Slight update on all that, and answering/talking to myself.. We settled on
£150, it's actually MOT'd until end of Feb 2005, I poked all over it, and
even slid under and beat up the chassis with a hammer (anyone would think
I'd owned a land rover
).
Starters shot, all 4 tyres are like racing slicks, one wheel arch needs
repair, as do the bottoms of both back doors, and the front bumper is loose.
So i's been used and abused.
I tow started it, and the 2.6 petrol engine is sweet, and drives lots better
than my Landy.
We settled on £150, so now it's yet another winter project... Oh, found a
starter motor at a local scrappy for £25, I know it works, I started the
trooper it wuz in, which was a bit worrying as it had a fiesta on top of
it... That starter is also a $%*(&($&($&* to get to.
one of 3 plans,
1) if MOT comes cheaply (HAH) it's to run to work and back so they stop
F*cking moaning about my oil patch (NO I'm NOT going to remove the engine to
do the rear crank end seal just because my Landy oil is a different colour
to lorry oil.. Park in the lorry despatch area).
2) If above is a no go, put decent 2nd hand tyres on, play at Tixover where
my Landys will never tread again (the grit there buggers your brakes and
bearings) for a bit, then strip it and sell it in bits.
3) Sell it to big bruv, who has a bigger car fixing budget than me, and help
him MOT it... He so badly wants a 4x4 LOL
I think 2) will probly be what happens tho.
