. Not too bothered about the speed aspect as its only an N/A, I'm seriously considering it. Its done 153000 miles so I want to make sure its worth getting done to last me another 20000 miles at least. Also, with the welding and the new sills being sorted. Will that prevent rust issues occurring in the future? 
a. I have a lovely red mr2 roadster. 89000 miles, no rust etc. Minimal mods, owned a year now. But my mk2 is in the garage and I'd mostly rather pay for that to be worked on and drive it again.
Cheers mate for the adviceMR2Jay wrote: ↑03/05/19 11:24 At the end of the day, only you know the answer but in my own mind, you already know but are trying to justify it
If the car didn't mean so much to you, you wouldn't even be entertaining the idea of getting it A1. Spanner bits aren't too hard, unbolt one, bolt on another (OK, I over simplify it maybe) but if the bodywork is back to being spot on, you'll find the time and the heart to do it.
I've got both the Mk2 and the Mk3 as well and while the MK3 is a fun little runabout, it's the MK2 that puts the maniac grin on my face. Each car has it's plus points.
If it were me, and this is purely my own opinion, I'd get the work done on the MK2, using the MK3 as it's done and if you need to get shot, then the MK3 is sold on when the MK2 is finished.
From what you have said, while the MK3 is a great car, it's the MK2 that is your baby
. Well as you know they are few and far between, and as rust is the main issue getting done/with red paint being faded that's what I'd look at getting done. It would need a new MOT as well. It's Patrick in Bexill who I'm thinking to get to fix it up. Around £1000 plus for the MOT and a service. I just want to make sure that it's worth getting it done so I can use it for the next 5 plus years as my daily driver....MR2Jay wrote: ↑03/05/19 11:24 At the end of the day, only you know the answer but in my own mind, you already know but are trying to justify it
If the car didn't mean so much to you, you wouldn't even be entertaining the idea of getting it A1. Spanner bits aren't too hard, unbolt one, bolt on another (OK, I over simplify it maybe) but if the bodywork is back to being spot on, you'll find the time and the heart to do it.
I've got both the Mk2 and the Mk3 as well and while the MK3 is a fun little runabout, it's the MK2 that puts the maniac grin on my face. Each car has it's plus points.
If it were me, and this is purely my own opinion, I'd get the work done on the MK2, using the MK3 as it's done and if you need to get shot, then the MK3 is sold on when the MK2 is finished.
From what you have said, while the MK3 is a great car, it's the MK2 that is your baby
Jay has said it all
Best of luck with that. Very few traders will put a car of that age into their stock. It will go to an auction.
Why go through that faff? See below.
If you are going to have the work done by Patrick, you don't need a tow/recovery truck or a trailer.dinono10 wrote: ↑04/05/19 15:43 Then if it's not too much, I'd get Patrick to do the work in the summer when I have 6 weeks off.
I think the battery maybe dead so it would need to be towed and then I'll go from there. If it's not too expensive I'd pay for the work to be done. Polish it up and then come summer get the work done by Patrick. Sound good?
You've all been very helpful and all very knowledgable about the car . The rust is heartbreaking and that's only on the pictures shown here, maybe behind the outside, things it could be even worse so I'm just weighing up the pros and cons. 
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