Time to say goodbye...

[Len]

I think its fair to say that there will be a lot of happy people if Han does buy your Cab!
Can we all wait until December I wonder?

[[han]]

FYI i have the money now, i cant bring myself to buy gibbys.

[GemGTI]

Thanks for your advice Gibby. I really don't know what to do. For now, I have decided to fix the car (if I can get it done cheaply enough!) Then sorn her for the winter (and get some money back on tax and insurance) untill the mot in march, then put through her through the mot, then decide - sell, or keep for summer and see what happens? That way if I do sell I'll get the best money as she'll have a full or nearly full mot. If I drive her for a while and nothing seems to be going wrong, I might keep her. What do people think of this idea?

G 

[Stu.750]

Sounds like a plan , just when summer comes n ya take her out of hibernation you know youll keep her for good

[Dinky]

i have to say wen i sorn the cab for the winter, you dont realise just how much u miss drivin until u get it back on the road..
you have had alot of hassle, and i understand where gibbys comin from, but its up to u Gem at the end of the day..
i know how much i lost my temper with the polo and i dont actually feel happy whilst drivin it cos ur constantly thinkin summits gonna go wrong..

Dinx

[gibby]

Gem, you do what feels right for you. I had my cab go wrong three times in the space of a couple of weeks in July and it really p1ssed me off so you've got the patience of a saint my girl.

If anyone on here needs a bit of car luck it's you that's for sure.

[stew72]

It sounds to me like keeping it is the only option. You're hardly likely to see your money back on a Mk1 with structural corrosion and gearbox issues.

The sill shouldn't be too bad to fix, get some recomendations from fellow dubbers in your area to where to get it done. I've grown up around the motor trade and am only too aware of the pound signs that flash up when a female motorist with a nice old car pulls up onto the forecourt.

Try and find a good secondhand box locally ( I have one for sale at the moment but I'm not exactly local) and I'm sure you could persuade a couple of fellow dubbers to give you a hand fitting it. It would cost a lot less than £300 and thats including tea and biscuits for the labourers.

As for storage, is there a chance that you could rent a lock up nearby? Some councils rent them out at pretty competitive rates. Much better in the long run than a car cover and your driveway.

[GemGTI]

Thanks for this advice stew, I was wondering about this. I've heard you can rent a council garage for £150 a year, and I'd only need it for 6 months. I'd rather she was kept nice and cosy warm and dry! 

[mattneck(Beavis)]

crikey, and i thought i had problems with mine, ive spent sh!tloads on cosmetics, and this is to restor it to stock look on a mk2 ryder..

head gasket swap, head skimmed etc, because it was DOA..

engine smoking, valve stems/seals gone expected.. got it home, couldnt do a thing..

new engine.. carb wont idle properly..

new weber, manifold blocked off, no braking..

unblock manifold.. pin and retaining clip circle tihng drops out, time to source a new servo

and everything else between.. and i've owned the car literally, all of 2 months.. had to change all cylinders, pads, discs.. they were bare metal.. thin gis i fell in love with the tihng, and no amtter how much it annoyed me, i couldnt see it go, because i knew id regret losing it after putting so much into it, ive bene working on it with my mate and my dad.. and learnt hell of a lot from them and it..

and the satisfaction of driving it in a bang on working state, or what it hought was, was amazing.. and i know it can only get better, and hey, i dont have a job, student loan thats ot to last me, and thats it.. oh and no drive or garage or anything to work on anymore.. oops 

really wish youu all the luck with it Gem, the car looks amazing, one of the first i noticed when i visted this place first.. hope you can do it! 

[GemGTI]

Thanks thats really nice of you  I just wish I had the skills to do the work on my car like you. Probably just as well I don't or it would have died long ago! 

Good luck with yours too,

G