Car MOT

[kev]

Cars 7 years old. Land rover/discovery.

I'd be more concerned about car tax increase TBH

High-Emission Cars: Vehicles producing over 255 g/km of CO2 will face significant increases in tax, with the highest increase being £2,745.

 

[Yarrgh]

Mines in on Friday and my wife's a week on Friday.

Mine has a dodgy tyre sensor and tyres. Doing the timing belt on my wife's car.

No Fortnum and Mason's biscuits for us this month.

 

[COYBL25]

I'd be more concerned about car tax increase TBH

High-Emission Cars: Vehicles producing over 255 g/km of CO2 will face significant increases in tax, with the highest increase being £2,745.

Think that`s on one of the Range Rovers - seems to be the idea, that if you can afford one, you can afford to pay the road tax.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

I'd be more concerned about car tax increase TBH

High-Emission Cars: Vehicles producing over 255 g/km of CO2 will face significant increases in tax, with the highest increase being £2,745.

It's only a 2 litre manual mate. Not even half of that. It's around 120 g/km.

 

[Eggs]

You do understand that an MOT on a car doing 1000 miles a year is LESS than just buying a new car?

….yep, I’m sure that’s the case.

 

[Yarrgh]

….yep, I’m sure that’s the case.

To be honest I was trying to be humorous but came off as a bit of a blurt.

It's a risk I take and will do again!

 

[Rita_Poon]

It's in.

Now the nervous wait.

Cars 7 years old. Land rover/discovery. Just hitting 50k. I don't do a lot of driving as evidently, I'm a internet nerd.

Predict the damage.

7,142 mp/y

You'll have a bit of moisture damage around the arches where drainage isn't so hot. There'll be some belt fatigue under the bonnet somewhere. Official LR garage? if so they'll be talking getting closer to the check dates of bearings, and valve timings and wear and distances, have you had any leaks, coolant? oil? air con still sweet? They'll plug it in and ask the computer. Maybe some wheel alignment if you've been off roading?

 

[Rita_Poon]

I had an old jag in for an mot many years back. How's it going? I asked as the fella was backing it out after the brake test at the end
"Fine," he said, "pass."

Then the brake line burst, fluid everywhere and in his next breath,

"Fail"

How we laughed.

don't you have an old jag now?

 

[kev]

It's only a 2 litre manual mate. Not even half of that. It's around 120 g/km.

What @Yarrgh said

To be honest I was trying to be humorous but came off as a bit of a blurt.

It's a risk I take and will do again!

 

[Joey66]

TBH my mate, a top mechanic at a Mercedes garage, warned me - low mileage can do more damage to a car if it just sits there - thing seize up the underneath is open to rust etc - even if garaged - make sure you have it parked on a carpet as even condensation in a cold garage can cause rust underneath on brake pipes etc -

You should be OK - certain cars are rust boxes any rate - I have never had any luck with Ford s- chassis & inner wings etc - yet some love them ....
Also, where you take them some MOT centres are fair, some just look for work .....

I take mine to a local garage recommended by my above mate & he does any necessary work on his drive except welding - but they seem to pass 90% of the time .... good luck

 

[chrismpw]

don't you have an old jag now?

What i have now is an even older jag!! 1990 xj40 versus 1975 xj6

 

[Rita_Poon]

What i have now is an even older jag!! 1990 xj40 versus 1975 xj6

Once bitten twice not arsed?

 

[chrismpw]

Once bitten twice not arsed?

No, just brummmmmmmmmm!

 

[Rita_Poon]

No, just brummmmmmmmmm!

You own one of these now as well?

 

[Piijt]

Mines in on Friday and my wife's a week on Friday.

Mine has a dodgy tyre sensor and tyres. Doing the timing belt on my wife's car.

No Fortnum and Mason's biscuits for us this month.

Reset the tyre sensors on the way into the garage