Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 21:05:26 GMT From: "Nasty Bob" <nospamspeedypancakenospamail.com> Subject: Re: Terminal diagnosis but car still running, and due MOT - any advice?
"...it might go on for several years with no more problem than being noisy, and it might pack up tomorrow. It also has a cracked windscreen (definite MOT failure) and is due four new tyres and who knows what else." Hey Jez Tricky .. you don't want to throw good money after bad.. but you don't want to junk your new car either... I remember when we bought our 9000CS just over a year ago. I *really* wanted the car, but I was paranoid about impossibly problems. So before we bought it, I took it to the local Saab dealer for a once-over. It cost £70 and the only thing they could fault was "slightly too much oil in the engine"! (so we bought it). So - maybe you could take it a bona-fide Saab dealer for a pre-MOT checkover (£100)??? You'll get a full report and an estimate, which you could then take to a trusted local grease monkey without the scary labour rates.... If there's nothing really wrong with it, you could then get it throught its MOT for 4 tyres (£150) and windscreen (isn't that on your insurance.. £50 excess)?? With 1year's MOT it would be easier to sell, or you could hang on to it while you save up for the gear box pump repair ... Good luck whatever...
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