should i buy a latest car or shift a aged conduct gasket upon my aged car?

My stream car needs the latest conduct gasket that is estimated to price about £600, should i only buy the latest car (i customarily buy cars for around £700 as im the student) my car is the corsair 400 saloon.

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wi_saint
November 1st, 2009 at 2:45 pm

If it were me…I would do a conduct gasket myself as well as save about 500.

You should sense how to say your vehicles in any case of what we drive. we only did a conduct gasket for my daughter, as well as it took may be 2 hours, though we was already informed with a engine.
rst123phoenix
November 1st, 2009 at 2:45 pm

buy the latest car since we dont know whats starting to go wrong subsequent and £700 car with £600 correct is the write off in my eyes throw it begin again
pink3lf
November 1st, 2009 at 2:45 pm

DO THIS IF YOU KNOW MUCH ABOUT CHANGING GASKETS YOU TAKE THE ROCKER COVER OFF AND REPLACE FOR 700 THATS ALOT THEY TRYING TO RIP YOU OFF BUT we TELL YOU A REALLY GOOD CAR NEVER BUY ENGLISH OR FORDS AND OTHER RUBBISH CARS LIKE THEM BUY GERMAN OR JAPANESE CAR THEY ARE REILABLE THEY WILL LAST FOR EVER ERM we DONT KNOW ABOUT THE JAPANESE CAR BUT we MYSELF OWN A VW CORRADO AND ITS DONE 300 000 MILES AND STILL SOLID NO PROBLEMS SO YES GET A VW POLO ON AUTOTRADER YOU CAN GET SOME CHEAP ONES THEY ARE VERY GOOD we CAN SAY THAT AGAIN ROVERS ARE RUBBISH NOONE BUYS THEM GO FOR VW POLO YOU GET THEM FOR ABOUT 700 OR A BIT MORE
Mark B
November 1st, 2009 at 2:45 pm

First of all omit pink’s answer. A rocker gasket as well as conduct gasket have been 2 utterly opposite things.

I’d do a correct if a rest of a cars ok. £700 will get we anoher really aged car which could have a own problems.

However dont compensate which most for a job. I’d of suspicion nearer £400 would be right.
Amazingwoo
November 1st, 2009 at 2:45 pm

You need to import up the couple of things.

Firstly, did the car pass it’s final MOT though problems as well as during the final annual service, did it need any dear work being done?

You do not contend how aged your car is (I as well own the Rover), though there comes the indicate when the car is starting to be removing comparison as well as it will need pricey work finished during the subsequent use (my empty is upon the way, as well as the air blower belts as well – argh!).

You need to import up the price of the HG deputy as well as the price of subsequent years use (if final year the use set we behind about 300pounds, we could be seeking during similar).

Another thing to keep in thoughts is which Rover physique tools have been right away *very* tough to find. My automechanic told me which if someone were to strike my car as well as means the large dent, it would be spoken the write-off (although upon an additional car it would simply be repaired).

I theory what I’m unequivocally perplexing to contend is there comes the indicate when we have to stop spending income upon the car of the sure age as well as we need to work out if your car has reached which "certain age".
Joe
November 1st, 2009 at 2:45 pm

if the the k SERIES engine they get transposed with land corsair conduct gaskets that or most stronger though would be value wise the p p r t to the car for all the price as well as bid only garbage bin it as well as bye the chuck divided car similar to the corsa lol or bye the micra they final forever