OMFG.... it passed

grinder · May 23, 2008, 10:52:54 AM

This is how MOT\'s should happen

1 - leave car on front garden covered up most of the time
2 - last outting was to the rising sun car show
3 - came home and put the car away
4 - this morning got up , removed cover and drove to MOT station
5 - and it passed

6 - no prep work , didnt check the lights or anything and it passed .. WOOOHOOOOO !

the only thing he did mention is that the brakes look pitted and the back brakes are tight

but they worked just fine on the rollers and if anything - the handbrake now works sooo much better

looks like they freed it up just by putting a lot of pressure on it for the brake test

so thats it - another 12 months motoring , might tax it later today ( not bad Â£120 for the year ) - its been insured all ready - so bring on summer and Rotorstock

Stu

peterwolds · May 23, 2008, 11:11:58 AM

nice one Stu

grinder · May 23, 2008, 11:26:24 AM

Cheers Pete

it passed first time last year aswell - i think this FC is a "good" one

Prof · May 23, 2008, 11:46:49 AM

Well done - always a relief when they pass

Getting mine all prepped ready for MOT - hoping there are no silly issues this year - and going to try and get it through with the HID\'s in this year

Philo · May 23, 2008, 12:31:03 PM

Heh,are MOTs a problem? Last Friday was the second year running mine has passed without a single advisory.

Brett · May 23, 2008, 01:00:38 PM

Good work Stu

Whats wrong with the HID\'s then Prof?

Prof · May 23, 2008, 02:04:32 PM

Quote from: Brett;501609Good work Stu

Whats wrong with the HID\'s then Prof?

Nothing this time I hope - beam pattern is good, and being the motorised ones, the brightness doesn\'t change on Hi-Beam (had wussy halogen\'s in before)

grinder · May 23, 2008, 02:08:36 PM

Quote from: Philo;501598Heh,are MOTs a problem? Last Friday was the second year running mine has passed without a single advisory.

is that a FC ?

it can be a problem esp with mine purely down to lack of use - one that is used weekly or daily will have no issues with brakes and thing seizing !

shaunwil · May 23, 2008, 02:27:40 PM

Great news. Did Richard do it ?? Nice to see its a good one !

Shaun

grinder · May 23, 2008, 02:55:35 PM

yeah he did actually - was nice to see him again aswell !

Ricco_04 · May 23, 2008, 04:06:22 PM

Well done Stu - Happy motoring :3gears-lh

TiddlesRX7 · May 23, 2008, 10:06:49 PM

Nice one matey. Thats good news now you can tuck it away again for another 12 months!

grinder · May 23, 2008, 10:57:01 PM

thats the one matey - you hit the nail on the head

i have managed to do about 800-900 miles since its last mot - and 160 was the wakefield meet a few weeks back

m1tch · May 24, 2008, 01:47:32 AM

Quote from: Prof;501627Nothing this time I hope - beam pattern is good, and being the motorised ones, the brightness doesn\'t change on Hi-Beam (had wussy halogen\'s in before)

and now I have Prof\'s wussy halogens in my FC now lol

pdtaylor18 · May 25, 2008, 04:50:59 PM

I reckon it was that coat of polish I forced you to do at the Rising Sun Show !!
Nice one though Stu, bit of a relief I bet. Mine is on Thursday but the only thing that changed in the last 2000 miles is that I have gone de-cat and the MOT man says that this should not make any difference to the emissions........we\'ll see !!