my motivation's sapping

Keep going with the County!! At least you will know everything is 100% and you can just go out and have a great time driving it.

The County comes from stable stock, meaning solid landrover product which means "nothing is terminal", all repairable. Suggest keep the County as a "work in progress", but note $ spent will not be re-couped when selling - it's more a case of rebuilding a platform to your specifications on basis of your future requirements. A finished County will provide good road manners and considerable off-road touring capabaility. Good Luck with your final decision. Moreover, if you are able to do most of the work, you will end up with a vehicle that is as equal to even the most modern 4wd at a very reasonable cost.
Think of it this way a new 4wd about $50k plus, for a fraction of that price you rebuild and have a damn good vehicle that comes without "computer mangement".
Comparing the Disco to the County:
Dings and scratches on a Disco is neglect, on a County they are Badges of Honour !

I'm thinking what Andy and others have said Taff, keep it (the County) and you'll have a vehicle you know is right and no computer either.
I've been thinking the same with my 300Tdi Defender now that I spent money on a new clutch, new vac pump, new clutch hydraulics and new tyres.
Plus I took bits off the Td5 before flogging it and stuck them on it and they're worth good money.
Shall I now pretty it up by having the ripples in the doors taken out or shall I flog it and be really silly by buying a new one?
And if I did that I'd be at the mercy of a computer again!!!
Keeping it seems sensible but then I've always been a bit short of common sense.
But keep yours anyway. Clare will still love you........
See you soon.
Alan.

o.k o.k i'm keeping it. :D
i'm feeling a lot better this week just had a bad one last week where every step forward i took there seemed to be another 2 back.

progress so far main gear in transfer case sorted, transfer case cleaned of all grease and rebuilt.
gearbox gone to osbourne park to be rebuilt should have it back at the end of the month.
for those that saw the roof before :eek:, it's now almost done and looking pretty good even if i do say so myself.
uni joints done, new clutch fitted, constant energy ignition unit done and most of the panel work done.
i've ordered a new top dash from the u.k. and if it's too expensive to post then claires old man is going to bring it out with him in november. hopefully i'll fit the vents this weekend and with a few late afternoons this week should see me ready for total strip by early next week and hopefully some paint by the week after.
then onto the interior :(

p.s. does anyone know whether the metal bracket that the vent handles attach to are the same on series rover's as newer rover's. i got the vents off a td5 but the bracket was knackered.

Keep the County...

...but if it's hitting the hip pocket too hard then slow the pace of restoration down, and fix things based on necessity rather than improvement until the pain has eased. It sounds as though you are trying to do everything at once.

As has been said, you'll end up with a tough vehicle that you know and trust.

Chris

Mate that county rocks!!!!
Get it back up to speed and enjoy!!!!
Andrew

you right chris i am trying to do it all at once but only because of the rate at which i seem to break things:D
i figure if i do it all right now then i should have a trouble free run or two before i need to fix something :D.
as for the cost i'm still within the initial budget i set for it but only because i'm having a go at the paint myself (well kind of).
it's just the sheer amount of work that got to me last week. i've had a weekend off and drank away those feelings and am looking ahead again now and am moving along at a fair pace. - photo's will follow when i've got to a stage where i'm happy to post them :p
andy, i know it rock's. That's why i bought it;), but i want it to look as good as it goes
give me a little while and it will:cool: