Originally posted by mtechnic325
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I called Levent and he discovered instead of re-manufactured units there were 3 new old stock units still at BMW in Germany. I decided to pull the trigger and he ordered one for me.
Originally posted by 2mAn
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Some rebuilds ran $3500-$4000 and some where only around $1750. Why the big difference? I was told that the ones on the cheaper side are more "inspect and refresh" and are not truly full rebuilds.
If I could have found a decent used one with around 100K miles I would have rolled the dice on that. When I tried to find one everyone who replied to my search were trying to sell me units with over 200K or one pulled from a parts car that they had no idea about running condition.
Some people will think I am crazy, but I ended up buying a NOS unit from BMW for around $3100. It was a little more than the "refreshed units" and it was cheaper that the full rebuilds. Also it also came with a two year warranty from BMW. I am also planning on either rebuilding the M20 down the line or building a stroked M20 and what better to mate it to than a brand new trans.
However for what I spent on a new unit you can roll the dice on quite a few used units.
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