Break/standardize/sell as is....

[OllieWinchester]

Right, quick background. I have a '91 Mk1 Eunos with 170k km's on it, no service history other than a few receipts I have for it from my 18mths ownership (Cambelt, waterpump, service items), which is mechanically sound but has possibly the worst paint ever. It has gone through the last two MOT's with no advisories and has been exceptionally reliable mechanically. Both the windows have stopped working, which I understand is an easy fix, but the laquer is half missing on the bonnet, and when I bought it, someone had paid a blind man to repair a dent on the OSR quarter, and then spray it. I have rubbed the rear quarter down to the metal from the wheel arch back in preparation for paint, but now I'm not so sure the expenditure is worth it. It was imported in 2001 I think, and thus has perfect rear arches etc. I want rid of it, because I have decided I want a Saab Aero for various reasons and am now unsure what the best way to go about selling the Eunos is. It has some tasty bits on it, such as a JR CAI, what I think is a Larini cat-back, a nice shiny new de-cat pipe, and chrome 'style' bars. Do I spend out a load of money getting everything done, in order to make it really nice and hopefully get top money, sell off all good bits and put std bits on, break the whole car, or just sell it as it is? Any help or advice appreciated, its probably worth mentioning I used to be a car salesman and therefore am corrupted eternally by always wanting to get as much dosh out of selling cars as possible, plus I'm very poor......

[OllieWinchester]

I don't think I can part with it.

I've never known a car get under my skin so much. Its odd, all my mates fire through women like there's no tomorrow, and stick with some boring soulless car forever and a day, I've been with my g/f since I was 20 (5yrs! ) and have always changed my cars more often than my underwear. There's just something about it, I always look back at it when I park it up, I've developed a real soft spot for it. I think its partly 'cos its such an underdog, it has to be one of the rattiest Mk1's on the road. Its a bit like the dog with one ear at the rescue home, I jump in it every day and drive it hard and it never misses a beat. I don't reckon a swedish turbo barge could ever press the same buttons as my little roadster.....

I'm just about to finish a night shift, its cool and clear outside, the roof is going down and I'm going the long way home.

[OllieWinchester]

I'd love to have both, but unfortunately its just not practical at the moment. I'm sticking with the little Roadster for the time being. Drove all round central London with the roof down last night, and then hooned back all the way down the M3 with the top down in the pissing rain, and my other half managed to sleep almost all the way with a scarf wrapped round her head like an Arab.