I got a 2001 Subaru Legacy Outback, 4-cylinder automatic. It a parts car. I paid $550 for it plus gas for towing 200+ miles. I got it for the transmission. I figured I could part out the rest of it. I removed the transmission.
I have never seen it ran and had it towed. I don't know what the problem was, it turned over but refused to start.
Ended up selling the rest of it to a guy for $600 or about what I had in it, with the understanding that it is a parts car and is missing the transmission.
He contacts me a week later, saying the 2.5L engine is no good. He says it knocks. I asked him to produce a video and send it to me. He is 1.5 hours away and it's not practical to go see it. He than said it has a span bearing or bent valve and that he has already removed from the recipient vehicle. I ask for proof and he says his word is good enough. He said he feels screwed that it's a $300 car and not $600.
I don't really question his credibility but my question is this, how much is a parts 2001 Outback worth, with missing transmission and potentially bad engine? Is $300 in the ballpark? Does the 2.5L develop a knock, and how would a bent valve manifest itself? If the root cause of the car not starting was broken timing belt, this might explain a lot.
Furthermore, he refuses to show any proof the engine is bad, and removed it from the vehicle he had it installed in (I am assuming a different car) with no way for me to verify it's no good.
I have never seen it ran and had it towed. I don't know what the problem was, it turned over but refused to start.
Ended up selling the rest of it to a guy for $600 or about what I had in it, with the understanding that it is a parts car and is missing the transmission.
He contacts me a week later, saying the 2.5L engine is no good. He says it knocks. I asked him to produce a video and send it to me. He is 1.5 hours away and it's not practical to go see it. He than said it has a span bearing or bent valve and that he has already removed from the recipient vehicle. I ask for proof and he says his word is good enough. He said he feels screwed that it's a $300 car and not $600.
I don't really question his credibility but my question is this, how much is a parts 2001 Outback worth, with missing transmission and potentially bad engine? Is $300 in the ballpark? Does the 2.5L develop a knock, and how would a bent valve manifest itself? If the root cause of the car not starting was broken timing belt, this might explain a lot.
Furthermore, he refuses to show any proof the engine is bad, and removed it from the vehicle he had it installed in (I am assuming a different car) with no way for me to verify it's no good.
