I purchased a 2000 JXI with 61K on the clock not too long ago and decided to have the 60K service done at a local Chrsyler dealership. Said and done - and the nightmare started ...

Amongst some minor things, they also told me that engine and transmission were replaced. Well, not that this would necessarily be a bad things but it gets me that the dealer did not mention a word of replacement, aside from advertising the engine having "original" mileage..

I am now in discussions with the dealer who sold me the car, but being a novice I am looking to for advicefrom thoseof you who are more familiar with the subject.

Does the replacement of engine and transmission depreciate the car value further? If so, what percentage roughly?

I am at the Jersey shore and happy to show the vehicle to anybody who wishes to assist me in this uphill battle.

Any feedback will be appreciated!

Thanks guys.

Joe.

 

the car can be bebuilt from the ground up and it wont make any difference on book value. Now if u are selling it to a person by yourself then u might be able to get more out of it because of what ever u have done. If u got a new engine and tranny more power to ya.

 

Thank you.

Is there a way to determine whether and how old the replacement engine really is? Should I do an appraisal?

 

get the paper work from the dealer or who replaced it

 

I learned yesterday that the engine used came from a '99 Cirrus LXi. The engine used is a 2.5L V6 SFI and it had 59,123 mls on it as per AutoCheck.

Is this engine the same as the original and if not, is it considered to be more/less reliable than the original Sebring engine?

Thank you.

 

same thing