Car's a right-off?

Gordon_Hose

Poly,put_the_kettle_on wrote: »

A) Things that are misspelt/heard perpetuate the problem; IE I know a lot of people who believe the term "should of" is correct, rather than should've.

I'd rather someone told me.

And the OP seems to have taken it as it was meant, so jobs a good 'un.

You yourself knew exactly what he meant, so I don't understand the issue here? I don't see how typing "right-off" instead of "write-off" would perpetuate the problem, seeing as it's accompanied by a description of the problem in the OP.

Poly,put_the_kettle_on

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

You yourself knew exactly what he meant, so I don't understand the issue here? I don't see how typing "right-off" instead of "write-off" would perpetuate the problem, seeing as it's accompanied by a description of the problem in the OP.

You don't need to have gone into a pub to have seen Japanese singalongs advertised as "Kareoke" on chalk boards.
I know my motivation for posting was with good intent, interpret it however you like.

Apologies op, stepping out to avoid further detraction. :beer:

ajuk

Here's a pic

jase1

Oh dear.

That looks like it's been welded before. New sills would be my thought, rather than trying to patch it up again.

I certainly wouldn't be putting lots of hard-earned into something of that age and that condition.

vaio

Fitting new sills on a car that old is not worth it, assuming aesthetics are not an issue just get someone to weld a big patch over it.

jase1

Well sills are only £30 a piece, and the labour involved in replacing a sill is no higher than cutting an existing one to pieces.

A fix to a sill as bad as that will just start to hole up again six months later.

Chances are the the metal underneath is as rotten as a pear though, so probably not worth bothering with at all.

ajuk

By which you mean scrapping the car or the sill? I mean surely it's easier to replace a sill like that?

vaio

Fitting a full sill is quite involved, fitting a cover sill (if they are still allowed) is less so but still way more involved that just putting a patch over the holes flowed by a quick spray of schutz.

It doesn’t get rid of the rust but it’ll get an MOT so another years driving and repeat as necessary next year

ajuk

I went to another garage today he said about £400-450, I asked him if he was sure it could be done for no more than £450 he said yes, this is including the other work that it needs to pass its MOT. Only thing is not sure why it's not £300-350 as the guy in the shop reckoned fixing a sill should only cost £150 and I have already been quoted about £150 for the other stuff in the first garage I went to, although the guy who said about £150 to fix a sill hadn't seen it.

ajuk

Ended up costing me £293 for all the work, bit different to £1k for a car.