DaveR Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 In only about an hour I'll be setting off towards my MOT Test appointment. I'm not actually that concerned about it from a mechanical point of view - I'm confident that in this respect my car is sound- but it's all the b*llsh1tty bits of the MOT that I find cause me the most worry. Things like number plate character spacing (my current plates have been under an MOT Testers scrutiny twice, passing once and failing the other...) and rear reflectors (same as my plates, my tinted rear lights have passed once, failed once...). I'm using a garage I've never been to before, so time will tell how anal or otherwise they are... Wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Turns out the ramp at the place I had been booked in for wasn't low enough to get my car on, so no MOT today. Re-booked for tomorrow at a place that apparently has the technology... My car's not even THAT low, really - the front only catches on the most extreme of speed bumps, for instance. I can't beleve that places aren't scaled for this sort of thing. I mean, even Ferraris and Lamborghinis and Paganis need MOTing after 3 years and most of those are lower than my front end. I know a lot of modern supercars have a feature to raise the front end, but I can't believe they go up all that much. F*cking annoying, anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 i know what you mean mate, when mine got done the other week, mine only just got on the rolling road and mine is only on stock springs and has a rmm lip, its stupid as lots of new stock cars seem to be fairly low now days good luck on the test! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulysees Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Bugger. Best of look for tomorrow then mate, take two. There is ways to get the thing on the ramps but they just cant be arsed. I bet if it was one of the mechanics cars it would be on the ramp no probs ay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Good luck for tomorrow. Let's hope it goes better than today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 Thanks guys. There is ways to get the thing on the ramps but they just cant be arsed. I bet if it was one of the mechanics cars it would be on the ramp no probs ay? Yeah, funny that, eh...?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 Right. Here I go again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 All the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 1 x MOT not just passed but smashed! No advisory notices or anything. As it should be, of course. Bizarrely my turbos now seem to be over-boosting, but I'm hoping that's another story. I think I've got it in hand, anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 congratulations mate! these cars are amazingly reliable it well kept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Good to hear, how were the MOT Testers with the car? And did they have a lower ramp for the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 Yeah no problems this time with ridiculous ramps. The tester was fine with the car - said it was v well kept and did sort of a double take when I told him it's nearly 16 years old! I love my car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-_-b Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Congrats i have to take my car to a garage that have the ramps set in the floor (as my old normal garage had the same problem you encountered) guess there were no spare bits of wood laying around their garage at the time. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 b;3117503']Congrats i have to take my car to a garage that have the ramps set in the floor (as my old normal garage had the same problem you encountered) guess there were no spare bits of wood laying around their garage at the time. . . Same deal - ramp set in the floor. And no wood. Or flexibility, apparently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 My problem is the brake tester, when the fronts drop in theres not much room between the floor and my bumper Gongrats on passing the mot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 My problem is the brake tester, when the fronts drop in theres not much room between the floor and my bumper Gongrats on passing the mot Ooooh, could end badly... And thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Dont forget to stay on top of the maintainance have you properly looked at your brake calipers yet with the pads out to check the outer seals ? Well worth doing if you've not done it already and will save you ££'s and hassle in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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