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[Viral_Jim]

Shame, seemed suddenly like a viable option, as subframe is around £180, so lets say £250 in bits, in order to get a couple more years from it until car prices become more palatable.

Is it worth asking the question to Serek / someone similar? £1,000 buys you fack all atm and as you say, you could get a few more years out of it with a decent mend.

[Doctor Gollum]

It goes without saying that it will be an absolute shit of a job on the deck.

But as the last two posts say, thems about your options.

Fundamentally it boils down to how many vehicles you currently have and if you can make do without it for a couple of months

[TheBoy]

Shame, seemed suddenly like a viable option, as subframe is around £180, so lets say £250 in bits, in order to get a couple more years from it until car prices become more palatable.

Is it worth asking the question to Serek / someone similar? £1,000 buys you fack all atm and as you say, you could get a few more years out of it with a decent mend.

Its not road safe, so any similar options involve paying for transportation, which starts to add up quite quickly.  But, yes, something to add in to the equation.

[TheBoy]

Fundamentally it boils down to how many vehicles you currently have and if you can make do without it for a couple of months

The reason that, once discovered, we were out looking at cars is we cannot make do for more than a few days.  We have now juggled stuff, so we should be good for about 10 days with just one (itself, slightly wounded) car.

[BazaJT]

You could always start a "What should I buy?" thread

[dave the builder]

IIRC it's the same subframe for astra G and H and Zafira A

you will probably need to replace the nuts that hold subframe to chassis areas (they rust really bad

nuts clicky 90468617   check EPC

I've been told that captive nuts need replacing, its probably unviable to replace subframe?  Is that correct?

Not unviable to replace the sub frame at all .
steering rack comes off with the subframe (loom for P/S pump needs disconnecting )  ,
so fit it to the replacement frame while it's off the car.
engine and box can stay in supported ,
captive nuts in my link
I have a spare subframe just in case (but treated all our cars with anti rust ) , not a job i've done but I would if i had too ,not difficult , youtube videos probably exist as a guide .

[dave the builder]

As for engine lining up tools , i've never bothered when i've had an engine out 
there's not much adjustment on anything , so subframe should bolt back in exactly the same place the old one was .
witness marks from bolts on engine mounts i use to put back to "as was" 
people sell cars for a reason ,so any cheap second hand car will have issues and need work.
it all depends on time vs money with a big dollop of luck to find anything half decent .

[Doctor Gollum]

Alabama Mumsybus is a good load lugger. Open to offers

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I have an economical little french car I may be talked into parting with.       

[TheBoy]

Alabama Mumsybus is a good load lugger. Open to offers

How much would you give me to take it off your hands?

[STEMO]

Shame, seemed suddenly like a viable option, as subframe is around £180, so lets say £250 in bits, in order to get a couple more years from it until car prices become more palatable.

Is it worth asking the question to Serek / someone similar? £1,000 buys you fack all atm and as you say, you could get a few more years out of it with a decent mend.

Its not road safe, so any similar options involve paying for transportation, which starts to add up quite quickly.  But, yes, something to add in to the equation.

I was ready to get rid of my astra, until I was shown sense on this forum. I've already spent close to £700 on it, and I'm expecting another £500 or so. So...around £1200 to keep it on the road for, hopefully, another couple of years. No brainer.
Admittedly, mine is drivable, which makes things a lot easier. But I'm guessing, like me, you've had a trawl through all the usual places. There's nothing decent out there for less than five grand, and even then you're buying an unknown.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Alabama Mumsybus is a good load lugger. Open to offers

How much would you give me to take it off your hands?

All it needs is a woodruff key.  *



*Which appears to be an integral part of the cam pulley. Once thats sourced and everything reassembled, it may just need another engine. 

[Doctor Gollum]

Alabama Mumsybus is a good load lugger. Open to offers

How much would you give me to take it off your hands?

A grand a seat would see it delivered.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I assumed he was replying to me. Maybe Im getting a little bit paranoid. 

[Keith ABS]

 I have a 60 plate Navara Tekna auto here for sale if you fancy a larger load lugger