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(Message started by: bizzay1 on Oct 10^th, 2007, 11:28am)

Title: MOT Today
Post by bizzay1 on Oct 10^th, 2007, 11:28am

well, as my mot runs out on 6th November I put the old girl in today so that I had a month to decide what to do.
I was expecting a long list of things that were wrong and was in the process of scouring the market place for a replacement, I have even made tentative enquiries about a couple of scorps advertised on this site.

I have just returned with her and they failed me on 2 Rear tyres and gave me an advisory for a brake hose, the other 2 tyres and a little play in the steering rack.

I'm having the tyres done tomorrow morning and then straight back for the free retest Yippeeeeeee another year with my cossie !!!

Title: Re: MOT Today
Post by Alastair on Oct 10^th, 2007, 1:24pm

Nice one - good feeling isn't it. Why are we all so surprised when they pass ??

Alastair

Title: Re: MOT Today
Post by mr._floppy on Oct 10^th, 2007, 5:04pm

Well done, with the cost of petrol these days the last thing you want is a long list of expensive repairs to obtain a new MOT. :-*

Roll on the 2 yearly MOT that has been mooted.

Title: Re: MOT Today
Post by Baz on Oct 10^th, 2007, 7:48pm

Well my 40 year old Corsair passed on Friday after 12 years sat in a garage with its last MOT back in 1995, I took it only really expecting to get a list of things that needed doing to get a pass. However, with just a change of a rear bulb and two split pins in the steering rack nuts; IT PASSED!!

Only thing now; because it has not been taxed since 1995, it is still showing as a PLG and needs to be changed to Historic vehicle so I can get the free road tax otherwise I have to pay £99.00 for 6 months. It is insured and polished, all ready for the wet winter so it can sit in the garage!!

The daft thing though, even though it is 40 years old, it is insured and MOT'd I can't drive it because it isn't displaying th tax disk that I don't have to pay for in the first place.... the world has gone mad!

b****r!

Title: Re: MOT Today
Post by Dave on Oct 10^th, 2007, 9:39pm

Nice one Bizzay 8)

Got any shows planned for next year Baz?

Title: Re: MOT Today
Post by Baz on Oct 11^th, 2007, 7:35pm

Not yet, but I did have a drive round town today after getting the tax disk sorted out from the DVLA office in Manchester this morning.

12 whole months free tax..... chew on that one Gordon or Alister!!