Originally Posted by supton
Call me crazy but IMO if you are now in the south then I'm going to wager that it'd last several more years, even doing nothing. It looks bad, it'll look worse, and it'll be no fun to work on. But if you've seen some of the heaps that ignore reality and roll on... you'd realize, that not that bad. Especially if you just want to get a couple more years out of it, then toss.
Even if I'm wrong... is it worth saving? Effort spent vs replacing with something else.
I agree. I have see so much worse in the Midwest. It will be suicide to work on it, but to drive it? I think it is safe enough.