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(Message started by: Matt63 on May 5^th, 2011, 7:56pm)

Title: Failed MOT
Post by Matt63 on May 5^th, 2011, 7:56pm

Took my low mileage (60k) former American Embassy 24v to get its MOT done at the Peterborough garage that the AA recommended.

£150 later they said it had failed. Now they've come up with a list of repair items:
1) New tyre: £111
2) Handbrake cable/caliper: £122
3) Rear fog light: £68
4) Front brake pads: £92
5) Rear brake pads: 105

Total £498, in addition to the £150 already spent.

Being frank, having got three other 24Vs, I had not spotted anything wrong.

Are these prices reasonable? Does Gozz know of a decent alternative garage in the area?

Thanks in advance

Matt

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by Matt on May 5^th, 2011, 8:10pm

Hi Matt

you can get all of those a lot cheaper,

is it a saloon or estate? (rear fog lamp is in the cluster)

brake pads can be got a lot cheaper

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by Scorpio_Mike on May 5^th, 2011, 8:16pm

Prices quoted seem a but steep :o - they must surely be for parts and labour ???
Tyres I pay about £90 each for - 225/50x16
Rear caliper £30 ~ £70 depending on wether you have solid or vented discs & handbrake cable about £20
Front pads about £15, rear pads about £10 - basic DIY jobs.
Rear fog light - s/h unit maybe £10 & 15 mins to fit.

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by Mike H on May 5^th, 2011, 9:31pm

They reckon rear fog is damaged then?

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by PJDavis on May 5^th, 2011, 9:43pm

These prices most certainly are NOT reasonable. £111 for a tyre? Nah, I get Avon ZV5's delivered for £73. The rest can be had for a lot cheaper than they quote.

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by gozz on May 5^th, 2011, 10:30pm

Matt63.
Don,t go there again,they are having a laugh,what was the £150 for ?.As Matt says the parts prices they quote are a bloody joke >:(.
Give me a bell,223293 and we will sort the thing out properly.
GOZZ.

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by Matt63 on May 6^th, 2011, 9:29am

Thanks guys for all the comments, forgot to say it is a state blue ultima saloon. The garage waited for two weeks until the day before it was due to go back in for the retest before telling me the prices! Will call Gozz at lunchtime, cheers!

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by bonnietiler on May 6^th, 2011, 11:16am

I remember that being listed on E-Bay...I very nearly bought it, in fact I was offered it.
But then the 28k miler came up
Did it come with the flags?
Regards
Bonnietiler

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by rich1 on May 6^th, 2011, 1:09pm

what was the £150 for ? surely not the price for the mot???

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by Highlander on May 6^th, 2011, 1:16pm

on 05/06/11 at 09:29:19, Matt63 wrote:

The garage waited for two weeks until the day before it was due to go back in for the retest before telling me the prices!

Did you leave the car with them?

I think I'd have been on the phone to them before that

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by Mike H on May 6^th, 2011, 6:52pm

Still intrigued what's the matter with the rear fog, like you wouldn't have noticed anything seriously wrong with it, can't be just a blown bulb for £68 ;D

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by Matt63 on May 6^th, 2011, 7:47pm

Yes, got the flags! Had a bit of a disaster day, been working away and got held up leaving to come back and only just got to the garage in time so had to leave it with them. I had planned to get back earlier and do some looking around. Feel a bit of a prat agreeing to the work but I need this one on the road asap. Prices are labour and parts, and am not having the brake pads done as they were only advisory. Must find a good garage in the area, there must be one!

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by amigafan2003 on May 6^th, 2011, 9:59pm

tbh if that's inc labur it's not to unreasonbale.

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by Matt63 on May 7^th, 2011, 6:58pm

Had another disaster day, the garage had forgotten to order the parts in, so all they sorted was the tyre, that didn't match the other three, for £118! So I am still left without an MOT and feeling even more of a prat! The parts they couldn't get were a nearside rear caliper and the light in the switch that tells you that the rear fog light is on. I am definitely going elsewhere next time, and will post a picture when I get to work on Monday.

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by rich1 on May 7^th, 2011, 8:27pm

whats the name of the garage ? bodgit and leggit ;D

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by Tompion on May 7^th, 2011, 8:33pm

The fog indicator lights are LED's in push on rubber boots, they are polarity sensitive:
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=admin;action=display;num=1270302730

Title: Re: Failed MOT
Post by Mike H on May 8^th, 2011, 10:27am

So could just be bad contacts, LED's don't blow like filament bulbs so are usually much more reliable