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Repair or scrap / break

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12 Dec 2025 13:52 - 15 Dec 2025 08:42 #263056 by Paul4A
Replied by Paul4A on topic Repair or scrap / break
Well, I took the Jimny to a local auto electrician of Friday who advertises in Yell.com.  They also do MoT’s so I asked them to repair the brake lights and then MoT it as it was due next week.   He said that it looks in good condition when we pulled in.  Got a call at lunch time today that he put it through the test and it failed on a fuel leak, the brake lights not working and corrosion in several areas.   Now I spent a few hours under it again this summer treating spots with rust converter, paint and lanolin bases waxes and I didn’t notice any significant corrosion.  It’s hardly moved since but, it is what it is.   I’m confident he's been excessively harsh on checking it and also that it’s eminently repairable but it’s at the end of the road with us after 23 years in my partners ownership.  I’ve had to retire early on health grounds and my partner too, so finances are tight and we can’t afford to keep spending on what was a second car.   It’s done 52,800.miles from new and is now 26 years old.  The four wheel drive works as it should ( pipes replaced a few years ago) and it runs fine.  I’ve uploaded a couple of photos of the zink based primer and black top coat in progress a few months ago while doing the exhaust. It was also waxed on top.

Whats the best way to dispose of a Jimny, call the local dismantler or is there a specialist breaker for them for spares or best way to sell it as spares or repair?

1999 T registered Jimny. Early G13BB SOHC engine.
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