Advice needed please .

[Rich2.4i]

What dose anyone else think,
Should i get my old J reg 2.4i LWB repaired for using as a 2nd car + offroad play toy for weekends or would i be better off getting a diesel shorty ( thats very cheap ) & selling the J reg 2.4i as have not got room for 3 of them .

well the old 2.4i failed the MOT on these things.
1) nearside upper ball joint .
2) offside upper ball joint .
3) offside lower ball joint .
4) offside rear wheel bearing .
5) both leaf spring shackle pins/bushes have excessive wear.
6) offside rear outer sill needs welding ( about a 2" x 3" area )
been told by garage would cost about £822.09 for all to be done . not got much time to do any of it myself .
also before long would need 2 new doors on her.
just would like to know what others thoughts are as the wife has said i can't use the M reg 2.4i LWB for playing with as if i break it we would not be able to take kids to school or me get to work , But i can have a 2nd one for playing with at weekends .
sorry its a long post .
thanks for any help.

[billy.mc]

if it's just for playing i would go for a shorty d, as they can handle off road better than petrol, & ya can also use a 50/50 mix with veg oil n keep playtime cost down!!!!

oh on another subject how long have ya been doin photography n how ya find it?? i've just recently set up as it's been a hobbie for ages n just put my back out of action i'm falling back to it for a carrer, dont panic think i'm far enough away not to be classed as comp

[TonyG]

Never seen a SWB Diesel that was cheap

Are they all Isuzu 2.8's? If so then they will always fetch a premium price.

I'd buy another cheap LWB Diesel and use anything needed off the old car to bring it up to scratch.

Tony.

[alex]

I voted swb diesel play toy, because thats what I did. Keeping the lwb for the main motor.

But as above I spent a few months finding it, they aint easy to track and £1400 really was cheap, you can as many here have done get a 2.0 really cheap £300 happens. As a pure off-roader the lr box will make up a lot for the smaller engine, just need the electrics really water proofing.

[NiftyWolfie]

Just get yourself a SWB I have the 2litre and they do a great job off-roading....I go most places that the diesels go

its just a matter of choice between diesel and petrol but it has to be a SWB everytime

[jonny ramrod]

off road play thing........shorty with a lift

[Drift]

Its just the breakovers that hold the lwb back

[Rich2.4i]

[darren816]