Fungus, when to call it a day?

[Desiderata]

Fungus the fiesta is my wife's little runabout. He's getting on a bit, still as eager as ever, but starting to look his age and bits of him are starting to give up the ghost from time to time.
His clutch is starting to slip and I'm just wondering whether to renew it or if it's finally time to call it a day.
He's a 2006 Fiesta 1.4 tdci with 130,000 miles on the clock, no rust to speak of, a few dints here and there but apart from the clutch, still going well. He gets used by all and sundry almost every day even though we've all got "better" cars of our own. He's just handy.
£30 road tax, £200 insurance, 70mpg, and he's stopped depreciating now (cost £1000 3years and 60,000miles ago) . He's pretty cheap to run.

Should I spend £80 and a precious Saturday renewing the clutch? Or a couple of hundred to the local garage?
Or is it time we said our last goodbyes and send him to his final rusting place?

[eybic]

I would air on the side of it being a known quantity and for £80 it should keep plodding on as it has been so for the sake of £80 I'd do it.

[Auntieroll]

It's a no brainer , get the spanners out!

[Desiderata]

Thanks both, I know you're right. Just didn't fancy lying under a car in December on my only free day of the week,

[finishing touch]

Perfect for a Targa Rally or AutoSolos.

You don't know what your missing.

[CrossMember]

Well, there's no doubt that Fungus must live on.

And as you've asked the "shall I, shan't I" question in Home Mechanics, I think you already know you're going to do the work yourself.

So, enjoy it. Make sure you don't start the job without a radio tuned to something festive, a really warm Christmas jumper under your overalls, and a full pack of chocolate hobnobs next to the kettle.