How would you define the term used engines? Did you ever stop to think that when you buy a new car with only 5 miles on it, the engine is a used engine now? Realistically speaking once the engines are fired up at the factory it is now a used engine. After the lot boy does the prep work for delivery and takes a spin in it, it is used. Did you know that car salesman often jump in a new car to blast down the street to the store for some coffee? You know what cars many car salesmen and executives drive home at night? The car you might buy ‘new’ tomorrow.

I bring this up because the bulk of engine break in is done at the factory on a machine called an engine dynomometer before the engine goes into a car. They adjust it and put it through a ten minute break in procedure. That takes care of the critical start up period and the engine is about 5o% broken in. The other 50% comes from the next people to drive it. If it is test driven 5 times and the possible new owner wants to see how much acceleration it has or how fast it will go, the engine is now being broken in incorrectly and if you buy that car you may not get the full life that one might expect out of your ‘new’ cars engine.

So a well broke in engine is hard to detect when you buy a new car. The last vehicle I bought new for myself, was a 1988 GMC 1 ton four wheel drive pickup truck with only four wheels, not a ‘dualie’. It has a GMC 5.7L engine in it. I was cruising on my Harley past the GMC dealer on a Sunday and saw it on the big semi truck being pulled off. I immediately hung a hard right into the dealership and asked a salesman if I could test drive it. It had 2 tenths of a mile on it and I fell in love with the body style when I saw it on the trailer truck.

I told the salesman I don’t want anyone driving it, please put a tag on it and let me take it for a spin. He was cool with that, and after going two blocks I turned around and came back and told him I want to buy it and take it home with out any dealer prep and why I wanted to do it that way. Somewhat confused, he agreed and I bought the truck.

This will make you ill, but it cost me $17,500.00 in 1988. The same truck now is over 50,000 dollars. The new trucks are fancier and all that jazz, but they don’t drive like mine. They don’t have the sold feel, strait ahead tracking or breaking ability of mine. That is why I still own it. People want to buy it from me every day, forget about it! It only has 92000 easy miles on it.

I hope you can understand that even a new car can have a bum engine in it. If you have a car that needs a replacement engine, prematurely and you bought it new, the above story may be why, especially if you bought it new. If for any reason you need a replacement engine for your car, tuck or boat, call Gotengines.com @ 1-888-344-8044. Our used engines for sale are low mileage and have proven to be top notch long term solutions for anyone who needs an engine transplant.