Bought at 60,000 miles for $12,000. Quoted $4,000 for new engine. Was offered $3,500 to sell as is. Not sure what to do. I’ve been pretty meticulous about oil changes and all other maintenance, the check engine light started flashing in the middle of my drive to work, by the time I got off the highway the car had stop accelerating, and completely lost all power by the time I parked. Got two opinions, both said they were schooled this happened on a Toyota, and definitely needs a new engine. Worried there’s more issues with It then I know about….
Sounds to me like they want to flip your car. Did they tell you why it needs an engine? A blinking check engine light means it has a misfire. That could be many things and doesn’t mean it needs an engine. There are many things that need to be checked to determine if the engine is bad. They are trying to grab your car so they can sell it for at least twice that.