Author Topic: how good are re-con engines?????  (Read 1262 times)

Offline 888v

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how good are re-con engines?????
« on: 04 March 2005, 15:46 »
Anybody got one or know anyone who's got one?
was looking at the 2000 8v from volkspares, they seem quite reasonably priced. :tongue:

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Re: how good are re-con engines?????
« Reply #1 on: 04 March 2005, 16:04 »
if its had a full re-con, it should be like new :wink:

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Re: how good are re-con engines?????
« Reply #2 on: 04 March 2005, 16:47 »
if it's just had a sevice etc and they call it recon then be careful if they cant' confirm the mileage !


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Re: how good are re-con engines?????
« Reply #3 on: 04 March 2005, 21:30 »
cheers guys, what about gear box and other lnks, would they need replacin? :undecided: