It is too good to scrap but I know I'll get my money back should I decide to weigh it in and at that price it is worth a punt. Calum & Emma are family (Emma is one of my good lady's daughters) and one of Emma's brothers said that the car drove great prior to the clutch failure.
Tony, the first thing I will do is pull the gearbox off before I put any more money into it. It isn't intended to be a keeper. I just want to save it and make a few quid along the way. It has the 1.8 which is the best of the petrol engines. The 1.6 is a bit underpowered when fully loaded and the 2.0 is thirsty. The plan is to service it, smarten it up and to fix every single minor niggle to get the best possible price. This will depend on what I find once I remove the gearbox.
Steve what you've advised me has proved that removing the gearbox before committing to any further expenditure is indeed the right move. Thanks for the tip about the OS drive shaft. It goes without saying that if I replace the clutch, I'll be changing the release bearing as well. I'm no stranger to transverse boxes. I've changed the clutch in 3 of my Acclaims and the Picasso isn't much different.
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