help need opinions

90323astina · 20-05-2009, 01:25 AM

i currently have a 1990 astina with dead gear box and in need of engine rebuild that will all be done by myself, it has a pretty bad body and screwed suspension and some interior cosmetic defects, all in all it is crap

i just kneed an opinion weather it is worth doing the gearbox and engine and flog it off (cost to do the stuff $1100) and get another cheap car like a vn dunniedoor OR FIX it up and keep driving it untill the next problem arrises.
at the moment i think it is going cost just as much to do either but i dunno

I am Very frustrated broke and cant work due to stuffed knee

HELP!

bourbon · 20-05-2009, 08:03 AM

fixing the engine & gearbox will give ya jack all on the price it will sell for...youd be lucky to get $2,000 for it...

70NYD · 20-05-2009, 11:29 AM

fix it and keep it, these cars can go for a very long time and spend next to no fuel

90323astina · 21-05-2009, 12:31 PM

yeah fuel is a good point

chrisw · 27-05-2009, 07:02 PM

really? i found fuel to be as crap as a 5 speed commodore driven right.

my BG is running fine, and gets 7.5 on the highway, 9-11L/100km on mixed...

70NYD · 27-05-2009, 08:49 PM

a 1.8 liter engine is getting 11l/100km combined?? how much do you floor it man? we have basically the same engine, and on the WORST week when i floor it with AC up hills i still only get 9.5L/100km and i consider that bad.. this week with a skidpad day and a drive up and down to gympy and back (200 km each way) i still got 7.5-8L/100km..

DavoAust · 28-05-2009, 12:43 AM

gympie trip would have been good for consumption. i av 450-500km for 42L fill up.

and thats with constant shifts between 3.5-4k and revs up to 5-6k during more interesting driving

chrisw · 01-06-2009, 08:01 AM

ummm no comment :P but yeah i do drive it hard, but when ive done my fuel tests and driven it grandma style for 3 weeks, still not much difference.

20-05-2009, 01:25 AM	#1
90323astina Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: chambers flatt QLD Australia Car: 1990 323 astina bg Posts: 142	help need opinions i currently have a 1990 astina with dead gear box and in need of engine rebuild that will all be done by myself, it has a pretty bad body and screwed suspension and some interior cosmetic defects, all in all it is crap i just kneed an opinion weather it is worth doing the gearbox and engine and flog it off (cost to do the stuff $1100) and get another cheap car like a vn dunniedoor OR FIX it up and keep driving it untill the next problem arrises. at the moment i think it is going cost just as much to do either but i dunno I am Very frustrated broke and cant work due to stuffed knee HELP! __________________ 1990 323 astina bg was an auto now a manual

20-05-2009, 08:03 AM	#2
bourbon The Hairy Mod Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: southside ya'll and North Side, Brissy Car: MINI Cooper S 2003 Posts: 8,110	fixing the engine & gearbox will give ya jack all on the price it will sell for...youd be lucky to get $2,000 for it... __________________ For All your crash repair panels & lights, clear lights contact us at PANEL HOUSE 45 RANDALL ST SLACKS CREEK QLD 4127 PHONE : 07 3808 8737 FAX : 07 3808 8735

20-05-2009, 11:29 AM	#3
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	fix it and keep it, these cars can go for a very long time and spend next to no fuel __________________

21-05-2009, 12:31 PM	#4
90323astina Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: chambers flatt QLD Australia Car: 1990 323 astina bg Posts: 142	yeah fuel is a good point __________________ 1990 323 astina bg was an auto now a manual

28-05-2009, 12:43 AM	#7
DavoAust Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane Car: Red '93 3000GT / Black '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 2,930 View Photos By: DavoAust	gympie trip would have been good for consumption. i av 450-500km for 42L fill up. and thats with constant shifts between 3.5-4k and revs up to 5-6k during more interesting driving __________________ Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you. '97 1.8L Hardtop '93 3.0L TT 3000GT

27-05-2009, 07:02 PM	#5
chrisw 2-Wheeled Weirdo Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: sydney. Car: '09 GT650r Posts: 569 View Photos By: chrisw	really? i found fuel to be as crap as a 5 speed commodore driven right. my BG is running fine, and gets 7.5 on the highway, 9-11L/100km on mixed...

27-05-2009, 08:49 PM	#6
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	a 1.8 liter engine is getting 11l/100km combined?? how much do you floor it man? we have basically the same engine, and on the WORST week when i floor it with AC up hills i still only get 9.5L/100km and i consider that bad.. this week with a skidpad day and a drive up and down to gympy and back (200 km each way) i still got 7.5-8L/100km..

01-06-2009, 08:01 AM	#8
chrisw 2-Wheeled Weirdo Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: sydney. Car: '09 GT650r Posts: 569 View Photos By: chrisw	ummm no comment :P but yeah i do drive it hard, but when ive done my fuel tests and driven it grandma style for 3 weeks, still not much difference.