Albrecht
Well-Known Forum User
I'm looking for opinions on the current market value of an L28 'long block'.
It's an N42 block / N42 head combination, never rebuilt, pretty much complete except for inlet & exhaust manifolds ( and all the injection gubbins.... ). Grubby and cobwebby but basically sound, stored without coolant ( clean waterways ) and a good base for a complete stripdown and rebuild.
My opinion is that a good used N42 L28 as a base for a build is not all that easy to come by in the UK these days, and that it should therefore command a price that reflects the fact. I've had a couple of people asking me for L28s who seem to think they should be small change ( one guy wanted change out of £50...!!! ) . Needless to say they appear to be still looking. Maybe they'll be lucky...?
What does the zeitgeist say this engine in my garage should be worth?
It's an N42 block / N42 head combination, never rebuilt, pretty much complete except for inlet & exhaust manifolds ( and all the injection gubbins.... ). Grubby and cobwebby but basically sound, stored without coolant ( clean waterways ) and a good base for a complete stripdown and rebuild.
My opinion is that a good used N42 L28 as a base for a build is not all that easy to come by in the UK these days, and that it should therefore command a price that reflects the fact. I've had a couple of people asking me for L28s who seem to think they should be small change ( one guy wanted change out of £50...!!! ) . Needless to say they appear to be still looking. Maybe they'll be lucky...?
What does the zeitgeist say this engine in my garage should be worth?