I like my Jap import 300tdi auto :) it's not crumbling to dust since it's only been here since 2005. It's the old rate tax. It drinks fuel if you do stop start driving but oh well. Speedo is in mph for me. I love it really. Insurance is 300 or so for my girlfriend who insured it. It's a...
Bear in mind that once you start removing ****e metal you'll almost certainly find more rot! If you're going to try and weld it yourself then the golden rule is to never try and just weld on to crap rusty pitted metal. You need to cut back to good stuff otherwise it'll just be a lesson in pure...
You'll find the front of the disco very pliable. Just drive it in to a wall. Try and get it square on. 30mph should do it, but if that's too short, just go a little slower, or go even faster if you want to shorten it a lot.
Yes, it shouldn't move much at all.
If you replace the innards you should really get it balanced by a proper turbo place. I'd just buy a second hand turbo!
If you need as much money as possible for it, then put it on ebay. They're popular, so you'll have multiple people bidding, and so you're going to get the money it deserves.
I'll have it for free if you just want rid of it :)
You could buy one with MOT and tax in 'serviceable' condition for £850. I'd honestly love to buy it for £400, but I can't afford it atm anyway after christmas sodomised by bank account + my girlfriend would rip me a new one :)