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18-03-2013, 04:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-03-2013, 04:14 PM by sammy9212.)
Right so its mot time tomorrow, lets bet on what it will fail on!
Its a ph2 dturbo on 140k, its cost me £400 to buy with a full tank!
PLACE YOUR BETS! Whoever gets the most fails/advisories correct will win a super special prize*!!!
*Will not actually win anything! Well depends on how im feeling... Okay maybe a fruit pastel or something.
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Fail on drop links and handbrake
Was always told to read the small print first btw!
MG ZR TD+ - gone and easily forgotten
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Astra H VXR - new toy!
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corroded brake lines and brake bias.
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both front p bushes, brake binding and an advisory for corrosion
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getting a good list here guys! i HOPE its none of these though
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Load compensator
Ball joint play
Cv gaiter
Drop links
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Fail on handbrake and TRE's
Advisorys for oil leak and airbag light
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^^^
That's a damn good guess, although i'd swap out TREs for bushes and balljoints.
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Oh, has that come in already? Thought it wasnt till May for some reason.
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20th of this so Niall and someone else posted..
the smokey old bus that sounds like a tractor...
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Oh right, I haven't been keeping up on here lately lol.
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So here we go!
Both headlights aim too high
Both front brake lines need replacing
Offside front indicator wrong colour
Offside lower suspension arm balljoint fuuuuudged
Bit if welding offside rear sill
Airbag light
Aalllll failures, no advisories!
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What colours your indicator then ?
Headlights just adjust alignment job done can't believe they didn't do that there
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Just a regular bulb apparently!

and i know.. Oh well easy jobs! Balljoint done tomorrow welding brake hoses and airbag light... Hopefully! Put the resistors in under the seat and still flashing :/
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Tbh i'd be finding a different MOT station, those guys sound like arseholes. Honestly, failing for headlight aim and a rule that's not in force yet, what a bunch of mongs.