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Feb 27th, 2008, 16:44 | #1 |
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Corrosion issues.
Well my newly acquired 360GLT went for its MOT this week - ouch!
Welding required around three out of four seat belt mountings, both inner sill rear and one outer sill at front, due to excessive corrosion. Plus an advisory on nearside rear (chassis) having slight corrosion, and corrosion to fuel tank strap. On looking back through past MOTs there has been welding needed on every other test. Along with middle and rear exhaust sections, and a couple of other minor issues it came out at £400 to get her back on the road. I have been running 240s for many years and never had this much rust on even the scruffiest examples. What I would like some advice on is whether this vehicle is worth spending any more money and effort to save. She still looks smart and drives well but I have visions of the whole car crumbling beneath me. |
Apr 7th, 2008, 18:25 | #2 |
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300s do rot on the sills (and various other places), although my 240 is just as bad as my 300s! Admittedly, my 240 is unusually rusty. 7/900 series cars are the ones which barely seem to rot at all.
How tidy is it in general? How mechanically sound? Rust is the big issue with these cars nowadays. You'll be paying over £500 to get a top notch example, so if the sills are all that's wrong with it... If you do get it done, make sure they're not going to patch it up to bodge it through the test....and make sure it's painted properly. Otherwise, the rot will be back within a year or two. cheers James |
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