I would be doing all the work including R&R. Plan was to pick up a bad core and rebuild it, or find a decent used one with warranty.

Personally I would rather find a $100 core and rebuild it myself. Then I know I am goo for a long time. Actually, I would like to service my own, but I would hate the down time since it would put me into driving a new Beetle. Yuk!

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1991 560 SEL / 185k miles
1992 750il / 17k miles - project car