Engine

I need a new engine for my 1999 Ford Escort Wagon. (I know - laugh if you want) Mom will soon need a transmission for a PT Cruiser. Any recommendations for a mechanic?

Must be sentimental reasons or you might as well build a new car around the tires. Try Prosser Vocational in New Albany or Southern High School here in Louisville. They have auto programs and might take a whack at it for cheap.

A friend has a great shop in town - he does very good work, and at very reasonable prices. Nice facility in old Louisville.

Matt McCormick
McCormick Motorsports
http://www.mccormickmotorsports.com/

I need a new engine for my 1999 Ford Escort Wagon. (I know - laugh if you want) Mom will soon need a transmission for a PT Cruiser. Any recommendations for a mechanic?

An engine for that thing will cost more than the car is worth. You might get lucky and find one in a junkyard some where that hasn't been totally stripped down of parts. But you're likely to get, well, a junkyard engine. Might last you anouther year or five. They did sell a lot of those things so it shouldn't be hard to find but.... Between labor and the engine you'd be better of buying something else used.

Just my $.02

A good reputable transmission repair shop is Ross brothers, just over the river in Jeffersonville. They're not super cheap, but their prices aren't high either. Respected by other mechanics. (I'm a satisfied customer)

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