Originally Posted by
cossynut2
The thing is with rust as most of us know once you commit to doing it you can be opening a whole can of worms and find more problems than you expected. For a confident experienced welder it probably would be fine but at what cost? What you have'nt said is how much does the car mean to your parents? If they think spending the money on an older car, which could be more than it's worth, is ok then get it done but if the car does'nt hold a great sentimental value to them maybe it is time to let it go?
You are completely right, parents have another car now, so it would be me who would take it on.
For me I always liked it, which is where the Cosworth enthusiasm came from and was probably responsible for me buying one.
Plus having grown up/worked on it for the best part of three decades it's really part of the family for me, analogous to a family pet had gone.
Maybe I just need to get out more, but don't answer that
It's been brilliant though, 160K+ on original transmission and running gear.
I do also have a MK2 Fiesta, which is in a worse state of disrepair (I got quoted £600 in welding), again been in the family since new.
I'm toying with the idea of breaking it (interior is immaculate) and keeping this instead.
Martin