Buying Car ,Discovered Engine Removed

Tony H

wife was talking to dealer about a 192 Tucson , was told he had one coming in with low mileage (35,000) for 31,000, was told it would take a week or so to arrive and be serviced and valeted , wife asked for photos and was given 1 photo taken at an angle , she spotted there was a good bump on the bumper near the wheel arch ,

could not get any more info so wife decided to do some investigating and blagged her way to where the car was in the workshop , it had multiple big dings and scrapes and funnily enough , the engine was out of it ,

now aside from the cosmetic defects , can anyone tell me a genuine reason for removing an engine from a 192 car that isn't a serious issue , obviously we now have serious doubts about this car esp seeing another thread here about a 2017 Tucson engine seizing

JC01

It’s had a very serious issue with the engine.

Not sure why this would give you doubts though, it’s most likely going to have a new or at least refurbed engine fitted which means it’s got 30k less miles of wear on the engine than you had been anticipating? If anything it makes the deal a lot sweeter.

MarkR

I'd be asking the dealer for what happened, for a start.

EOQRTL

Just buy another one if there as many red flags as this.

goochy

There is no shortage of those cars so move onto next one

bazz26

Just looking on carsireland.ie and they have 141 2019 Tucsons for sale. Why on earth would anyone be still dwelling on this one after all that? Be glad you dodged a bullet.

There are also plenty of them selling for less than 31k too.

For example:

https://www.carsireland.ie/3179900

In fact you can even buy a 2020 model for between 30k and 31k:

https://www.carsireland.ie/3128761

https://www.carsireland.ie/3045436

Tony H

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119811897#Comment_119811897

he's on holiday until Thursday

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119811876#Comment_119811876

Its a nice bargaining position to be in , but the wife (the boss her car) is of the opinion that if an engines taken out , its never the same again 😁

elperello

Strong possibility it's getting a new engine under manufacturers warranty.

Low mileage and a few dings and scrapes sounds like an elderly driver.

Ask him on Thursday.

If you are still interested check out the bodywork before it's worked on.

The Continental Op

I'd ask if the garage can give you some more information about the car and not say you know anything. If they don't mention the engine then don't consider it further. On the other hand if they say they took the engine out and gave a reason then it might still be worth thinking about.

ohnonotgmail

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119812083#Comment_119812083

TBH i wouldn't even ask them and walk away now. they should have been upfront with that information.

goochy

Op it's not a rare car and it's not a bargain . Don't walk from it run from it . Normanly a main dealer would sell anything suspect off to trade

Del2005

On some cars you have to remove the engine for jobs like the clutch, changing the gearbox etc so having an engine out isn't a rare or unusual.

The high level of body damage is a bigger issue as that will require bodywork and a respray which is going to be expensive to do properly and look terrible if not.

If you look to buy it do a history check and bring it to your own mechanic so they can check it out.

User1998

Its been pointed out that the car is overpriced so if you were smart you would shop around and buy elsewhere. Regardless of all this engine out stuff

Tony H

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119812323#Comment_119812323

Its an exec plus model so not too overpriced , anyway thanks for all the helpful comments ,

She decided to go a bit smaller so a nearly new Renault Captur is on her radar now ,

More fecin test drives in my immediate future😘

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119812129#Comment_119812129

tbh I was executing the garage to lie ;-)

ohnonotgmail

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119812427#Comment_119812427

sure why give them the chance