Big end - options

[Tamkat]

My 99 VT series II has done the big end bearing. What are my options?

 

[cor3yz]

Fix it
Change it
Throw it away

 

[Tamkat]

thanks for that!!!!

 

[kingswood country]

Fix it
Change it
Throw it away

thanks for that!!!!

He's not wrong, you can spend the cash on a rebuild, change the engine for a few green notes or get rid of it,

My opinion, the car isn't worth an engine rebuild,
If it's good, then it's not really worth throwing away, so the best option would be to change it out with another comparable engine. Assuming its a v6

We don't even know what engine it is!
How many kms? Is the gearbox nearing the end of its life too? All these to consider, and with no description of anything, what kind of response did you think you were going to get?


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[Sabbath']

Set it on fire
Roll it off a cliff
Spend heaps of money fixing it


Just for 3 different options...

 

[Deuce]

3 options:

get a job
move countries
Go fishing.

not sure if any of these will help, but they are still options.

 

[Jxfwsf]

Set it on fire

probably not an option, big fines for lighting a fire in most parts of the country atm.

 

[Tamkat]

Car still good, gearbox good. V6 with 270k on it. Don't wish to burn it, don't fish, no cliffs near by, already got job.
How much would a 2nd hand or exchange cost in QLD.

 

[NU13]

Carry out repair work yourself if capable (save lots of $$$)
Repair
Write it off and move onto another car

 

[Jxfwsf]

rebuild will probably be close to what the car is worth...
2nd hand engine anywhere between $100-$500 would be my guess.
If you have somewhere close enough that has car auctions you could probably pick up a complete car for close to the same as a donor.