Vivaro timing belt disaster bad for business, What next?!
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Spent the the past 15 months trying to build my handyman business, For the first few months I drove my battered and bruised 05 Yaris (Battered and Bruised from my wifes love of walls and pillars!)
I saved the £2k to buy a 51 plate Vivaro, In hindsight was maybe more than I should have paid,
It had around 125k on the clock, Less than a year of owning it I've spent just shy of £2k on various repairs,
Two days ago the timing belt went, taking various valves and teeth with it,
In short I've been quoted over £1000 to have the engine repaired, for similar money I could have a another engine put in,
However I'm not convinced I want to pour more money into this van, as well as the money I've already poured into it, I just don't feel a good relationship with it!
My questions to you folks (my first post here, So tear me a new one if you must!);
Should I tow (£60) it back home and try my luck on gumtree as non-runner? (£300???) Parked on road but insurance runs out mid Feb.
Take the Ultra low offer from the garage scrap man (awaiting an offer, I reckon sub £100)?
Should I spend £700 on an estate car to keep me going until I invest in a van again?
If so, What Car? Seen Golf/Passat/Avensis with 120-200k on the clock for £700...
I saved the £2k to buy a 51 plate Vivaro, In hindsight was maybe more than I should have paid,
It had around 125k on the clock, Less than a year of owning it I've spent just shy of £2k on various repairs,
Two days ago the timing belt went, taking various valves and teeth with it,
In short I've been quoted over £1000 to have the engine repaired, for similar money I could have a another engine put in,
However I'm not convinced I want to pour more money into this van, as well as the money I've already poured into it, I just don't feel a good relationship with it!
My questions to you folks (my first post here, So tear me a new one if you must!);
Should I tow (£60) it back home and try my luck on gumtree as non-runner? (£300???) Parked on road but insurance runs out mid Feb.
Take the Ultra low offer from the garage scrap man (awaiting an offer, I reckon sub £100)?
Should I spend £700 on an estate car to keep me going until I invest in a van again?
If so, What Car? Seen Golf/Passat/Avensis with 120-200k on the clock for £700...
The idea of continuing with this van doesn't appeal to me at all, If replacing the engine was cheap, I'd do it, even in a best case scenario it won't be any less than £700 parts and labour.
Bodywork is Okay, a few dents here and there, what you'd expect for a van of its age, in the year I've had it, I've replaced two tyres, anti roll bar linkage, wishbones, track rods, brake pads, Cam shaft sensor, Steering pump, Alternator, glow plugs, Injector, the guy that owned it before me had the Turbo replaced,
I didn't preempt issues because I'm new to vans, I guess I'm learning right now!
Theres nothing to say that if I replaced/repaired the engine that I would get a couple of years problem free,
I know this van, I know it'll let me down again and again and again.
The AA man told me to ditch it, get an estate until I can invest into a van again or get a lease,
As much as I'd love to get a lease, I'm not sure the business can deal with that extra cost just yet, maybe in 6 months time I can do so.
I'm just waiting on another garage who a renowned for engine repairs/replacements to get back to me with options.
Bodywork is Okay, a few dents here and there, what you'd expect for a van of its age, in the year I've had it, I've replaced two tyres, anti roll bar linkage, wishbones, track rods, brake pads, Cam shaft sensor, Steering pump, Alternator, glow plugs, Injector, the guy that owned it before me had the Turbo replaced,
I didn't preempt issues because I'm new to vans, I guess I'm learning right now!
Theres nothing to say that if I replaced/repaired the engine that I would get a couple of years problem free,
I know this van, I know it'll let me down again and again and again.
The AA man told me to ditch it, get an estate until I can invest into a van again or get a lease,
As much as I'd love to get a lease, I'm not sure the business can deal with that extra cost just yet, maybe in 6 months time I can do so.
I'm just waiting on another garage who a renowned for engine repairs/replacements to get back to me with options.
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