suffolksmallholder
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My daughter has a Scooby as her main car. It's used for off-road trips quite often. Not Land Rover type of trails, just dirt roads & these get muddy in the wet season. (Central Australia)
She's asked for my opinion on a major service which is due now; New clutch, one leaking head gasket & several steering/suspension ball joints. Have this work done or sell? There's probably timing belts too.
Now I know the vehicle is completely rust free so there's no issue as in the UK with rotting & unavailable parts or second-hand items shipped in from OZ!
I'm tempted to say keep it & get it repaired/overhauled but is this a British thing? Being an 03 model they are known for head gasket issues whereas the 05 model had this sorted. I haven't said keep it yet so I'm asking for opinions please.
@Farmer Roy OK she's 2500k's from you but you have similar terrain.
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She's asked for my opinion on a major service which is due now; New clutch, one leaking head gasket & several steering/suspension ball joints. Have this work done or sell? There's probably timing belts too.
Now I know the vehicle is completely rust free so there's no issue as in the UK with rotting & unavailable parts or second-hand items shipped in from OZ!
I'm tempted to say keep it & get it repaired/overhauled but is this a British thing? Being an 03 model they are known for head gasket issues whereas the 05 model had this sorted. I haven't said keep it yet so I'm asking for opinions please.
@Farmer Roy OK she's 2500k's from you but you have similar terrain.
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