MOT time again

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MOT time again

Post by Charles » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:41 pm

11 years old and 239,000 miles down the road - so I was a bit fearful last Thursday when the MOT was due.

I shouldn't have worried - passed with an advisory on the anti-roll bar bushes, a damp diff and the fact that the undertray hides some components!
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Re: MOT time again

Post by AidanB10 » Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:16 pm

Charles wrote: and the fact that the undertray hides some components!
Almost as good as a Citroen DS (correct me if I'm wrong) which has a full "Belly-Pan" which covers most of the underside, and sills, and isnt easily removable, and hides lost of rust and leaks lol

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Post by Alpina Jim » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:22 am

Well done Charles.

Out of interest have you had the "undertray hidden components" comment before or have you used a different tester this time?
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Post by Charles » Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:52 pm

First time I've had it but then the tester was "young and keen" ...
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Post by John_C » Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:51 pm

It's becoming more of an issue now - they can hide some major corrosion and VOSA are looking to do something about it:

https://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/un ... your-help/

https://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/ho ... corrosion/

Congrats on passing the mot Charles and hopefully no hidden nasties lurking under those covers!

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Post by Charles » Fri Apr 25, 2014 12:34 am

I'm sure there aren't as we had the car up on the ramp and the undertray off for several bits of gentle remedial work just before the test :D
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