Good point, Japanese manufacturing probably plays a part here, and I agree that Toyota sets the standard for quality in mass market cars. Before you spend $10,000 on your Westy talk to some of the list vendors!!! That seems like a lot unless you are putting in that Porsche engine! You should be able to get your tranny rebuild for under $1000, and the engine for $2500-$3000, and I have found extremely competitive parts prices from vendors here. I am researching engine options myself, since my '84 has over 200k and can't have long. I am really torn between rebuilding a 2.1 core I have sitting in the garage or installing an Audi 5000 engine, or even the Eurospec, both of which would cost about $2500 more to do. -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800-909-8244 ext 208 Getting your share of the Net yet? http://www.cobaltgroup.com http://www.casedealer.com/demo http://www.caseihdealer.com/demo |
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