fazzer
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If he's willing to pay then it's worth saving. I welded 2 complete wheel wells in my 2004 transit last year, lot of people advised me not to bother, passed it's MOT with no advisories this year.
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Retro and financially viable... not always the same thing.
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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fazzer
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Ive welded up a few knackered old transit vans but they are work horses so worth doing if its for work and you need it.
By the time I'm done with this rover its gonna need paint and bodywork as well.
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 174
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@stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member 174
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Retro yes, financially worth it - probably not, worth doing anyway - definitely.
Probably one of the most nicely styled estates ever made imo and will become one of the rarest.
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If he thinks that, on a personal level, its worth it, then its worth it. IMO its certainly retro, and as stealthstylz said they are a very good looking estate. I had all the best of intentions of finding a pic of a sorted one, but I stopped when I found this  Looks like you've got more welding to do.  |
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fazzer
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Think i might ask him he wants to sell it ,that looks sweet.i agree they are a nice looking retro.ill show him that pic.
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Retro? Probably yes.
Worth it? Depends how much... I just taxed, insured and filled my old 306 with diesel and spent more than its worth.
If the owner drops a few hundred and gets a solid car back then it's worth it. If he spends thousands then maybe not.
Edit to say it looks like you have done a nice job on it anyway, so just bill him and keep it yourself if he doesn't pay up.
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Six months ago I spent $2k on engine work on a car that we bought for $1200 many years and 200,000 km ago. Worth it? Well it isn't rusty and we've already replaced a lot of things that would be worn out on similar cars with lower mileage so to me yes. My mechanic thought I was crazy.
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...... My mechanic thought I was crazy. I think that is one of the first lessons they learn at mechanic school, followed by rapid sucking in of air through clenched teeth and shaking the head. Adrian |
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Vitesse 6 Saloon
Vitesse Mk2 Convertible
BMW R1150GS
VW Amarok
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Rover tourers retro or notMercdan68
@forddan68
Club Retro Rides Member 68
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Are any of my cars worth saving??
Well to me they are , I won’t make money on any of them but that’s never been the point I buy tinker and drive cars not many other people have
I get it in the neck from my neighbours every weekend about why I’m working on the old thing again.....
It’s my hobby always has been always will be
That rover is worth saving in my humble opinion
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Fraud owners club member
1999 Jaguar s type
1993 ford escort
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fazzer
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I agree its not about the money ,i bought a ford 100e that was falling apart for £60 spent nearly 6 grand rebuilding it and fitting a v6 in it ,did all work myself drove it round for 5 years then sold it for under 4 grand but i enjoyed it ,its light blue with ghost flames if anyone sees it about seems to have disappeared.
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Feb 10, 2020 19:00:16 GMT
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I daily a 75 tourer and had welding done on the same place. Did you renew the jacking support metalwork in the sill and make the fitment for the jacking pad? If not would not be good if someone jacked it on the sill as they might expect to be able to.
Back to the question, I would personally spend beyond my 75s worth to repair/re mot as I know in most of the weak spots mine is sorted. What can you buy for (presumably) sub £1k that you know is as good as an otherwise reliable car you know? And once sorted a 75 is a beautiful ride and the diesels very frugal for a car of that size. Add a remap for an even better experience...... Cheap through to OC.
Retro....just about.
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vader
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Rover tourers retro or notvader
@vader
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Feb 10, 2020 19:18:51 GMT
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Retro-yes.
Worth saving-yes
Cost to outway value-of course but who cares about that?
There can’t be many 200 tourers left.
I always thought they were better looking than the hatch back (I had a 216 GTI hatch in my yooof)
Save it, save it, save it, save it. etc.
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Triumph Stag
Ducati Supersport
Shanks’s Pony
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Feb 10, 2020 19:19:51 GMT
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If he thinks that, on a personal level, its worth it, then its worth it. IMO its certainly retro, and as stealthstylz said they are a very good looking estate. I had all the best of intentions of finding a pic of a sorted one, but I stopped when I found this Looks like you've got more welding to do. I'm sorry, but you're all on here chatting, when this needs to be built!? Get to it!!! |
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fazzer
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Feb 10, 2020 19:47:55 GMT
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I did replace the jacking point on the other side ,i took the old rotton one to work and copied it ,the other side was in great condition.this is a pic of otherside i made about 12 inches of sill instead of buying a complete one to cut up.  |
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Feb 10, 2020 20:26:37 GMT
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Yeah nice work, all good practice for the 2dr conversion.
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Feb 10, 2020 21:48:58 GMT
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I did replace the jacking point on the other side ,i took the old rotton one to work and copied it ,the other side was in great condition.this is a pic of otherside i made about 12 inches of sill instead of buying a complete one to cut up. My apologies, I thought it was a 75 tourer which has a reinforced structure inside the sill. Neat work btw! |
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