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Sept 5, 2006 11:07:17 GMT
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As I mentioned in the metro thread, I'm finally pulling my finger out and getting my 5 door metallic beige granny spec metro back on the road for much needed low cost motoring. But I found some rust. Which of course turned into colander effect  Just had my local mobile welder round to have a nose. £200  And he's always been roughly 1/4 of the price of anyone else I've had estimates from. So it's time to have a think. If I hadn't already (as in last year) put a lot of money into the car I'd get rid of it, but it has a new rad, new windscreen, a couple of new balljoints, a new wheel bearing etc. etc. So a lot of money already. It doesn't help either that my Nan bought the car new so it's got a little sentimental value, if no actual financial value. Apart from these rust patches (the worst being where a previous repair was bodged mean a large section of floor needs cutting out, the jacking point removed and replaced), the car is pretty sound and only has 78,000 on it. I'd like to get at least a couple of years out of the car before I do replace it. I guess I'm looking for some moral support!  |
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filmidget
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Sept 5, 2006 11:15:25 GMT
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If it lasts a couple of years, then you get a little for it when/if you sell, that's not much per mile - cheap motoring. Some people spend many more times that ordering an optional colour for their brand new blandplebmobile. That's how I look at it  |
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'02 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Elegance(!) - Better than you might think
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Sept 5, 2006 11:17:49 GMT
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Go on bosh a couple of hundred on it! As much as I hate Metros, sentiment is a hard thing to put a value on!
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Sept 5, 2006 11:19:45 GMT
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whatever you spend on it - it will still be a metro
sell it to another old granny and buy a car instead
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Sept 5, 2006 11:22:58 GMT
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get a pic up!
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Sept 5, 2006 11:35:52 GMT
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£200 doesn't sound much to spend to give you a couple of years more life from it.
Even if it is a metro.
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Sept 5, 2006 11:36:19 GMT
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yeah get a picture up. by the sound of it; my mechanic would pull a face and tell me i'm chasing my tail, but if its a good un with loadsa new bits then its another saved, does the welder do a good job and will the repair last?
oh and while i'm on it i spent a lot more welding my MR2!
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Sept 5, 2006 11:50:36 GMT
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I'd be crying with joy if any of my cars only cost me £200 in welding lol
Good on you for going for an ugly duckling I say!!
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bstardchild
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Ouch!bstardchild
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Sept 5, 2006 12:12:54 GMT
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I'd be crying with joy if any of my cars only cost me £200 in welding lol Good on you for going for an ugly duckling I say!! I'd be overjoyed in the case of the Commodore - that needs maybe at a conservative estimate £500-600!!!! |
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Sept 5, 2006 12:18:23 GMT
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Heh heh cheers fellas I'll try and dig out some pics of the car, and take some of the damage. The same bloke did the welding on my 99T and condsidering I *still* haven't done the tidying up of it it's solid 3 years later. He only does the welding, no filler etc. His main job is a coded welder for strutural work or something, but he does classic cars as a hobby, and takes on MOT repair/minor restoration as a bit of pocket money. If a MkV Cortina counts as a car, then so does a metro  |
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Reynolds501
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Ouch!Reynolds501
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Sept 5, 2006 12:42:04 GMT
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Don't Cortinas still burn coal or something?! hehe, only kidding, got fond old memories of those old barges, true 70's at it's shameful best! I'd say go for it nutcase, £200 doesn't sound too bad, and the sentimental thing would get me everytime!  |
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Sept 5, 2006 14:09:33 GMT
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I'll try and dig out some pics of the car, and take some of the damage. The same bloke did the welding on my 99T and condsidering I *still* haven't done the tidying up of it it's solid 3 years later. He only does the welding, no filler etc. His main job is a coded welder for strutural work or something, but he does classic cars as a hobby, and takes on MOT repair/minor restoration as a bit of pocket money. He sounds like a cracking find, get him on it at once! |
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Sept 5, 2006 14:28:27 GMT
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Put that £200 notes in your pocket and get down to the shops and buy a Welder, then spend some time learning the artform, Simple.....
If thats not your thing then, well 200 sounds ok to me.
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Sept 5, 2006 15:45:25 GMT
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Heh heh cheers fellas I'll try and dig out some pics of the car, and take some of the damage. The same bloke did the welding on my 99T and condsidering I *still* haven't done the tidying up of it it's solid 3 years later. He only does the welding, no filler etc. His main job is a coded welder for strutural work or something, but he does classic cars as a hobby, and takes on MOT repair/minor restoration as a bit of pocket money. If a MkV Cortina counts as a car, then so does a metro lets see some photos of your 'car' then   |
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Last Edit: Sept 5, 2006 16:03:44 GMT by Autofive
Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Sept 5, 2006 21:30:24 GMT
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If a MkV Cortina counts as a car, then so does a metro lets see some photos of your 'car' then [/quote] Close but you got the colour wrong Found a couple of "incidental" pics.  The moggy is my Dad's, the Metro is my one, and the Saab 900 that we were stripping was an ebay win for me. Can anyone tell what the bodyshell is on the top of the rack in the background?  Didn;t get time to take pics today, so will try tomorrow. Was too busy stripping the interior out! |
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Sept 5, 2006 21:35:15 GMT
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I recon that car on the rack is a Riley RME.
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Last Edit: Sept 5, 2006 21:39:08 GMT by bmcnut
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Sept 5, 2006 21:43:22 GMT
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Id easily put in £200 to save a car, especially one that carry sentiment. And I'm on a curse word wage so thats a lot of money to me but it would be worth it. Think of the guilt if you let it go to the scrap yard! Do it man!! Besides this welder dude is giving you a good price.
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Sept 5, 2006 21:44:56 GMT
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whats that below the Riley? Maserati 3200GT?
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Sept 5, 2006 21:48:13 GMT
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Car on the rack looked kind of Ford pop/prefect like to me. Probably the latter.
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1962 Datsun Bluebird Estate - 1971 Datsun 510 SSS - 1976 Datsun 710 SSS - 1981 Dodge van - 1985 Nissan Cherry Europe GTi - 1988 Nissan Prairie - 1990 Hyundai Pony Pickup - 1992 Mazda MX5
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Sept 5, 2006 21:54:58 GMT
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Also old metros are becoming increasingly rare as most of them have rusted intot he earth and my mate wrote off half of them.... I really cant remember when i last saw an original, theres still a few later Rovers about so hey, keep the metro legend alive!
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And he's always been roughly 1/4 of the price of anyone else I've had estimates from.
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