Ok, so i keep coming back to this every few months, its becoming more frequent 
Cards on the table....I love this car, I've had it 13years and mechanically it's been well loved and had an engine rebuild about 18months ago by DJones and is running sweetly, despite (still) being on a homefry.
However, cosmetically, 225k miles it taking it's toll. The roof is severely in need of a spray but there are several other areas which need attention too, mainly due to some paint in a previous life which is aging/colouring at a different rate.
From a distance, the car looks great still and does get comments but no getting away from the fact it needs sorting......or selling
From a distance
The reality....
Roofline
Paint aging
Nearside wing
more paint match fun
It's being used regularly, in fact with kids older and less prone to projectile vomit, we are using it again as a family which is great, has taken us to Spa and the Ring in May without missing a beat and its perfect for a long weekend away.
I just not sure I can justify £3k to get it properly sprayed (nor find that kind of cash at this moment in my life either!)
What would you do....? Options as I see it are:
1. Take the hit and find the money somehow to get it done
2. Decide that after 13years time for a change and sell or part it out
3. Find a bare shell and get that painted and transfer over
4. Find a URQ shell and port to that instead to scratch an itch which remains
5. Enjoy the car and stop worrying about cosmetics
Confused.com
Thoughts?
David
Cards on the table....I love this car, I've had it 13years and mechanically it's been well loved and had an engine rebuild about 18months ago by DJones and is running sweetly, despite (still) being on a homefry.
However, cosmetically, 225k miles it taking it's toll. The roof is severely in need of a spray but there are several other areas which need attention too, mainly due to some paint in a previous life which is aging/colouring at a different rate.
From a distance, the car looks great still and does get comments but no getting away from the fact it needs sorting......or selling
From a distance
The reality....
Roofline
Paint aging
Nearside wing
more paint match fun
It's being used regularly, in fact with kids older and less prone to projectile vomit, we are using it again as a family which is great, has taken us to Spa and the Ring in May without missing a beat and its perfect for a long weekend away.
I just not sure I can justify £3k to get it properly sprayed (nor find that kind of cash at this moment in my life either!)
What would you do....? Options as I see it are:
1. Take the hit and find the money somehow to get it done
2. Decide that after 13years time for a change and sell or part it out
3. Find a bare shell and get that painted and transfer over
4. Find a URQ shell and port to that instead to scratch an itch which remains
5. Enjoy the car and stop worrying about cosmetics
Confused.com
Thoughts?
David
feel free to direct them my way. My key item on any home move (thought we'd done it recently) is a double garage with office on top. For now single garage full of the cr*p a family acquires, plus more coupe seats than I care to think of 
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