when selling a car

macafee2 · 23rd August 2018, 14:12

when selling a car do people not realise that the mot history is on line?
From time to time I look as I'm sure a lot do on ebay for a car.
Saw one that looked to fit the criteria and was well maintained... according to the advert.
looking at the mot history it failed the last 2 mots and even once they had passed the mot, the advisories were still there. serious advisories eg tyre almost at legal limit. Not sure about well maintained but maintained enough to get through mot.

once I see this sort of thing I tend to look elsewhere as the advert does not mention the advisories

macafee2

Nick Greg · 23rd August 2018, 14:23

Always an interesting read... I reckon many use the MOT to see if they need new tyres! The number of advisories mentioning tyres is ridiculous. Don't owners at least look at them before trundling off for an MOT?

MSS · 23rd August 2018, 14:35

Th other one I find surprising is one or more lights not working.

jimbo101 · 23rd August 2018, 14:47

Being devil's advocate, if people are getting advisories on tyres then there tyres are legal. Why should they buy new tyres before they are absolutely, desperately needed?

Car nuts, like us, know the sense in buying tyres sooner because of the exponential loss in grip as tyre tread becomes thinner. A lot of people don't.

Having the mot history online is great, BTW, really helps flesh out the history of a vehicle a bit more.

Jamie

Best_of_British · 23rd August 2018, 14:52

I love a MOT history full of Brake pipe fails, rear arm fails. Means they have been replaced. Many dodgy MOT's about that don't reflect the car. It's proven that these items will need doing. I've seen cars with no advisories but the rear camber looks like a BMW X5.

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vacuman · 23rd August 2018, 18:43

There's a K-reg Mk5 Escort RS2000 rotting away on a drive near me. Been there years and slowly turning to dust.

I checked the MOT history to see when it might have last been on the road and it came back that it's never had an MOT.

Either it was driven for some years after it was three years old without an MOT or it was parked up sometime around 1994?

It's K428 CAR if you want to see for yourself.

P-Nut · 23rd August 2018, 19:04

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Originally Posted by vacuman

There's a K-reg Mk5 Escort RS2000 rotting away on a drive near me. Been there years and slowly turning to dust.

I checked the MOT history to see when it might have last been on the road and it came back that it's never had an MOT.

Either it was driven for some years after it was three years old without an MOT or it was parked up sometime around 1994?

It's K428 CAR if you want to see for yourself.

The mot history is only available from somewhere around 2006, so mif it's not been on the road since then there would be no history

trikey · 23rd August 2018, 20:06

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Originally Posted by Best_of_British

the rear camber looks like a BMW X5.

At least it doesn't look like a triumph herald!

23rd August 2018, 14:12	#1
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,936 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	when selling a car when selling a car do people not realise that the mot history is on line? From time to time I look as I'm sure a lot do on ebay for a car. Saw one that looked to fit the criteria and was well maintained... according to the advert. looking at the mot history it failed the last 2 mots and even once they had passed the mot, the advisories were still there. serious advisories eg tyre almost at legal limit. Not sure about well maintained but maintained enough to get through mot. once I see this sort of thing I tend to look elsewhere as the advert does not mention the advisories macafee2

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jimbo101 Regular poster MG ZT 190+ Anthracite Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Shepton Mallet Posts: 65 Thanks: 10 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	Being devil's advocate, if people are getting advisories on tyres then there tyres are legal. Why should they buy new tyres before they are absolutely, desperately needed? Car nuts, like us, know the sense in buying tyres sooner because of the exponential loss in grip as tyre tread becomes thinner. A lot of people don't. Having the mot history online is great, BTW, really helps flesh out the history of a vehicle a bit more. Jamie __________________ 03 MG ZT 120+ Solar Red 04 MG ZT 190+ Anthracite Previous MG/Rover/Austin/Triumph I have owned: 02 Rover 75 Club SE Tourer Wedgewood Blue 89 Austin Maestro 1.6HL 87 MG Metro 84 Triumph Acclaim

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vacuman Gets stuck in MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: St Albans Posts: 855 Thanks: 69 Thanked 236 Times in 172 Posts	There's a K-reg Mk5 Escort RS2000 rotting away on a drive near me. Been there years and slowly turning to dust. I checked the MOT history to see when it might have last been on the road and it came back that it's never had an MOT. Either it was driven for some years after it was three years old without an MOT or it was parked up sometime around 1994? It's K428 CAR if you want to see for yourself. __________________ • This vehicle was the 8,186th ZT-T to run off the production line, out of 8,249 • This vehicle was the 1,723rd ZT-T 190 + to be made out of 1,756 • This vehicle was the 149th ZT-T in Mica Blue (Ignition) (code: JGY) to be made out of 160 Mica Blue (Ignition) ZT-Ts

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Nick Greg Posted a thing or two Honda Insight Hybrid Join Date: May 2015 Location: Brighouse Posts: 1,157 Thanks: 691 Thanked 424 Times in 280 Posts	Always an interesting read... I reckon many use the MOT to see if they need new tyres! The number of advisories mentioning tyres is ridiculous. Don't owners at least look at them before trundling off for an MOT?

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Best_of_British Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer & Arden Green Project Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ormskirk Posts: 932 Thanks: 159 Thanked 200 Times in 155 Posts	I love a MOT history full of Brake pipe fails, rear arm fails. Means they have been replaced. Many dodgy MOT's about that don't reflect the car. It's proven that these items will need doing. I've seen cars with no advisories but the rear camber looks like a BMW X5. Sent from my Redmi 4A using Tapatalk