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whats it worth

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:56 am
by cheese910
if i was to buy a set of 4 used l16 conrods of a member on this forum

what do you guys recon would be a fair price?

taking into account on one hand i need them so will spend money getting them, and on the other hand mates rateds and the fact complete l16's sell on trademe ever so often for $100-150.

what do you guys think?

Re: whats it worth

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 2:50 pm
by classicdat
Hard one, can be awkward not wanting to rip a mate off or insult him, but not wanting to be ripped off either.
I just swapped a complete engine for a set of rods and an air cleaner, I guess it's what you are both happy with in the end.
If an engine is $1-200 I guess it has to be a portion of that, keeping in mind you aren't having to buy all the bits you don't need the portion may be higher than the % of engine you are buying.

Re: whats it worth

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:05 pm
by torqued
Ive given many sets away.

to put a price on them um, box of beers

Re: whats it worth

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:20 pm
by gingofthesouth
torqued wrote:Ive given many sets away.

to put a price on them um, box of beers
:agree:

Re: whats it worth

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:58 pm
by DylPhil7
Haha yeah bottle of hammer and sickel!

Re: whats it worth

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:21 pm
by Dattochriswagon
id say $100
I was willing to pay that for L14 rods

Re: whats it worth

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:34 pm
by Bartman
I'd say rods alone are worth more than a knackered shortblock.
Taking a worn out motor apart and pressing the pisons off them is a dirty turd of a job.

Re: whats it worth

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:04 pm
by cheese910
Dattochriswagon wrote:id say $100
I was willing to pay that for L14 rods

I disagree

i think l14 rods would be worth A lot more than l16 rods since they are so much harder to get.

since NZ is one of the places to get L14's?