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Title: PRE FACELIFT 2.5 BREAK OR NOT?
Post by: ffcgary1 on 05 May 2011, 23:23:11

I will be picking up a r plate 2.5 V6 at the weekend, but not sure what to do with it. It was my fathers car upto a bout 18 months ago but he sold it to his buddy along the road when he got his 3.2 Elite.
It is in fantastic condition for its age and is CDX spec, and has been seviced by myself every 4,000 miles up to 18 months ago then again about a year ago.
Now the burning question is  do i break it or do the repairs that are needed.
It needs a new seat belt pre tensioner, the drivers side zorst manifold gasket is blowing or cracked and has a coolant leak which i think is the cooler plate.
On top of that it is due a cam belt kit ::)
As it was my dads i am a bit reluctant to break but i know that it will cost a bit to repair, so what do i do.

Suggestions please. :-/

Title: Re: PRE FACELIFT 2.5 BREAK OR NOT?
Post by: M on 06 May 2011, 00:17:13

Break it......seems to be the "in" thing to do with em......

 :y

Title: Re: PRE FACELIFT 2.5 BREAK OR NOT?
Post by: TheBoy on 06 May 2011, 08:51:02

Sadly, worth more in bits, unless you have a desire to keep it running

Title: Re: PRE FACELIFT 2.5 BREAK OR NOT?
Post by: russ0205 on 06 May 2011, 09:30:14

Break it even with those jobs to do you won't get your money back worth more in parts sorry to say,

  :'( :'(

Title: Re: PRE FACELIFT 2.5 BREAK OR NOT?
Post by: Teebee on 07 May 2011, 19:59:17

Does an R plate CDX have enough worthwhile parts to warrant breaking? If we assume no leather seats, BOSE or 'desirable' alloys isn't that all the big ticket stuff? Oh and no 3.0 cams.

Title: Re: PRE FACELIFT 2.5 BREAK OR NOT?
Post by: Lazydocker on 07 May 2011, 20:01:26

I'm having a similar dilemma with my '99 "S", Elite Saloon with LPG :-/ :-/

Think I might stick an advert up and see if there's any takers :-/

Title: Re: PRE FACELIFT 2.5 BREAK OR NOT?
Post by: albitz on 07 May 2011, 21:38:18

It would be a shame to see you break that. Istr that apart from a couple of scabby doors, its in lovely condition.






I,ll give you £200 for it and then I,ll break it. ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: PRE FACELIFT 2.5 BREAK OR NOT?
Post by: Lazydocker on 07 May 2011, 21:52:20

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It would be a shame to see you break that. Istr that apart from a couple of scabby doors, its in lovely condition.






I,ll give you £200 for it and then I,ll break it. ;D ;D ;D

Errrmmmm...











....... Nope! ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: PRE FACELIFT 2.5 BREAK OR NOT?
Post by: ffcgary1 on 07 May 2011, 22:31:42

I drove it back from the south coast today and it drove like a new car, auto box shift is smooth and quite, and apart from the blowing manifold sounds lovely.

Still dont know what to do, :-/ a bit of sentiment says keep it and restore it to its glory and then my hart says use it to convert my manual box tourer to an auto with the parts, then break the rest. ::)