can a is350 motor swap into a is250
12-25-11, 09:49 AM
#36
Driver
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Canada
Posts: 112
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I would never consider swapping a 250 for a 350; the car would depreciate in value once you swap and it would cost way too much.
This isn't a honda, parts and install are not cheap on these cars.
If you decide to sell it, how are you going to explain the swap? When you sell, how are you going to convince the buyer that your IS250 w/ swap is a better buy compared to a 350 that was assembled in the factory? If you plan to sell the carin the near future at what a 250 usually goes for, you've just wasted all that money swapping motors...
I hate to sound rude but I am just being honest: If you have plans to sell in a couple years you'd just be flushing thousands of dollars down the toilet.
Go for a trade - there are ppl out there who perfer the AWD feature for the IS250 over the RWD 350 (myself being one of them
)
You could always try and see if they're willing to trade too!! You may need to put down a couple thousand dollars (the amount it'd cost for the swap) but you get a car with the install done RIGHT along with other 350 accessories that you may not have on your car..
Don't forget to upgrade the brakes, as already mentioned.
This isn't a honda, parts and install are not cheap on these cars.
If you decide to sell it, how are you going to explain the swap? When you sell, how are you going to convince the buyer that your IS250 w/ swap is a better buy compared to a 350 that was assembled in the factory? If you plan to sell the carin the near future at what a 250 usually goes for, you've just wasted all that money swapping motors...
I hate to sound rude but I am just being honest: If you have plans to sell in a couple years you'd just be flushing thousands of dollars down the toilet.
Go for a trade - there are ppl out there who perfer the AWD feature for the IS250 over the RWD 350 (myself being one of them
)You could always try and see if they're willing to trade too!! You may need to put down a couple thousand dollars (the amount it'd cost for the swap) but you get a car with the install done RIGHT along with other 350 accessories that you may not have on your car..
Don't forget to upgrade the brakes, as already mentioned.
12-25-11, 12:48 PM
#38
Driver
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: colorado
Posts: 166
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
thanks for the responses but yea you guys are right , i did plan on keeping my car i just dont like the power of the is250 but i might just have to save and just trade my car in but wont the dealership give me prety much nothing for my car anyways leaving me with a bigger bill if i trade in sncie i owe on my car still
12-25-11, 03:05 PM
#40
Driver
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Canada
Posts: 112
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
thanks for the responses but yea you guys are right , i did plan on keeping my car i just dont like the power of the is250 but i might just have to save and just trade my car in but wont the dealership give me prety much nothing for my car anyways leaving me with a bigger bill if i trade in sncie i owe on my car still
At this point, you're gonna have to accept the fact that you will have to spend some money if u r wanting to upgrade your car.
Maybe you should have test driven both so that you don't have buyers remorse like you do now lol
12-25-11, 07:19 PM
#41
thanks for the responses but yea you guys are right , i did plan on keeping my car i just dont like the power of the is250 but i might just have to save and just trade my car in but wont the dealership give me prety much nothing for my car anyways leaving me with a bigger bill if i trade in sncie i owe on my car still
you'll get more $ selling it private party than trading it in of course... problem is that probably leaves you without a car for a little bit between when you sell yours and are able to buy the new one.
12-25-11, 08:05 PM
#42
Driver
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: colorado
Posts: 166
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
19 i know my spelling errors are bad haha
but yea i talked to my sister i will probably just have to wait till summer to trade it in or sell by then but i never sold a car before how does it work does someone usly borrow money from the bank or something or do they do payments to pay it off? cause if the 2013 is350 looks nice i might just want that snice its a new look and motor and comes out around the time i can get rid of my car
but yea i talked to my sister i will probably just have to wait till summer to trade it in or sell by then but i never sold a car before how does it work does someone usly borrow money from the bank or something or do they do payments to pay it off? cause if the 2013 is350 looks nice i might just want that snice its a new look and motor and comes out around the time i can get rid of my car
12-25-11, 08:20 PM
#43
19 i know my spelling errors are bad haha
but yea i talked to my sister i will probably just have to wait till summer to trade it in or sell by then but i never sold a car before how does it work does someone usly borrow money from the bank or something or do they do payments to pay it off? cause if the 2013 is350 looks nice i might just want that snice its a new look and motor and comes out around the time i can get rid of my car
but yea i talked to my sister i will probably just have to wait till summer to trade it in or sell by then but i never sold a car before how does it work does someone usly borrow money from the bank or something or do they do payments to pay it off? cause if the 2013 is350 looks nice i might just want that snice its a new look and motor and comes out around the time i can get rid of my car
12-25-11, 09:33 PM
#44
Driver
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: colorado
Posts: 166
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
are you not making payments on your car? same concept. Get a loan from a bank, and make monthly payments for 3-6 years whatever payment plan you were set up with to pay off the remaining balance of the loan.Best bet is to list your car on auto trader cars.com or craigslist to sell it
