Seriously?

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Steve 940

No doubt your suggestion is by far and away the most sensible course of action, but I haven’t seen an early tax exempt 2.3 auto for months, hence the train of thought started festering.😀

Since getting my emergency 940 wheels in January, I’ve been impressed by the engine even with 250k on the clock. Getting fed up with the manual though after being used to my old Wentworth with the AW71 box.

It’s fairly cheap at the moment with 3 days to go, and a bit of storage shuffling over the weekend freed up a Volvo sized hole at the farm

Perhaps my only saving grace, is that it’s up towards Aberdeen

Cheers
Steve

I'm sure you can find a suitable car if you wait a while Steve, the rough 245 would (like Alan said) still be a rough 245 worth tuppence ha'penny and a brass farthing even after spending out on the engine and box. Then you'd be paying more on insurance as it would be "modified".
In short, you'd be throwing good money after bad and you'd be better off with a 245 GLT or 740GLE - both of which could be picked up a bit cheaper if they were only near tax/MoT exemption, pay for the first year or two then enjoy the tax exemption. Still worth putting in for an MoT IMHO as there are things even the best of us can miss until it's up on a ramp in the MoT bay.