Engine Damage: Part Out or Repair?

[sleepydsm]

Cylinder number one has ZERO compression, while the rest of the cylinders were at about 145. After I put the car for sale, it decided to start smoking in between shifts (blue/grey burning oil smoke). Over the last two weeks, it became progressively worse, and began to consume more and more oil. Oil and smoke would come right out of my crankcase breather filter... Plug in cylinder number one was covered in oil. I'm pretty sure the rings are shot. Should I part the car, or should I rebuild it? I'd still intend to sell the car if I rebuilt the motor. (I'm hopefully buying another 1g in a few days here haha). Essentially, it'd be easier to sell a running car than a bunch of parts and a shell....

Thanks for your suggestions!

[sleepydsm]

I just ran a few numbers: I could realistically part my car out and get about $4000. It would cost about $1000 to rebuild my motor. I believe I could sell my car with a fresh motor for about $5-6000. Just something to consider.

[sleepydsm]

Ahhh. Or I could just buy a built tranny, do a stock rebuild, and get my damn car tuned. And love it.

[turbotalon1g]

Dude, you sound like me. Psychologically unstable.
U need to sit down and really figure out what you want and what all your options are.

[tim]

Find out what is exactly wrong first. Leakdown test is the next step. Probably not a simple fix but may be better that you originally thought.

[blageo23]

Skrew a leakdown test. No matter what he does hes gonna have to pull the head. So kevin just pull the head and look at the hole in your piston or something:). Buy Chases car and part this car out.

[GSXMatt]

Get out of DSMs.

[dumb_ricer]

I'm with GSXMatt.

[scheides]

Do a leakdown test; try and figure out what the problem is.

[sleepydsm]

I'm pretty sure the problem is in the bottom end, and if so I'm just gonna fix it, and sell the car as planned :) The end.