Today’s want

[V8Granite]

Shush. Let him dream.

It does look like a lovely car i'll admit

Dave!

Well, it depends on who did the diagnosis. Was it a specialist ? We have had two examples recently of specialists not being able to correctly diagnose, quoting for the wrong thing and happily taking money to not fix it - my neighbour's 1-Series, and DJ's BiL's Passat. Maybe they had a scary quote and are cutting their losses. Has the owner self-diagnosed with "help" from the internet ? There could be all manner of wrongness based on the kind of guff I've seen posted over the years plus the internet paranoia of "OMG u can't drive it no more ur will die". Forums are weird.

These engines are prone to worn big end bearings so it's not a surprising fault. And unless it's spun one or more of them - which you would definitely know about - I don't think I've seen one needing work on the crank. It could have bent a rod if it's been modded. That turns into a big job. Or it could be something else. Without having a good look (and listen) in person none of us know anything. And you still won't totally know the answer until you start taking it apart.

FWIW the M6 GC was £24k more than an M5 when new so this for £10k plus a few grand of parts could be a bargain. I'm nearly £15k into my M5 so far and it's still only an M5.

My faith in humans is pretty low of late

It could indeed be slightly worn bearings and if it is just a case of fitting new ones and a slight polish then it's a huge saving. I wonder what these break for in parts, M specific interiors and bumpers etc ?

A rod knock is very very easy to diagnose with a long screwdriver and I'd be surprised if it ran at all with a spun bearing as that bearing will have seized on the crank with no oil supply.

The S6, RS6 running costs and parts availability with 150hp less. A shame they aren't catered for more as with an exhaust it's a lovely sounding thing and very practical.

Dave!

[Jobbo]

https://ebay.io/m/qZWZ3Y

I bet this is a hoot and or dangerous. Estelle with Fiat Strada engine

That's brilliant. I did look at the seats and think I wouldn't ever reach the pedals, then read they're bolted in to fit the 6' 5" seller - OK, I was right

It has semi-trailing arm rear suspension; the Skodas which had the properly wayward rear ends were swing axle so this ought to handle OK. It isn't hampered by being the earlier design.

[Sundayjumper]

The BMW was £8595 last week according to the Autotrader price tracker add on

Reduced to £6500 today.

[Beany]

I mean, that's the cost of a crank regrind saved already, right?

[ZedLeg]

https://ebay.io/m/qZWZ3Y

I bet this is a hoot and or dangerous. Estelle with Fiat Strada engine

That's exactly my cup of tea and I'd even fit in it

[mik]

I bet this is a hoot and or dangerous. Estelle with Fiat Strada engine

I know literally nothing about Skoda of this era, but was interested to see that it's longitudinally mounted, so clearly isn't the full Strada drivetrain (as they were transverse with FWD).

I lusted strongly for a black 105TC that lived close to me when I owned my 85 Superstrada. A 130TC was just an impossible dream.

[integrale_evo]

I expect the strada block or at least it’s basic design is shared with millions of other fiat engines, which of course were front engine rwd in the fiat 124 which later became the lada riva.

Fiat / lancia twincam engines were the go-to upgrade for things like Morris minors in the 80s / 90s. I guess they were cheap and plentiful once the car it was originally fitted to evaporated