End of my B4S?

[Ralphy]

I bought that car new 25 years ago, but it has seen better days. I'm concerned about the front frame; would you also say it's the end?

 

[ToddA1]

Hard to tell…. The vid is private.

-Todd

 

[volksguy]

So just wondering myself how do you post a picture here ? Thank you

 

[ToddA1]

The pics would need to be uploaded here or to another hosting platform. I use post image.

-Todd

 

[Ralphy]

Hard to tell…. The vid is private.

-Todd

Lol; sorry, first time for me on youtube. Is it working now?

 

[ToddA1]

I saw a heat shield that dropped, a torn boot on a parking brake cable, a plastic deflector that’s loose, some floor pan rust, brake line rust, and rust at the front subframe…. It is almost 25 years old.

All of that is fixable in my book, but I’d be the one doing the work. I suppose if you’re paying a shop, it’d probably be expensive to the point that you want to get rid of it. You need to weigh your options. Fix your old, probably reliable car or get into a newer car with likely a bunch more options and creature comfort. Both have their advantages…

-Todd

 

[Abacus]

That’s pretty crusty, even by Maine standards. Anything is repairable but the rust you see is 1/2 of what’s there.

 

[Ralphy]

There is rust on the rear strut towers too, and I'm also losing coolant at WOT because of compression in the cooling system. So, I'd need at least a new head gasket and possibly a new... body shell.

 

[volksguy]

Get a cheep VR6 stick shift Body From Texas and move the Rest to it then you have 25 more years. Or Get a new one And Have all the Problems . No Turbo models if you want any kind of engine life. Toyota is about all i would Trust . Being in the car business for 30 years

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Are there still good VR body shells around? I don't see any B4s anymore, anywhere, it seems.

 

[Ralphy]

Get a cheep VR6 stick shift Body From Texas and move the Rest to it then you have 25 more years. Or Get a new one And Have all the Problems . No Turbo models if you want any kind of engine life. Toyota is about all i would Trust . Being in the car business for 30 years

Anybody from south western USA? My mechanic's cousin got a 96 B4 in very good shape. In France...

 

[Abacus]

Anybody from south western USA? My mechanic's cousin got a 96 B4 in very good shape. In France...

I’m in the southwestern USA.

 

[Ralphy]

I’m in the southwestern USA.

I know; if you see a sound B4 body/car in your area, let me know if possible!

 

[Abacus]

Are you going to drive 3,000 miles to get it?

 

[Ralphy]

Are you going to drive 3,000 miles to get it?

Good question, especially after seing the Diesel fuel price jump to 2.35/L today. I'd consider taking a one way flight from Burlington to bring back an excellent condition B4 TDI. For a shell, shipping would be more appropriate. Is there any economical logic to it? Absolutely not.