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The Transit Connect I naively bought in a hurry 21 months ago failed its MOT and needs over £800 of work to pass and sort out some annoying advisories, including replacing both outer sills, a rotten fuel line, both front ARB links and at least one ARB mount at the rear, a small oil leak and replacing the thermostat housing which had warped (only leaked coolant in winter, but having a known leak meant I didn't notice the fuel leak, and I've been driving sensibly enough not to notice a drop in economy...), and a knackered numberplate.
Van's done 246k miles.
Garage have scheduled time on Thursday to knock the outer sills about and see what state the inner sills are in.
Was planning to replace it with a bigger van for proper DIY campering soon, but not yet. Done some ebay/autotrader/gumtree research around a £3k budget (target £4k including the interior).
Hard to go van shopping without a working vehicle. Thinking that given the shitty weather and the cost of train tickets, I'm better off fixing the Connect and selling it later than just scrapping it now, to reduce the risk of me buying another van that has hidden future headaches.