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Offline Neaty

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Advice needed regarding my Mark 2 16v
« on: 15 April 2007, 21:10 »
Right, as some of you may be aware I have been slowly, and I mean slowly, building my mark 2 16v back up again after the crash in November 2005.

The work was put on hold because the geezer who owns the unit I used to have was a bit of a bell end and made us move everything out whilst the council came round to inspect the unit. This meant I couldnt work on the car. That was supposed to be for two weeks but turned out to be 4 months. So as it stands now the car is back on my drive at home with no wing, or bumper on the car looking a terrible state.

Now after scrapping my scirocco I was wondering whether it would be worth doing the same to my valver and then just buying a new one, start again. So i was wondering whether you lot could advise me on what to do from a neutrals perspective.

Reasons for scrapping my 16v:

Quick cash,
Horrible looking shed off the driveway,
be down to just the one car, which i can sell then buy another valver.
Its a Cat C right off so will be hard to sell on anyway.
It needs a fair bit of work to do.
I cant afford to rent another unit to store it in at the moment.
My mechanic is busy at the moment with his project so will not be hard to find time for it.

Reasons against:

I have come this far so I may as well finish it.
If I cant find another Royal Blue valver I will be stuck with 3 panels in that colour.
Lots of time and money wasted.
would be a shame to scrap a decent ish shell and engine.

Your thoughts please?  :smiley:



Offline kniterider

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Re: Advice needed regarding my Mark 2 16v
« Reply #1 on: 15 April 2007, 21:17 »
sell and start again mate....

justy my opinion!!!

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Re: Advice needed regarding my Mark 2 16v
« Reply #2 on: 15 April 2007, 22:37 »
I think thats the way its going to be, take the bits out I can use again, interior and wheels etc and then scrap the shell.

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Re: Advice needed regarding my Mark 2 16v
« Reply #3 on: 15 April 2007, 23:37 »
Start again.. you will find new enthuseiasm! also its possibly too late in the year now to set on doing lots of work, and missing the best of another summer. find a nice one,, and make it yours!
Tom

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Re: Advice needed regarding my Mark 2 16v
« Reply #4 on: 15 April 2007, 23:43 »
hard one mate, from an outsiders point of view i would say break it and start fresh.......BUT had it been my car, i hate to quit on a project and get quite attatched to cars so would be tempted to see it through..... :undecided:

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Re: Advice needed regarding my Mark 2 16v
« Reply #5 on: 15 April 2007, 23:53 »
my thoughts exactly martin!

it was only because I got attached to it that I wanted to keep it.
Its just trying to find another one for £1500 or so that will be hard!

Start again.. you will find new enthuseiasm! also its possibly too late in the year now to set on doing lots of work, and missing the best of another summer. find a nice one,, and make it yours!
Tom

yea i think I will just run the car in my sig for the summer then after the show season get a 16v mk2. its just going to be tough trying to ensure the bugger as my main car!!

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Re: Advice needed regarding my Mark 2 16v
« Reply #6 on: 16 April 2007, 00:15 »
I think thats the way its going to be, take the bits out I can use again, interior and wheels etc and then scrap the shell.

its the best thing mate. hard tho it may be.

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Re: Advice needed regarding my Mark 2 16v
« Reply #7 on: 16 April 2007, 13:46 »
If you had already done a lot of work to other parts of the car then I would say keep it mate, but the way it's going with it I'd have to be inclined to say it would be easier to start with another one...
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Re: Advice needed regarding my Mark 2 16v
« Reply #8 on: 16 April 2007, 14:34 »
anyone know of any 16v's that will be for sale in the next few months?

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Re: Advice needed regarding my Mark 2 16v
« Reply #9 on: 16 April 2007, 16:07 »
How much you want for it ?  :wink: