Engine dilemma

[Michelle&Amanda]

Hi,

We have a dilemma our 1990 T25 1.9 engine has died, we have been waiting 6 weeks so far to get a recon engine but can't find one.
It is a panel van, not a conversion but carpeted inside and has recently had bodywork done and a respray. Question is - Is it worth waiting for an engine or should we sell it and cut our losses. Is it worth anything now, or just scrap value?

Any advice much appreciated.

Shell & Amanda (Glos)

[Ian Hulley]

Elite VW for an exchange recon engine or perhaps Billy 739 (near you) for a s/h motor ?

Ian.

[andisnewsyncro]

It's all down to how much you want to spend and how much your van is worth to you.

Like Mr H says Elite do re-cons and lots of folk seem happy with them,; we opted for a Remtec total bill including fitting about £1600 ish 2 years ago and no complaints, thought long & hard about spending the cash but stuck it on a 0% card and paid it off monthly. We plan on keeping the van for a very long time so thought it was worth the money in the end.

As for cashing it in now - it depends how much you need back for it, if all else is good you might get a decent price, but if you've done lots of work & know it's a sound van, then keep it, stick an engine in and enjoy it.

Good luck whatever

Andi

[Michelle&Amanda]

Thanks for the info, we will look into it