Jimbob wrote:
: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:33:11 GMT, "Colin W Kingsbury"
: wrote:

:My friend (the one who quit working on his license) had to replace the
:engine in his 2001 Audi when the timing belt slipped. It cost him close to
:$20,000. He'd done maintenance religiously and didn't abuse the car. My
:0-320 will cost $15k for a major overhaul, $25k factory new (ish).
: Not to knock your buddy, but either he's driving one of the S8
: Bi-turbos or he got royally hammered. New recent model Audi engines
: in the same HP range, normally aspirated are running $3000 brand new.
: Installation is $1000-2500. These, however, are water cooled.

A factory-reman 2.8 liter VR6 engine for my Volkswagen Corrado was $7,700
at the friendly VW dealer (in 1995!). That was for a long block. It's a
water cooled iron block V-6, 180 HP at 5700 RPM. A (very low quality)
reman was $2,000.
Installation was $1,000.
YMMV.
I don't want to think about the cost of the engine in my M3.
--
Aaron C.