Resonable junkyard motor price?

[Southern3.0]

I bought an '02 f150 with a locked up 4.6 for $800, ive been looking for a new motor this past week and it seems like there going for about $1000 localy. Ive seen a 3 or 4 go for about $800 and a few go for $1500, and the mileage on them is anywhere between 50k and 75k.

Idk what decent pricing on something like this should be at, what do you guys think?

 

[smallfarm123@aol.com]

thats is about what you are going to pay. you might get lucky and find one for cheaper but it is hard to tell.

 

[tpking]

my local JY charges 350 .. i just bought a 01 taurus motor for 350 with 80k on it

 

[JamesC]

call a rebuilder and get a price sometimes your better off with them.

 

[rboyer]

Around here it's $175 for a motor that you get to see running right in front of you right before they pull it and load it in the back of your truck.

 

[feellnfroggy]

I found mine for about 200. It is a 3.8 l mustang motor tho. Also check places like USA4sale.com. My Ocala4sale has a buncha motors for less than 300. Patients if you can afford to wait will net you what your looking for. (However 800 for a 4.6 mod motor aint to bad. Do you know what year or what its out of?) They were made from 92 all the way to today with some major differences.

 

[Psychopete]

Around here it's $175 for a motor that you get to see running right in front of you right before they pull it and load it in the back of your truck.

Even for a newer motor like that? I could see an old (eg) '88 2.9L for $175, but comparitively, a '01 4.6L? Seems like they'd want to charge more for the 4.6L... If that is that case, where in the hell are you getting your motors? I could pick up something bad ass for cheap as hell!

Pete