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(Message started by: pat on Jul 31^st, 2007, 4:24pm)

Title: MOT PASSED
Post by pat on Jul 31^st, 2007, 4:24pm

It's done it!
The estate's finally passed its MOT.
New tax disc on- from tomorrow, we are a 2xrunning Scorp family again. :)
Also, my mate who took it clogged it up and down the A614 first and reckons the engine is running ok apart from a "slight" flat spot.
But I don't believe him.

Title: Re: MOT PASSED
Post by pappa on Jul 31^st, 2007, 8:01pm

;D Congrats Pat!

Title: Re: MOT PASSED
Post by Alastair on Jul 31^st, 2007, 8:18pm

Nice one Pat
Alastair

Title: Re: MOT PASSED
Post by Dave on Jul 31^st, 2007, 10:34pm

Always good news 8)

Title: Re: MOT PASSED
Post by mr._floppy on Aug 1^st, 2007, 12:40am

Congrats, well done.

Title: Re: MOT PASSED
Post by Ultima2300 on Aug 1^st, 2007, 5:37pm

Nice one - still 6 months before I got to worry.

Well done ;D

Geoff

Title: Re: MOT PASSED
Post by pat on Aug 2^nd, 2007, 12:36am

Thanks guys.
It's nice to have it back.
It would be even nicer if the bloody thing would run properly!

(See problem topic "my miss - take") :-/

Title: Re: MOT PASSED
Post by mr._floppy on Aug 2^nd, 2007, 4:07pm

Deep Joy.

Passed to-day too ;D

3rd year without anything needing done.

Title: Re: MOT PASSED
Post by Alastair on Aug 2^nd, 2007, 5:14pm

Well done to you Mr Floppy - How many miles between mot's

Alastair

Title: Re: MOT PASSED
Post by mr._floppy on Aug 2^nd, 2007, 5:32pm

Only 6 000 miles this year, so less wear and tear on the running gear.

However, as is life, there is a price to pay. :-/

I don't know what the hell these guys do during the test, and other posters have noticed this, it's never the same when you get it back is it ?

Be it a softer brake pedal or a rattle where there wasn't one before, or a pull to the left........................

With me ?......................I now have a vibration through the steering wheel at parking speed, where there was none 15 hours ago !!!

Any MOT testers here ?

Do they lift both front wheels off the ground and thrash it from lock to lock ?

Title: Re: MOT PASSED
Post by Tompion on Aug 2^nd, 2007, 6:41pm

Probably air in the power steering, quite common when the front's lifted I believe - should clear after a few mile.

Dave

Title: Re: MOT PASSED
Post by mr._floppy on Aug 2^nd, 2007, 8:09pm

Yes, I had a look through the Fault Finder section, and it does confirm your diagnosis.

Panic over ;)

Title: Re: MOT PASSED
Post by pat on Aug 2^nd, 2007, 8:22pm

Well done on the MOT mate.

'Er Indoors 2.9 does that on the steering if it has been parked half on and half off the drive between us and next door. Frightened me to death the first time it did it :o as it took about 2 miles before it cleared! ;D

Title: Re: MOT PASSED
Post by pappa on Aug 3^rd, 2007, 5:34am

The Granny I drive has passed Finnish MOT now twice, with flying colors, but
after the MOT I once had to re-new front wishbone bushes. The car had been
stocked in Germany for two to three years and that is not good for the
rubber parts. So in the MOT, the bushes cracked and after a few days the
steering started shaking on breaking. Fixed with a new pair of bushes.
Same happened once to my -96 24V