Hello everyone!
Well, I reached again the point where I have to make a decision: do I keep her or not. Last time, I was very much leaning into selling, and didn't, this time I am very much leaning into keeping. As opposed to last time, I want to make it, please don't laugh, rational decision.
Do, why again consider selling / replacing? She wasn't used at all this year, barely last year, is one year beyond MOT and needs some repairs, engine timing urgently and the exterior mid term at best to maintain the classification as a classic car. Without that, she would be unaffordable due to insurance and especially taxes. All in all, I think I am looking at around 3-4 k, somewhere between 1-2 to get the timing right, including hauling her to the garage, and the rest for a proper body job and some minor bits and pieces. For various reasons, disposable cash is a bit short right now, I am at no hurry, so this is not a critical aspect.
The critical questions are this so: why do I have her? Actually, to go to olaces ypu cannot go with a 4x4, Iceland, Tunesia... She is not a collection piece, she is 42 years old so. Overall, the state is ok to good (good from a technical POV, except the engine timing and a replacement diff that just needs to be installed, okish from a classic vehicle appraisal POV, no major rust issues). For the next years, if it works out, there are two trips planned: Iceland and, again, Tunesia. The latter is close to certain, the former requires some tricky logistics.
Once the engine is fixed, I don't worry about that. Neither about the axles and diffs, and if those break, well, bits are not ruinously expensive. Overall so, I wonder if those two trips are not a bit much for her, because if she needs a major overhaul after those, these trips will be expensive indeed. So, what could break or wear out, generally speaking, during those trips?
My main worry so is the gear box. She had a replacement one when I bought her (have to check age of the replacement one), as the original one broke. She was used as towing vehicle previously, and also the replacement one was used for heavy towing. As in she is rated to tow 6.5 tons and was used to tow boats across the alps. The gearbox being a LT95 long stick, well, replacements are hard to come by and prohibitively expensive. If the gearbox goes, for me the car is a write off. Unless, of course, one can comparatively easily, fit another gearbox. Or repair the LT95.
Anyone has any experience with that? Because if the gearbox is the weak link for the intended use (offroad trips, some offroading during pay and play days) and expensive to replace / repair, as much as I hate it, replacing the car with another one might be a "reasonable" decision.
Any thoughts?
Well, I reached again the point where I have to make a decision: do I keep her or not. Last time, I was very much leaning into selling, and didn't, this time I am very much leaning into keeping. As opposed to last time, I want to make it, please don't laugh, rational decision.
Do, why again consider selling / replacing? She wasn't used at all this year, barely last year, is one year beyond MOT and needs some repairs, engine timing urgently and the exterior mid term at best to maintain the classification as a classic car. Without that, she would be unaffordable due to insurance and especially taxes. All in all, I think I am looking at around 3-4 k, somewhere between 1-2 to get the timing right, including hauling her to the garage, and the rest for a proper body job and some minor bits and pieces. For various reasons, disposable cash is a bit short right now, I am at no hurry, so this is not a critical aspect.
The critical questions are this so: why do I have her? Actually, to go to olaces ypu cannot go with a 4x4, Iceland, Tunesia... She is not a collection piece, she is 42 years old so. Overall, the state is ok to good (good from a technical POV, except the engine timing and a replacement diff that just needs to be installed, okish from a classic vehicle appraisal POV, no major rust issues). For the next years, if it works out, there are two trips planned: Iceland and, again, Tunesia. The latter is close to certain, the former requires some tricky logistics.
Once the engine is fixed, I don't worry about that. Neither about the axles and diffs, and if those break, well, bits are not ruinously expensive. Overall so, I wonder if those two trips are not a bit much for her, because if she needs a major overhaul after those, these trips will be expensive indeed. So, what could break or wear out, generally speaking, during those trips?
My main worry so is the gear box. She had a replacement one when I bought her (have to check age of the replacement one), as the original one broke. She was used as towing vehicle previously, and also the replacement one was used for heavy towing. As in she is rated to tow 6.5 tons and was used to tow boats across the alps. The gearbox being a LT95 long stick, well, replacements are hard to come by and prohibitively expensive. If the gearbox goes, for me the car is a write off. Unless, of course, one can comparatively easily, fit another gearbox. Or repair the LT95.
Anyone has any experience with that? Because if the gearbox is the weak link for the intended use (offroad trips, some offroading during pay and play days) and expensive to replace / repair, as much as I hate it, replacing the car with another one might be a "reasonable" decision.
Any thoughts?
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