decision time. another bill on my E46. keep or scrap?

[Vvroom]

Evening chaps.

I bought a 2003 E46 318 touring about a year ago as a car to get me to work and to take the dog to the park. 109k miles. £1500.

In the past 3 months I've fitted new brakes, tyres, handbrake shoes and have just done an inspection 2.

It's losing coolant and taking an age to get started in the morning. Water vapour from the exhaust- coolant light always on. Diagnosis this morning was a blown head gasket.

£800 to fix reduced to £650 as I said that they shouldnt have let me service it with a blown HG.

Don't know whether to fix it, run it for a while and sell, or whether to scrap it.

Impossible question but can any of you let me know what you'd do?

A very grumpy Vvroom.

Edited by Vvroom on Thursday 16th April 21:35

[Vvroom]

Thanks guys. I'm genuinely torn. If I chip another £650 in to get it sorted, I could run it for another few months and then sell to recoup what I can. The car is straight and in great condition inside and out - obviously ignoring the chuffing head gasket!

Half thought of chucking some K Weld stuff in... There's a can of worms.

[Vvroom]

Right- I've booked it in for HG repair a week on Monday. It is only a 318 but it's a lovely example. The black paintwork is almost mint and it's really useful when carting the dog around. Not my only car and although a packet, £650 won't break me.

Having made that decision I have nothing to lose by sticking some steel seal in tomorrow. At the very least (if it works) it'll buy me a week or so until I'm booked in for the HG repair. Hopefully she'll start first time- not on the 10th try like at the moment.