Car failed the MOT :(

[grinder]

Hiya chaps

just having a general moan really

took car for its MOT today - and failed again on welding

there is only 5 things ( and one is soooooooooo simple to fix ) - but still 4 things to weld up again

failed on the main chassis member - that need a u shapped plate over it

failed on some welding i did last year - forgot to weld one side down !!

failed on the side strip things ( i have no idea what they are called its the cill at the end of the day - the bit that the jack locates on )

and a exhaust bracket snapped - he told me to take it off as you cant fail it if its not there

i just really cant be bothered getting under the car again and welding it

the guy said about 2 hrs work tops - but he couldnt do it so thats out the question

im REALLY tempted to cut my losses with the car and sell it on

the car is sound - passed on EVERYTHING else - just the welding - and i hate welding at the best of times .. so 2 choices now

1 - sell the car ( not sure what she is worth to be honest )
2 - do the welding and possibly have the same prob next year

i really dont know what to do - the better half wants me to sell it and put the bike back on the road - and to be honest - im really tempted to do that

i dont use the rex ( under 1000 miles in the last 12 months )

clare even suggested selling the car , then im in a better position to buy an FD - now there is an idea

so who knows what i should do ...

gonna stick a post in the for sale section and see what i can get for the car and then see what happens

Stu

[Ricco_04]

Sorry to hear about the failed MOT mate.

Surely you have a mate near you that\'s also handy with a welder?  That way, you invite them round and you kick each other\'s arses into gear and then you have a finished car - job done!

Then should you want to sell it then it\'s all sorted for the new buyer and will add a few ££ to the value!!  :Thumbs-up

[nikp]

Have you considered option 3: Do the welding, and then sell the car: it would be worth more with an MoT.

[shaunwil]

Sorry to hear it bud. Was is Richard or Steve that did the mot ? At least you\'ve had a proper evualtion of the situation. I\'d personally stick with the fc and sort the welding out. I know how much it means to you and surely 2hrs worth of welding isn\'t the end of the world !

Shaun

[grinder]

thanks for the input guys

i know its worth more with the MOT - but im happy to price that into the sale of the car

this was like the final nail in the coffin to be honest - im really disapointed

[grinder]

it was tricky that did it - such a nice chap aswell

yeah he says 2 hrs - so thats prob more like 2 days for me

i dont know any one who can weld

its not a lot in reality - its the prep work that takes the time ...

im really dishearted by all this - good thing was - never checked the emissions

he says that its not in bad nick - but once rust has set in you are chasing it for ever - i dont know how long i can keep doing this ..

main prob is - is doing it on the drive .. if i had a large garage to keep it in - would be a lot easier .. i can jack it up - weld a bit come back to it and so on - where as now - its jack it up , weld it , rebuild it , put it back up drive and then this happens time and time again

i have sooooooooo many parts to fit to the car - but these has really upset me .. yeah its only a car - but at this rate i should have got shut last year

im seriously lacking the motivation at this time - i cant see the car making the next meet , RSIII or anything else to be honest

im just stumped ... plain and simple

stu

[Ricco_04]

Don\'t loose the faith Stu! :king

I loose my wrag with my cars all the time, it happens, just the nature of the beast.  Leave the car alone for a few weeks and see how you feel.  Get your mates to take you to some of the upcoming car shows and im sure that will get you going "oh, I wish I had my FC to show off with!" Believe me it works.

Sit on it for a while (no, not literally!)  I\'m sure you will come to the right decision  :Thumbs-up

[grinder]

at this minute the right thing in my mind is phone the local scrappy and drive it there and leave it

dunno matey - i thought i got all the welding done last year - obviously not eh !!

hummmmm ... hell i dont know

maybe its time for some 2 wheel fun for a while ??

[nikp]

I know what you mean: mine was a heap of junk on sunday night, stuck by the side of the M25! Today, it\'s a different kettle of fish!

[grinder]

ha ha ha i know what you mean nik

maybe i need to sit for a few days and work out whats what - just bloody typical with RSIII round the corner - i dont think i stand a cat in hells chance of making it in the FC

more i think about it - more annoyed i get

[nikp]

more i think about it - more annoyed i get

don\'t think about it then!

[retrobate]

Gutted for you about the MoT, I know how much of a wounder it can be

Had a floorpan actually fall out of a Beetle that went in for an MoT once, it was that rotten, so there\'s always hope! lol

However strong the temptation, you know you\'ll regret it if you let her go though â€" DON\'T DO IT!! There must be a few old-school local-type garages nearby that could sort you out a couple of hours\' welding â€" drop it off, pick it up a couple of days later and happy days! :3gears-rh (Had a local garage sort the Beetle problem in their lunchtimes and quiet periods over about a month and only charged £175 all in.)

[hotstepper1973]

stu buddy dont give up i know it is one of those sayings it\'s easier saying that doing it but you have done so much on your car to leave it now and also you have so many plans for it.

Could you not get any help from anyone or if you like i can offer what knowledge and spare hands and i am pretty sure jason would help to when we come over in a week or so.

And just remember how you felt last time you didnt have a rex.

Finally sorry it hasnt passed.

[grinder]

hummmm thing is - MOT runs out on 8th april

so it all needs doing before then ... i dont know what to do - and i dont want to spend more money on it to be honest...really tempted to fooook it right off and walk away from rx7\'s

too much hassle and too much of a money pit

[jetpilot]

Buddy, for the sake of a couple hours welding, get it done, whats it gonna be like £70 - £100 to get your car MOT\'d, personally i would say i expect that figure or more to have a 15 year old car pass an MOT. Get it done, use it for the summer and RS111 and then sell it after you have had some use!!!!