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5th January 2021, 04:16 | #11 |
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Up to you at the end of the day BUT, if you love the car think of it this way. What would you spend getting it through the mot verses the cost of replacement and the worry you'd go through getting to trust that replacement.
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I personally would fix it all these jobs are not really big ones if you tackle them individually.
I have had bigger failure's and fixed them All the best
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If you just look upon that car as purely a 'daily driver' and believe that the cost in getting the work done can't be recovered by reselling the vehicle afterwards, or in additional mileage in future then it doesn't make financial sense.
If that's how you view it then you have two options, to either scrap it, or sell it with the work undone. Selling without an MoT is unlikely to yield much unless it's a particularly rare example. So you may end up scrapping anyway. However as you have a number of 75's and are a member here you would seem to have an affinity with the model and not just view it as a 'daily driver'. Do you see it as something to be conserved, looked after, treasured even and preserved for the future? If so, then the pure financial aspect becomes of reduced relevance as you're prepared to pay more than is economically viable to keep the car on the road. Of course, with a number of 75's in your possession you could just write this one off because you have plenty more but on that basis the number of 75's around will dwindle quickly until just a favoured few are left. Whichever you do, it has to be whole heartedly and not just a patch up job that will ultimately delay the inevitable just a few months or come back and bite you in a years time.
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I guess I didn't say that because the OP has a number of other 75's, so seeking out and sorting a replacement isn't really relevant.
Also depreciation, in the normal sense has all but disappeared with 75's. You can buy a £500 one and spend just enough to keep it going and it'll still be worth £500. You can buy the same £500 one and spend £'000's doing it up and it'll probably fetch less than the overall cost, but probably more than the £500 you initially paid. You can pay £2k for a good one and cosset it and it will still be worth £2k in a few years time. You can buy the same £2k one and run it into the ground with no care and attention and it will depreciate to nothing. And some cossetted, rarer, desirable versions are appreciating. So capital depreciation isn't always a given on these cars.
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Thanks. I think I’ll be moving it on.
To get the car perfect, I’d have to sort out the MOT issues which is several hundred. Fix the dent and the small couple of rust patches which is another few hundred. Plus timing belt! I estimate around £1500 or more needed. I do enjoy driving the car but need to think with my head now especially with having four other cars. I may take the serpents off it to use on my other 75 and move the car on. Shame really.
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