YOUR HELP NEEDED (SHOW THE MRS SHE WRONG)

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landrover109uk

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this is going to be a long story
so here goes we got a new mini bus on mobility for my son
so the mrs says it time to get the rest gone so 2 galaxy's gone no she says all
so old free lander (r reg) gone (scarp man dint believe as he drove it away)
no all she says so (discovery td5 gone )(scrap man says get a new mrs and drove away)
then she sees im upset as he says the rest
NOW hold on i said
my series 3 (88) as a galvanized chassis ,2.5 na engine ,Fairly Overdrive, great bulkhead
but does not run so this is what i know few years back the fuel pump was leaking bad so i got a Refurbished pump like a fool i thought it was a 2.25 when it didn't look the same i started to check the old paperwork that i got with car and found 2.5 na fitted by dougies in Sheffield turns out they did all the work on this (a lot of work )so i contacted where a got wrong pump from says he will swap (done)so i so a ad old mechanic will come to you and he did left him to it (fitted) as it was getting dark says he will be back next day (so i paid him)thinking nice chap knows is stuff
he didn't show so mad as hell went looking for him after a week to find out of is mrs he was ill (ye right)any way did get to see him said it just wanted lining up (haven't got a clue what hes on about )after a few months found out he had passed is mrs said she would pay to get finish i said no
so i put the car to one side and left it there shes 41 this year so it would be tax free and mot free so is it worth doing up and what price am i looking at to get it lined up??this is why i need your help the mrs say junk it as im also doing up a 109 she saying that as to go as well ( sankey trailer with a 90 tub on )she got me for 3 birthdays 2 Christmas a wedding anniversary present) thanks your help needed
 
It is Infinately worth fixing and driving. Tell your misses to do one if she has a go. In good condition it will be worth a small fortune soon. Find a Landie mechanic who will come out and fix it for you. Or hire a tow truck to take you to a Landie friendly garage.
 
It sounds like you’ve reduced your fleet enough already. The Series 3 with a galvy chassis would be a great Landy once done so I’d definitely get it finished. It sounds like your wife needs to accept a compromise, which is what relationships are about.
 
All well and good to hoard up projects for that "when I have time" but face the truth, you never have time and then when you do there is a motivational factor involved.

Trim down to one toy to tinker and get it on the road, spend some money if you have to but stop wasting time collecting crap, if you're wondering why she wants them all gone it's because of the list you just read off that were cluttering up the place, all she can see is this sitting there and turning into another one of them "when I have time" projects that inevitably never gets done and gets carted off, no doubt it's just an eyesore to her as it hasn't moved under it's own steam in years and that it still isn't fixed and running.

My advice is to get it fixed and run it, enjoy it and drive it around, once up and running she will accept the one but stop collecting crap as it just turns into hassle for your marriage.

I can speak from personal experience here as I have been out there tinkering on my Discovery on the nice days as it's on the open drive and it isn't any fun for the Mrs to have to hang around the house with the baby while I'm blazing away with the hot snot gun and showering Hampshire with grinding sparks when we really should be down the beach and living life as a family.

You have to try and see both sides of the argument and that, yes you both need to compromise but there were 4 cars gone in very short order and you haven't missed any of them and in truth, you can only drive one at a time and with the nipper being on mobility says he needs care so most likely you only ever drive the one motor around anyways.

Keep the 109 but spend the time and money getting it fixed and driving so that it's actually worth having, if you want garden ornaments then pop to the B&Q that way you can both be happy and there is no pressure to anything but enjoy the life you have, Confuscious says that "life is simple but it is we humans that make it difficult" he has a point here.
 
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