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    Don't know what to do with Gul..................

    I'm in 2 minds about what to do with my Gul. She needs a full respray at upto £2,500, but has done approx. 250k miles, which is a grey area due to a broken clock. I see cars with half the mileage (subject to checking), in decent condition(also subject to checking) at a decent price, so it makes me think should I just buy another Gul and break mine. I need to get her through her MOT, and I'm thinking that if the bill is £300 or more, then I should just break her as I can't see any point in ploughing more money into her.

    My wife has gone mental with me for buying Gul but I do love the car, but when you need to spend so much to bring her back to her best, I have to think twice. What do other peeps think please?

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    just sale the bloody thing and move on matey


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    Quote Originally Posted by foammanmark View Post
    I'm in 2 minds about what to do with my Gul. She needs a full respray at upto £2,500, but has done approx. 250k miles, which is a grey area due to a broken clock. I see cars with half the mileage (subject to checking), in decent condition(also subject to checking) at a decent price, so it makes me think should I just buy another Gul and break mine. I need to get her through her MOT, and I'm thinking that if the bill is £300 or more, then I should just break her as I can't see any point in ploughing more money into her.

    My wife has gone mental with me for buying Gul but I do love the car, but when you need to spend so much to bring her back to her best, I have to think twice. What do other peeps think please?
    I know the predicament you're in all too well. Good luck whatever path you choose to take mate.

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    Im not sure the purests could ever forgive you for breaking a Gul Mark...
    Arguing is pointless....she may not be right but she's never wrong

    Tell her a remap is just having your satnav updated.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by JamesT5 View Post
    I know the predicament you're in all too well. Good luck whatever path you choose to take mate.
    Difference is the Gul is a desirable car, so would be worth ploughing money into it, yours is just a High mileage estate car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Flying Moose View Post
    Im not sure the purests could ever forgive you for breaking a Gul Mark...
    Break it just to p*** them off.........its the worst colour anyway.
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    T-5Rs are getting rarer all the time, either sell it and let someone else have a crack at it, or just sit on the car until the time is right to get the work done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LiamT4 View Post
    Break it just to p*** them off.........its the worst colour anyway.
    u been drinking again dude


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    Quote Originally Posted by WOODY T5 View Post
    u been drinking again dude
    Thats not the point
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    whats your gul worth in its current condition though mark ???? it would be a shame to break it

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    Quote Originally Posted by no1tosh View Post
    do you have anywhere to paint the car mate? garage or unit ect.... if so i can do it for you or with you
    You're the next point of call if I'm going for the respray. Plan is MOT, and then your bodyshop for a firm quote.

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    I'll give you £500 for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Flying Moose View Post
    Im not sure the purests could ever forgive you for breaking a Gul Mark...
    Exactly, and it's the last thing that I want to do. If she had 120k on the clock, I wouldn't even have raised this thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stribo View Post
    I'll give you £500 for it.
    Might just snap your hand off..............

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    well i was gonna say if your hard up on the money front i can do it myself for you instead of through work.

    if that helps at all

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    Quote Originally Posted by LiamT4 View Post
    Thats not the point
    Just with u speaking like that u was take u are tho lol


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    Quote Originally Posted by 850 T5s View Post
    whats your gul worth in its current condition though mark ???? it would be a shame to break it
    Not as much as I paid for her, and I wouldn't like to even guess tbh. She's a manual, but with the miles and bodywork, probably not a lot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MIKESC70T5 View Post
    Difference is the Gul is a desirable car, so would be worth ploughing money into it, yours is just a High mileage estate car.
    That's a matter of opinion, the average Joe off the street may well disagree with you.

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    would it take much work to put it back on the road ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by foammanmark View Post
    Might just snap your hand off..............
    PM me your paypal addie and I'll send you the money now, and pick it up Monday.


 

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