Thanks for your reply Greg.
While your suggestion is ultimately the correct one, it does require the
investment of a large chunk of cash and labor in a project that shouldn't
have been necessary in the first place. I don't think it unreasonable that
an automobile have the correct engine in it unless a disclosure to the
contrary had been made at purchase. I do think this goes beyond buyer
beware. It seems the installed engine is from a '58 Magnette Sedan. Not even
the correct year.
I mean, we base value on things like the condition of the components, but
doesn't the correctness of those components effect the value as well? If an
MGA had a Ford Pinto engine I'd expect to pay less, wouldn't I? Should I
have to eat this expense? Should the DPO be asked to pay or take the car
back. What line do you think I should take on this?
Thanks George
>i can understand your being bummed about
>the engine...but my advice to you is
>relax. drive the car and enjoy it.
>look around for an mga engine (hard
>to find, yes, but still available).
>when you find it, rebuild it and
>install it in place of your existing
>engine as a "winter" project.
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>greg
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