You have to ask yourself one question. Do you feel lucky?

Well, yeh.

But if you can't answer that question at least potentially in the affirmative, you don'r run an old Taiwanese Honda.

"The end of their useful life is somewhere between 120,000 and 200,000 kilometres, and it is an optimist who owns one after this. That’s why it’s rare to see a Honda taxi. "

They’re not heavy on belts these anyway so it’s likely it’ll run for many years to come on what’s already there. Unless it’s particularly nice and has sentimental value I’d leave it alone.

Re cambelts - the Pug 306 I got a year ago (75K on the clock) had no record of a belt change in 12 years, and as the suggested life was 72K I assumed that the belt was probably 25 years old, so I got the seller to change it. So far, so good :-)

Unless it’s particularly nice and has sentimental value I’d leave it alone.

A welcome note of realism. Thanks

I'd guess that'd be true here too, although mechanics are cheaper.

I'm very cheap indeed, but getting parts isn't straightforward, since the trade is essentially a closed shop, plus my language limitation.

I'd feel a little guilt if it went bang avoidably, and don't absolutely rule out getting it done sometime, IF we end up getting,,,er...involved with this car. That'll likely depend on the GF's reaction to it, and me subsequently doing a fair bit of tinkering.

Otherwise its a disposable appliance, as they are allegedly designed to be.