I would take it if i were you. Seems like a no brainer to me.

I know what you're saying, its just the thought of nearly 5k sitting in a crate gathering dust, making me baulk a bit!! L405 SV Autobiography LWB SDV8, finished in Aston Martin China Grey by ETO division.

You could speak to some specialists and see if it they have an appetite to buy it, got to be a profit in that.

Put it this way £5k in a bank won't earn you a lot these days!

I suppose there will be a sweet spot to sell, and right now plenty of L405s needing a new engine. The time will come when residuals drop to a point to make it less attractive.

The alternative is purchase yourself a high spec popped L405 that needs a new engine, plenty about at very low money, drop the new lump in a then sell it, you seem pretty handy with a spanner and probably a nice hobby for a few weekends, a used L405 with a brand new lump in has got to be an attractive proposition.

RE your last suggestion, that was a thought, I'm always looking at what's around so if I saw something very nice for the right money, it would be an easy fix and possibly work out a cheap car. I guess the other bonus is if mine ever fails I wouldn't feel so bad about it, saying that I've done over 25k since the rebuild and all is good with it.
Just had the front knuckles replaced as goodwill and an o/s driveshaft that they managed to destroy doing the job, so man maths tells me I'm a couple of £k up courtesy of JLR  L405 SV Autobiography LWB SDV8, finished in Aston Martin China Grey by ETO division.

5K is a bargain! overfinch modified

Retail on the short block is £5,669.46, with my measly discount comes down to £4,819.04, think I'm buying a very expensive temporary coffee table until it's needed! L405 SV Autobiography LWB SDV8, finished in Aston Martin China Grey by ETO division.