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We had it towed to a dealership and that was the diagnosis - engine siezed. No second opinion.
The used engine from what my wife said costs around 2500. So I guess 1000+ for labor (at staff rate). Not sure what the market price is for an engine swap, but wife knows the service department pretty well, so I'd assume they'll quote her a reasonable price.
Right now, I'm leaning towards the swap. It's our second car, so not really a necessity since we don't use it on a daily basis (I prefer transit and wife has a company car). I use it maybe once a week. It's more of a car we provide the inlaws to haul the kids around, and they're not the most careful drivers out there. So it makes little sense to buy new and see it abused. If given a choice, we'd prefer a (used) larger SUV or van so we can use it for road trips. So we'll likely fix it up and trade it in when the right one comes around.
Does the engine swap depreciate the car even more?
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