Heard some guy at AutoZone say he 'rebuilt his engine for $200'

I was grabbing a quart of oil for my beater and this dude in line is bragging about rebuilding his Civic's engine for $200. Like, come on man, where are you getting parts? I just did a timing belt and water pump on my old Corolla and that alone ran me $280 with the cheap parts off RockAuto. Either he's leaving out the head gasket kit and machine work or he's counting duct tape as a repair. Has anyone else run into these 'yeah I fixed it for pocket change' guys at the parts counter?

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holly8983d ago

Probably also rebuilt his transmission with hopes and prayers lmao. $200 gets you a good pizza party and maybe some used spark plugs, not a whole engine rebuild.

jamie7121d ago

Haha @holly898 you nailed it. I swear some people think you can fix anything with a six pack and a prayer. I had a buddy who tried to "rebuild" his alternator with zip ties and super glue. Lasted about three days before it grenaded on the highway. But hey, $200 might get you a nice dent in the labor cost if you're lucky. The "hopes and prayers" part is what kills me - like positive thinking will make the bearings line up. I'd rather save up for a year than half ass it and end up stranded twice.