318 value

Swinger 340 said
When you see a potential good motor, you need to make a solid offer. When I did my big move a couple years ago, I had a couple early 340 motors to sell. I wanted $2500.00 each, both were low mileage rebuilds at a cost of $4,000 each. Had a few low ballers, but I held my ground. Two guys have a couple good motors now, the low ballers have no balls or motors.

all this ^^^

and, on top of that, don't be a flim flammer, tire kicker, waffling, time pirate.

don't offer half, that's just rude. and be ready to pony up the dough if the deal rolls. none of that "i gotta go to the bank" or "let me move some money around" or "i get paid tuesday" horseshittery. money talks and bullshit walks, amigo.

also, be realistic. are you really going to drive 4+ hours to go get a motor? if somebody doesn't explicitly state in their add that they're willing to ship, don't nag them about shipping. and if they say they're willing to ship, the rest is on you to figure out. after it's on a pallet, it's not their problem.

on top of all of this, you don't even know if your hypothetical new car is even going to need a motor.