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Yeah agree that. I budget £200 a year for welding, track rods, batteries, HT leads and the like and for me that works. £200 on a car only worth £200 maybe but it is (despite this rare odd issue) bomb proof in the main. And I do feel that once you've bottomed out the shake down items over time, that it does pay back 10 fold in the main. And so easy to work on. But yes my MOT place do scoff at it some.


So this year I'd say £60 on the alternator (and will get £30 back) £15 on a decent Gates fan belt .... £53 now for a quality Bosch battery with 4 year warranty and I think that's it.  None things that should need touching for a good while. Oh and an oil change, filters and the like. Another £35 maybe when there's an ECP 40% sale? But that would be for any car I guess regardless of the value.


Strangely MOT is Saturday so fingers crossed all will be will. Think it will in fact although a slight question mark on the lower front cross member. There is an entire front panel with cross member, slam panel, brace and bumper mounts (all new unused) for £30 on ebay right now so might buy that and do some grinding and welding ... hopefully next Summer :)


Is not bad economics overall is it?


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