MOT Fail :(

DaPol · 23rd March 2017, 16:47

Just had the GF's car in for its annual cash extraction inspection, and dratted thing's failed.

Better yet, it's failed on "dangerously corroded rear spring mount" which is the upper arm, which appear to be expensive unobtainium at the moment - almost nobody's got one, most factors don't even list it, and it'll be next week if I order from Rimmers, and just to add to the fun I'm about to spend 6 days a week out of the country for the next 3 months, so really don't have time to try and fix it and get the thing retested, and can't even get the car to somewhere that could fit it for me because of the "not here" thing.

Excessively corroded NSF brake lines - lots of places willing to sell them to me, if I can get the old one off and take it to them - which is going to be pretty much impossible because I'm out of the country, and the GF works 8-6 for the rest of the week.

So - we may well have a not-that-bad 75 about to need to be got rid of and replaced because a) Parts are slow to arrive and b) there's no means to get the car to anywhere that can fix it.

Not best happy today. Especially as there's a heated windscreen on order for this thing.

I guess I could let it rot on the driveway for a few months and see about getting her a "Thisuldoo" in the meanwhile, but ARGH.

23rd March 2017, 16:47	#1
DaPol Loves to post 75 CDTi Saloon Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bolton Posts: 302 Thanks: 47 Thanked 77 Times in 49 Posts	MOT Fail :( Just had the GF's car in for its annual cash extraction inspection, and dratted thing's failed. Better yet, it's failed on "dangerously corroded rear spring mount" which is the upper arm, which appear to be expensive unobtainium at the moment - almost nobody's got one, most factors don't even list it, and it'll be next week if I order from Rimmers, and just to add to the fun I'm about to spend 6 days a week out of the country for the next 3 months, so really don't have time to try and fix it and get the thing retested, and can't even get the car to somewhere that could fit it for me because of the "not here" thing. Excessively corroded NSF brake lines - lots of places willing to sell them to me, if I can get the old one off and take it to them - which is going to be pretty much impossible because I'm out of the country, and the GF works 8-6 for the rest of the week. So - we may well have a not-that-bad 75 about to need to be got rid of and replaced because a) Parts are slow to arrive and b) there's no means to get the car to anywhere that can fix it. Not best happy today. Especially as there's a heated windscreen on order for this thing. I guess I could let it rot on the driveway for a few months and see about getting her a "Thisuldoo" in the meanwhile, but ARGH.