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My 18 y/o son has a 2000 VW Jetta with 95K miles. He hit something in the road on Saturday night that cracked the (Aluminum) oil sump pan and so he lost all the oil, ignored the oil pressure warning light, kept driving and the engine seized a few minutes later. (Yes, I know he shouldn't have kept driving and I've ripped him a new one but the damage is done so lets not get into how long he should be grounded, how he should be made to pay for it, that he doesn't deserve to have a car, etc.) Anyhow, got it towed to a local imports repair shop today who say it will need a replacement engine and that this would be less expensive than a rebuild. What I would like to try and find out, from those of you here that have worked on stripping down and rebuilding engines is....what is the likely extent of the internal damage to the engine and what would be involved in a repair? The father of one of my son's friends might be up for doing this but I would like to know what he would be up against, how long it might take, what parts would be needed, etc. Or, is it really best to replace the engine with a used one? If so, what might that cost? Thanks in advance for your advice.

P.S. It is the 2.0 liter 4-cyl. Non-Turbo engine.