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 how long does mot take ?
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schakal
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 2:58 am

the tungy chamade will be ready for the mot according to my plan latest by the end of the week .

now i dont want to leave it in a garage all day for the mot and pick it up when they call me to say i can pick up .
the main idea behind this is not allowing fuckin butchers in the garage to rag my car to death or mess around with my freshly dyed leather seats or perfectly cleaned carpets . it feels a bit like leaving your kid with a stranger , to be more obscene ,its like leaving your boy with MJ Mad

so how long does an actual mot test take ????? i want to be there and watch every dodgy move.
paranoid ehhh ????? Laughing
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:04 am

you not got a regular garage you use?

Test is about half an hour. If the station is computersied then it will take a bit longer to keep the VOSA happy.

You can get an MOT whilst you wait at most places though.

I knwo what you mean, liek the windscreen, does it have petrol in it? What for? We need to test drive it! Ok pal whatever.
Benskett
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:20 am

I had mine serviced the other week and I had just spent hours cleaning all the door sills and seals etc came to get it and of course they oil the doors....

noooooo Sad all my efforts a waiste as I had to use T-cut to get the crap off
schakal
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:42 am

thats what i exactly meant ,now i licked ever single bit of that car to clean it nicely , but these fuckers will see the j plate and treat my baby like a cheap slag and that is a good excuse for murder in my book Mad
schakal
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:43 am

no i dont have a regular garage to go chris ,the black rt never caused enough trouble to make me have a regular one Laughing

i will go there and wait while they are doing the job .
Benskett
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:43 am

I think it's still dripping from the doors argh Confused
mals
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:30 pm

schakal wrote:

so how long does an actual mot test take ????? i want to be there and watch every dodgy move.
paranoid ehhh ????? Laughing



As long as it takes for your mate to write one out! Wink


Disclaimer: Only Joking I do condone, getting an iffy MOT
Dan
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:00 pm

lol where im takion mine only takes 10 mins lol
schakal
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:08 pm

btw ,the gear link adjustment still has not been done and i cant get it into the 5th ,dont know if this will fail the mot but want to fix it myself if one of you can help/direct me the right way pls?

yes i have read the haynes but did not understand anything .is this a professional job or easy ????
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:08 pm

danlp6 wrote:
lol where im takion mine only takes 10 mins lol


then when the engine falls out

ull be like

"stupid mot tester, skipping through bits."

Razz
Dan
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:16 pm

lol, yea my g/box mount is a bit fecked, he dnt even take the wheels off, or check seatbelts
huwwatkins
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:31 pm

my MOT tester usually goes over my car with a fine tooth comb....he still remembers the first time he MOT'd it when there was big holes in the sill....probably why..
schakal
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:53 pm

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btw ,the gear link adjustment still has not been done and i cant get it into the 5th ,dont know if this will fail the mot but want to fix it myself if one of you can help/direct me the right way pls?

yes i have read the haynes but did not understand anything .is this a professional job or easy ????

Chris H
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:57 pm

Schakal just get under loosen the 13mm pinch bolt and twist the linkage, that will allow you to get 5th. The gearbox is not part of the mot so it won't fail on it.

Dan they are not llowed to takew anything off your car during a test, they can't even put a spanner on it. They can only use the corrosion inspection equipment which are basically a variety of hammers.

If they can't see corrosion they can't fail the car for it either (like behind a bodykit).
JB
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:01 am

Chris H wrote:
Dan they are not llowed to takew anything off your car during a test, they can't even put a spanner on it. They can only use the corrosion inspection equipment which are basically a variety of hammers.

If they can't see corrosion they can't fail the car for it either (like behind a bodykit).


that makes me feel so good Very HappyVery Happy

mine goin in this morning.
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:05 am

aye but JB yours is on the lip, if they can knock through fromt he back your still gonna have to sort it!
JB
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:08 am

grumble....its solid on the lip, not complete, but ive pulled all the loose bits off, so i dont think they will knock anything thru....

but tbh im not too confident. we shall see.
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:10 am

fingers crossed what time will it be done?
JB
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:11 am

not sure, im droppin it off at 9, think its booked for 915. wont get it til end of day after work tho. illl ring em lunch time...or they will prolly ring me.
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:14 am

hmm leaving it with them. wouldn't be me! Especially as you have seen then take your car out for a spin before!
JB
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:18 am

well this is a new garage for me, run by an 80odd yr old guy, and his assistant maybe in his 30 or 40s, so i hope they are sensible enough to not be interested in ragging the cars....don't have any yts boys there.

i dont want to but have to really for work.

my boss took his car there for MOT the other day too....T reg Audi A4...failed Razz lol....on CV gaitors.
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