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What to do with an old Mazda6

My son owns a 2005 diesel Mazda 6. We paid £1000 for a clutch and flywheel repair 6 months ago and now the engine has seized up and he is talking about paying another £1000 for a new engine as 'what else can go wrong with it? In its current state it is only worth scrap value'. Is he right?

Asked on 29 December 2012 by SRW

Answered by Honest John
Not quite scrap value, but it's 7 years old so worth buttons without a working engine.
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