Originally Posted by
zetaboostboy522bhp
all secondhand 1.6 engines sell for around £450/500 and you can pick up a 2.0 engine for £200
Where the fuck are you going? Your breakers is ripping you off!
The 1.6 is not a weak engine in the slightest, the only time problems arise is with poor servicing, people not checking oil (You're best off keeping the oil just under max.) and people ragging them from cold. Your mate clearly knows fuck all if he thinks they're weak!