excossack wrote:

Have you thought about reaching out to a YouTube channel that does salvage cars? The one immediately springs to mind is Salvage Rebuilds UK (Chris and Rob?) they buy all sorts.

I’d second the above advice give Chris and Rob a try 100% cheers Paul

blackwolf wrote:

Breaking it yourself is time consuming, requires space, you'll have a semi-dismantled vehicle knocking around for quite a while, and you will end up with all the useless bits you will need to dispose of, which are often harder to scrap than a fairly complete vehicle (a shell with no wheels isn't easy to move). That being said, it will probably get you the best return.

The easiest way to get rid of it is to sell it complete as a non-runner (or get someone to take it away free-of-charge, depending on the value you put on it).

a trip down to the local tip, and a couple of hours with a large angle grinder, to have the shell etc in pieces. Put a post on the local have your say facebook group stating scrap metal at x address, and it will sharp go. We did this with an old MGF, before facebook really took off, i was already to set to weigh the car in, when i got up and found that the scrap lads and cleared it for me, when i was making a brew. All i had to do was clear up a few bits and pieces, which went to the local tip.  Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it!

Evil Elsie wrote:

Of you do decide to replace the engine;

PSA DW12
The 2.2 L (2,179 cc) DW12 has a bore and a stroke of 85 mm × 96 mm (3.35 in × 3.78 in). Unlike the initial DW10 designs, it was fitted with 16 valves from the beginning, and made its debut in the 2000 with the Citroën C5, Peugeot 406, Peugeot 406 Coupe, and Peugeot 607, being used only in the larger models. In 2006 it was added to the PSA/Ford family, with power reaching 170 PS (125 kW; 168 hp). Peugeot added the engine as an option for the Peugeot 407 and the now facelifted 607, between the 2.0 DW10 and 2.7 DT17. Land Rover used this engine in the Freelander 2, Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque. Available as both 160ps or 190ps, Peugeot 4007 and Citroën C-Crosser used the same motor. The unit was used in a longitudinal mounting in the Jaguar XF from 2012 until 2015 in 163 PS or 200 PS, though some early 2012 cars were available as 190 PS. A different 2.2 L engine, Ford's ZSD-422 with a displacement of 2.2 L (2,198 cc) was used in the Citroën and Peugeot LCV range of vans.

The text above is from Wikipedia but names plenty of different vehicles that use essentially the same engine....

It's an option if you know people with the necessary skills - it's also a gamble as pointed out above... 👍👍