Engine Overall

[Fuma]

Engine overhaul

Suppose your car has a mileage of about 200 000 KM and you do an engine overhaul.
When you trade it in, does that engine overall make any difference in terms of the trade-in value?

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[Turiko]

You mean overhaul?

To my knowledge, not really. We overhauled the motor of my mother's car, when we sold it we got book value and that was it

 

[remybfg10k]

Why would you do an ovehaul after only 200 km?

 

[HavocXphere]

Why would you do an ovehaul after only 200 km?

200k I'd guess.

 

[spiderz]

Probibly not, but if you don't overhaul it, you'll not even get trade...
Not really a sellers market with cars now.

 

[Grouter]

Won't get you any extra back from insurance either in case it gets stolen with a brand new engine in it. Book value is book value - the motor industry's bible. You can gold plate a 1995 Mazda Midge and you're still only going to get R10,000 on a trade-in.

 

[Turiko]

Won't get you any extra back from insurance either in case it gets stolen with a brand new engine in it. Book value is book value - the motor industry's bible. You can gold plate a 1995 Mazda Midge and you're still only going to get R10,000 on a trade-in.

+10

 

[Freshy-ZN]

If you do overhaul the engine, make sure you keep all documentation.

 

[Juggy]

If you sell it yourself and don't trade it in you could use the overhaul as a pulling point for a slightly higher price.

200 000 km's is way too early to OH an engine though unless is been badly looked after.