Originally Posted by bollox
Done some research.... good E430 80K >= £8000 ($1600 USD). I could run it for a while then use it... however would not want to be the first transplant (me chicken ****).

Me not chicken ****, Me just need to steal motor (a very good bargain), this way if anything goes wrong I can still bail and not lose any money. $1,600 US for a E430 engine would be right in the ball park but 8,000 GBP is more like $16,000 USD, you meant 800 GBP's right?