I was going to get this car running, so I let it sit for several months. Putting this back out there as a project, and you can read the previous thread to get all the details. Essentially a dead number 4 cylinder, either needs an engine swap or someone who has the knowledge and time to tear into current engine. $5500.00
Tom

 

Based on your previous thread and since the car is sitting at a Lexus dealership, here is my take.

Ask the Lexus dealer to assist you in disposing the car. It's not uncommon for dealerships to sell cars to salvage companies, to one of there own mechanics who is interested in taking on a project on his own time or to some other business. You could also ask the Lexus dealer to hook you up directly with a business that can take the car off your hands.

In 1979, a Mercedes dealership hooked me up with an auto broker who took two cars off my hands. One car was a low mileage, 1-year old 1978 Volvo 242 that my wife absolutely hated. The other was a 6-year old Mercedes 450SEL that was at about 145,000 miles - my favorite car ... ever. I got substantially more from the broker than the Mercedes dealer would have given me on trade-in for the new Mercedes.

I'm retired from an insurance company that had its own automobile salvage company subsidiary. That salvage company would sell a vehicle like this to a dismantler, rebuilder, used car dealer or private party that wanted to take on a repair project.

 

$5000.00 takes it. Now into well below wholesale territory.
Tom
404-704-2995

 

Pictures? State of disassembly?

 

wait what?
it was repaired and ow has another dead cylinder?

 

It is not disassembled, nor was it repaired, from the original state of affairs. Cylinder 4 still dead, nothing is disassembled, interior parts from ZLZ claim will come in eventually.
Tom
Please call me if interested.

 

Tom, PM sent...

 

Texted Tom, and sent him a PM with no response...

 

Any updates?

 

Must be an expensive repair...