Woo hoo car just sailed its MOT

[supersport]

I hate MOTs, they are worse than going to the dentist! But he car sailed through so very very chuffed.

I haven't decided to keep it or not yet now that is a third car and hardly ever used. I am planning on doing a couple of track days first and then will deside.

Happy days!

 

[peanut]

nice one ! Thats a whole years legal motoring .
Its getting tougher and tougher to pass these classics through the MOT these days.

It is also the best time of year to sell of course[] Maybe time for a change ? or just use it more for everyday use and maybe have some fun on the track ?

 

[pauljmcnulty]

Harumph. Mine failed, now having new fuel lines fitted. [][]

 

[peanut]

ORIGINAL: pauljmcnulty

Harumph. Mine failed, now having new fuel lines fitted. [][]

ouch! you never expect that one do you [&o] mine's due soon and I know I need discs and pads all round

 

[steves944]

Well I sort of like MOT's. Am I barmy??

I am probably lucky as our local village garage let me help out on the MOT and I am under the car with the guy and checking wheel bearings/ball joints wear and the under body condition.

I get a really good look at everything and if it fails I am happy that the guy has taken a sensible attitude to a problem and he either fails or puts an advisory and if it does fail it really is a safety issue.

In the past i have just left my car and picked it up with 2 pages of fail items and suspected foul play on every item!

it is like going to the dentist however!

 

[pauljmcnulty]

ouch! you never expect that one do you

Well, sort of. I knew that they were original when I bought it, and I know they last, on average, 21 years. It's a 1990 car.....[&:]

With a rough estimate as to the bodywork needed, the purchase price, brake overhaul and this service, I could have thrown £10K at the old Lux and been financialy better off. []

 

[Bridge944]

I had phone call last week to say my car had failed MOT due to the rear fogs were not working, got there to find the tester had got the front fogs working but not the rears, put the key into position 2 and the rear fog lights worked, Porsche electrics are always a mystery to me - might make sense to somebody but not to me i'm sure.

Any way car has now sailed through its MOT for the third year running, however with the money that has been lavished on it in the past, it should do.

 

[Suffolk944]

I find MOT's rather tense affairs - mines got through all of them since I bought her (touch wood) with the occasional advisory which I have then rectified at some later point. Think its the potential for unplanned for expenditure that raises the angst levels somewhat !