Mattb
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thought i'd better asses the damage on the car t'day, after a traffic bollard jumped out in front of me back in december, so i took of my front bumper and had a good look at the nice dent, from the looks of it the strut on the right side is bent inwards ( hence a massive crack in the windscreen) i thought i might be able to chop it out and weld in a new one, but now im not too sure its gonna be as easy as that... on top of the fcuk'd engine and a rather large dent in the floor pan and other bits that are wrong with the car i feel i may scrap the car, or should i attempt to repair it?
[Edited on 24-08-2003 by Mattb]
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Marc
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thats strutual damage so...
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Mattb
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nah, one of the chassis legs has been pulled inwards, not very clear on the pics....
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Ben
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straighten it!
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Mattb
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I probably could but i dont reckon its worth it on top of the other stuff thats wrong with the car....
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m-dot
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quote: Originally posted by Mattb
after a traffic bollard jumped out in front of me
LMAO
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Mattb
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any one, break it or repair it?????? any one wanna buy some parts off it??
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M4tt
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ill have your front bumper if you break, if you want to sell it that is!
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Mattb
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its buggerd, those traffic bollards are tough cookies, its all ripped up on the bottom...
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M4tt
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doh
i should off thought of that judging by your front end damage!
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Mattb
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yeh, do you reckon i should break it tho??
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PaulW
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of you do decide to break & sell, i'll have the boot if your interested??
Would say though try ring a few places & get some opinions off like some mechanics or something see if its really viable to repair...
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M4tt
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yeah i'd see how much it would cost to get straightened out first.
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Mattb
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yeh, i would but the engine is in dire need of a full rebiuld and a new cat......failed emissions miserably, drinks a good 2lts of oil a month, and the tappets on the exhaust side sound like they aint gettin any oil.....
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M4tt
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hmmm needs a few grand speding realistically then....
doubt you'll get much for it though selling it in parts or as a whole.
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PaulW
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sounds like my old engine did before it finally went bang! i'm finding it is working out cheaper for myself to replace the entire engine than repair it, so I'm on the hunt now for a new engine...
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Mattb
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quote: Originally posted by M4tt
hmmm needs a few grand speding realistically then....
doubt you'll get much for it though selling it in parts or as a whole.
mmmm not really worth it on a car thats only worth about 2K
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PaulW
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hmmmm tough call...
I'm gona be spendin money on mine tho & then givin it away!!!! Least you'd be able to get some cash either way!!
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M4tt
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deffo tough call, i bet you feel sick, i know i would.
could spend the money on it and get it worth a little more, at the end of the day it's the final cash sum you get for yours that will really help you get another car....
just an idea
cause at the mo, unless you have mega savings then it will be hard to get another ar, unless you get finance and that....
i think oyur at a crossroads with this car!
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