Time to say goodbye...

[golfpro]

then how much are you selling it for?

[GemGTI]

I don't know. Need to work it out. Its insured for £2500. Need to gather together all my invoices (which means chasing some unreliable mechanics!). Then I'll get it valued. Wouldn't really want to take less than £2500 or its not worth selling imo.

[DubFan]

Personally I wouldn't want to part with such a nice example.

Store it and SORN it. Buy a Mk2 Golf or Polo as a run around to drive until you can get the money to fix it.
I bought a Mk2 Polo off ebay for £150 with MOT and Tax, just to run around in.

Just don't sell it, please, it's a beauty.

[[han]]

gem dont do it! I'd take paul up on his offer of sortin ur speedo out.. plus ur just off the m1 anyway, so its direct to get to him in rotherham! (that reminds me i need mine setting up)

Gem, seriously don't do it!

[GemGTI]

Its not just that though, its this corrosion thats worrying me, and I cant keep forking out hue amounts of cash every month. It really is getting rediculous now! I really don't want to sell it but it looks like ive got no choice.     

[[han]]

how much are you lookin at for the sill? have you shopped around?

[Len]

Even I can replace a sill. Cant repaint it though, well not good enough to match the rest of your great car!

Surely somehow we can club together and help?? Be a great shame for you to have to sell it!

[GemGTI]

Thanks Len, and everyone else for your comments. I'm just worried even if I do fix this, how long till the next big thing needs doing?  Going to pick it up from the garage tomorrow, still with no speedo, so I can't drive it till its fixed or the mileage wont be genuine. My poor car. 

[Stu.750]

Whats wrong with the speedo ? ive just taken the dash pod out of mine and ill post you mine FOC , the welding , i dont know where your based but my brother works in a body shop , the other day we , de-locled and de-handles some chavvy fiesta in 2 days with working door pops , im willin to do the work for free if you can get the car here would be a cryin shame if you let it go 

[GemGTI]

I'm in leeds. The speedo cable has come loose inside the gearbox. The guy at the vw garage explained it all to me but I'm crap at remembering and understanding stuff like that! They have done loads of tests and the next thing to do is strip the gearbox. 

As for the sill, when they showed me it I was acutally already aware of it. I was told it would need doing when I had my mot done in march, was just trying to wait till then to get it done as cant afford it right now.

Reaaalllllyyyy dont want to sell it