Following on from another thread where I mentioned that my mechanic told me that my Panda should be scrapped and wasn't worth saving I went out and took some photos which demonstrate why he said this. 
Firstly, the common Panda problem, rust at the bottom of the door. No problem.
Next, the front bumper. It just needs reattached, it's like this on both sides.
Here we have the rear hatch which is dented and badly marked. You can just see the dent in this photo, no problem though as a replacement has been found courtesy of Jim. The metal is fatigued around the lock so a replacement is the easiest option.
Here is, erm, was, the driver side rear seatbelt mount. Note the rot which seemed ok until I got poking it.
and from the outside, peek a boo...
The driver side boot floor seam from the outside.
and from the inside.
The rear passengers side isn't as bad but is doing it's best to keep up.
The drivers side rear wheel arch, the only rusty part of the exterior bodywork besides the doors.
This is the best wheel on the whole car, the tyres are perished and scrap.
Where the timing belt should be.
Will it see the road again? Costs so far:
£50.00 purchase cost.
£00.47 fuel pipe
£14.50 brake discs
£08.23 brake pads
£04.04 oil filter
£02.62 fan belt
£10.16 set of number plates
£90.02 running total... I need my head looked at.
I'm going to detail costs and progress on this thread so you can all see how it's coming on.
Firstly, the common Panda problem, rust at the bottom of the door. No problem.
Next, the front bumper. It just needs reattached, it's like this on both sides.
Here we have the rear hatch which is dented and badly marked. You can just see the dent in this photo, no problem though as a replacement has been found courtesy of Jim. The metal is fatigued around the lock so a replacement is the easiest option.
Here is, erm, was, the driver side rear seatbelt mount. Note the rot which seemed ok until I got poking it.
and from the outside, peek a boo...
The driver side boot floor seam from the outside.
and from the inside.
The rear passengers side isn't as bad but is doing it's best to keep up.
The drivers side rear wheel arch, the only rusty part of the exterior bodywork besides the doors.
This is the best wheel on the whole car, the tyres are perished and scrap.
Where the timing belt should be.
Will it see the road again? Costs so far:
£50.00 purchase cost.
£00.47 fuel pipe
£14.50 brake discs
£08.23 brake pads
£04.04 oil filter
£02.62 fan belt
£10.16 set of number plates
£90.02 running total... I need my head looked at.
I'm going to detail costs and progress on this thread so you can all see how it's coming on.
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