | 03:04 PM

rotaryturtle

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it has 76,000 miles on the engine and tranny, and everything works flawlessly except the turbo, which im not keeping anyways. and i dont trust ebay, got screwed over too many times.

Sep 1, 2006 | 08:10 PM

rowtareh

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Originally Posted by rotaryturtle' post='835338' date='Sep 1 2006, 04:04 PM

it has 76,000 miles on the engine and tranny, and everything works flawlessly except the turbo, which im not keeping anyways. and i dont trust ebay, got screwed over too many times.

do a compression test on the motor and see how fucked it really is. it sounds to good to be true. people in person can **** you over more than on the internet.