How much to offer for used Nuova Simonelli Oscar? - Page 2

[chris]

You can buy a new one for $793.00 with free shipping. A new one has a Sirai pressure stat too. Four years old $450.00 tops if it's in great shape and they pay for shipping.

[seanconnery]

Thank you for all of you input on the purchase of the 3 year old, heavily used Oscar- it has been most helpful.
I did get the Oscar for CDN$200, sight unseen.

If I was to have it 'overhauled' my next questions would be:

1. New p'stat? Sirai?
2. new wand?
3. new group head gasket?
4. it was plumbed in - what would be involved in replacing this with water tank?
5. 3 way solenoid - what would its lifespan be - needs replacing?

Overall expected cost for all of the above?

My thanks

[HB]

The best course of action is to wait until you have the machine in-house and then assess its condition. Speculating on the cost of repairs given your scant knowledge of the machine is unlikely to be meaningful at this point. It could be fine with a little cleaning, it could be choking with scale and inoperable for a dozen reasons. Generally speaking, parts aren't cheap and neither is a repair technician's time (and hence why some choose to go the do-it-yourself route).

PS: I merged your duplicate thread with this one to keep the discussion together. If after the machine arrives you want to create a separate thread to discuss the restoration, please do and add a pointer to it from this thread. Thanks....