My Old Truck And Work It Needs

jims-terrano · 08-04-2015, 17:28

Had my old Terrano in for a dose of looking at today, here's what it needs. Trying to work out if it's worth keep spending £500ish every year to get it through MOT.

Needs At The Moment
Rear axle oil seal

To Get It Throught Next MOT
Front CV boot
Front ARB
Front Cross Member and possibly the body mounts
Front Bumper Brackets
ABS keeps chattering randomly even when sat not moving
And anything else that breaks between now and then

At the moment both front wings have holes and bottom of the c post which is where one of the rear arches joins top of the sill has a hole in it. So it looks pretty rough really. Both inner wings have small holes in them which are MOT advisories and are still only advisories. On the plus side both sills inner and outer have been replaced as full panels and seat belt mounts are also solid after being repaired.

So trying to work out if its worth repairing or cut my losses and start saving now and in the meantime getting the axle oil seal repaired as this is a safety repair to keep it running.
What's everyone's thoughts?

perelaar · 08-04-2015, 17:49

Depends a bit on age and emotional value... and resale value

jims-terrano · 08-04-2015, 17:51

Resale will be next to nothing really. Forgot to say it's a 1996 R plate.

It's very practical and is mainly used by the wife and a doggy transporter so looking pretty tatty nowadays.

AlexD333 · 08-04-2015, 19:27

Shame as they are lovely motors, shouldn't let the rust build up like that

Tackle it early and it saves a big future bill. I'm biased I say keep it, you know it and you know what it's like.

An at is 8 quid
A cv is about 25 quid
The various welding...

bry · 08-04-2015, 20:41

How many years have you been spending around £500 ish on it?

jims-terrano · 08-04-2015, 20:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by bry

How many years have you been spending around £500 ish on it?

Probably more than I care to remember, the joys of not being a home mechanic I guess.

08-04-2015, 17:28	#1
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	My Old Truck And Work It Needs Had my old Terrano in for a dose of looking at today, here's what it needs. Trying to work out if it's worth keep spending £500ish every year to get it through MOT. Needs At The Moment Rear axle oil seal To Get It Throught Next MOT Front CV boot Front ARB Front Cross Member and possibly the body mounts Front Bumper Brackets ABS keeps chattering randomly even when sat not moving And anything else that breaks between now and then At the moment both front wings have holes and bottom of the c post which is where one of the rear arches joins top of the sill has a hole in it. So it looks pretty rough really. Both inner wings have small holes in them which are MOT advisories and are still only advisories. On the plus side both sills inner and outer have been replaced as full panels and seat belt mounts are also solid after being repaired. So trying to work out if its worth repairing or cut my losses and start saving now and in the meantime getting the axle oil seal repaired as this is a safety repair to keep it running. What's everyone's thoughts?

08-04-2015, 17:49	#2
perelaar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Belgium Vehicle: Terrano II 2.7TDi SWB '97 Posts: 802	Depends a bit on age and emotional value... and resale value

08-04-2015, 17:51	#3
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	Resale will be next to nothing really. Forgot to say it's a 1996 R plate. It's very practical and is mainly used by the wife and a doggy transporter so looking pretty tatty nowadays.

08-04-2015, 19:27	#4
AlexD333 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Uk Vehicle: 2004 Terrano 2.7 TDI Posts: 7,847	Shame as they are lovely motors, shouldn't let the rust build up like that Tackle it early and it saves a big future bill. I'm biased I say keep it, you know it and you know what it's like. An at is 8 quid A cv is about 25 quid The various welding...

08-04-2015, 20:41	#5
bry Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: South Yorkshire.. Vehicle: Nissan Terrano MK 2 SE Posts: 1,757	How many years have you been spending around £500 ish on it?