Gday all
First of all should say love the forum, haven’t signed up until now but have visited many times previously for some great advice when faced with ‘ Isuzu issues’.
Have a big decision to make and would be interested in hearing some more experienced hands take on it.
Have a 95 3.2 auto MU, she’s pretty agricultural in interior and exterior, wof (after 600$ of work) drives ok for main, 310k on clock but god knows how many more as pretty sure prev owner disconnected the speedo. Anyway turbo is poked, no loss in performance yet or smoking but is making awful racket. I’d love to have the tools, workshop and know how to sort myself but I’m one of “those guys” so mechanic is saying about 2k nz$ to fix. Money is tight and she’s my only vehicle.
I’m pretty reluctant to pump anymore into what is still just going to be a 3 k 23 yr old vehicle.....but i have already replaced alternator last year, radiator, water pump and timing belt in 2015 (50-60k ago) lots of work on brake disks and suspension was overhauled when I got her so part of me thinks surely not much else could go wrong? Plus to replace it with another 4x4 is $$$$
So at a crossroads.... put a bullet in her once and for all or throw more dollars at it? Interested to hear what you folk think
Cheers
FP
PS I should say I absolutely love the old heap, it’s old and battered but there is just something about them