I'm putting a new engine into my newly acquired black '89 765T, the old one cooked itself at 135k miles by losing all its coolant through the heater valve. Got the car from a friend of the family for the price of paying the mechanic who diagnosed that the engine is trashed. The body and interior are in fantastic condition, all electrical gizmos in the car work, headliner is in very good condition, converted to R-134a...it's a nice car.

This is almost a stupid question but I'd like your opinions please.

I've got a line on two B230FT engines, both from 1994 940 Turbos (very desirable year, strong w/piston coolers) and are at the same recycling yard. Both cars were in rear end collisions and are coming from a reputable yard, three month guarantee on both, and they also come with the original turbo attached. Here's my choices:

'94 B230FT - 68k miles
or
'94 B230FT - 130k miles

Here's the stupid part of my quandry... there's only a $150 difference in price. Money isn't a big problem at the moment thankfully but my concern is that I won't recoup the money that I am putting into the car, not sure how long I will keep it...it all depends on if the company I work for sends me overseas for a year (which is still up in the air). Since there is a chance that I will keep this car, I plan on doing everything right with new seals, gaskets, o-rings, etc, etc...

Anyhow, if you were in my situation which engine would you choose? The super low mileage engine or the one that has mileage that closely matches that of the chassis?

Thanks for your insights.
Bean
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'80 242GT 92k, '94 945T 123k