PaulQ
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- Jun 13, 2014
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I have just returned from the garage with an MOT without any advisories. In many years of driving, someone has always found fit to point out "brake pipe missing; steering gear falling off; fuel pissing out" "speck of dirt on number plate; small stone in tyre tread; Radio tuned to Radio 1, etc."
Anyway, I'm in a good mood but the thing is that the Puma has 125,000 on it and uses about 1 litre of oil/1,000 miles (although I don't do more than 5,000 a year in it). I have been considering an engine transplant (may as well throw in the gearbox too if it's not complicated) for something with far fewer miles.
In terms of Puma economics, it may be cheaper simply to buy another Puma with fewer miles, but, like most of us here, that would be like trading in a perfectly good wife/husband/dog just because it's getting a bit long in the tooth, so... as I don't have the facilities to do it myself - what sort of price (or hours labour) would that be?
Anyway, I'm in a good mood but the thing is that the Puma has 125,000 on it and uses about 1 litre of oil/1,000 miles (although I don't do more than 5,000 a year in it). I have been considering an engine transplant (may as well throw in the gearbox too if it's not complicated) for something with far fewer miles.
In terms of Puma economics, it may be cheaper simply to buy another Puma with fewer miles, but, like most of us here, that would be like trading in a perfectly good wife/husband/dog just because it's getting a bit long in the tooth, so... as I don't have the facilities to do it myself - what sort of price (or hours labour) would that be?