Originally Posted by kashimiru

the more i think about it, the better of you might be taking it to a shop, or atleast someone that will work with you when shit goes wrong. the idea of having your car sitting in some dudes driveway because no one can figure out why it doesn't run really doesn't seem that appealing to me... though come to think of it, i can think of a few shops in the area that did that, too.

when it really comes down to it, its dumb to get anyone other than yourself to do a swap.
either you research it and know wtf you're doing or you just buy someone else's car.
you save a shit ton of money and headaches buying a car that someone else already did all the work on.