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roy 1953 · 26th April 2019, 20:32

presented my new to me, 3 weeks, cdti connie for test yesterday, passed.

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3 advisories, rear upper arms rusty but only surface rust as far as I can see, dust cover on anti roll bar joint and pin with very slight play somewhere.
so very pleased and I would like to thank everyone for the advice given before and since purchase.
So it looks, with your help I may have got a good one

BoroRover · 26th April 2019, 20:44

Congrats on the pass. Happy Rovering !

FLYING BANANA · 26th April 2019, 20:50

Congratulations on the pass.

Rogue · 26th April 2019, 21:08

Congrats... mine is due on Mon so fingers crossed

RogerHeinz57 · 26th April 2019, 21:12

How very dare you for passing an MOT with advisories, Only Joking !
Overall the majority here seem to have a real urge to have a pass with no advisories.
Quite a coincidence as today I had a Corvette in for test, did the history check (Based on the age 1986 vintage) & WOW ! "No advisories/fails for the last 5 years" Somewhat suspicious by my findings, I performed the test, and within 10 minutes it had failed on ...... headlamps were the original spec for the USA, and the beam "Kick-Up" was reversed, thus not suitable for the UK.
It fell at plenty of well established failures clearly not checked or maybe a pub purchased postal test had been performed over recent tests.
Please forgive my sarcasm, but we need to remember that such an appetite for advisory free MOT certificates for our cars is something of a myth due to their age, unless all brake lines have been replaced, all chassis components have been replaced together with every replaceable suspension/steering component and subframes, we are dealing with an unrealistic myth.

I am pleased your car passed, and that you now have knowledge of work required for continued use and enjoyment of the MGR product

Finally, it is my belief that plenty testers are taking many personal & un-calculated risks passing 18+ year old vehicles without any advisories, and the risks can become nightmares for the owner too, as brakes fail due to crusty dangerous rigid brake lines ETC that were not advised or kept secret by persuasion for advisory free results has burst causing potential carnage to human life and other traffic.

I would be very sceptical of such history if prospectively purchasing one of these cars !

roy 1953 · 26th April 2019, 21:50

Roger, please forgive the advisories but I have only had the car 3 weeks

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I think you are correct, how can an owner check a car as the m o t testers do?. I can't even get under mine. So unless thecar has been perfect for the last 11 tests I would expect some advisories unless the car has had a pre m o t test every year.
The rusty rear arms and dust cover, now I have this info I can do something about it before the arms and joint fail and not after.
Possibly the testers give more advisories now to cover themselves.
Anyway I am happy. 15 year old car with all the toys and everything but the sunroof works as it should. Good old british engineering, {well, mostly british }.
and for less than the price of a cheap pushbike.
Roy

Brunty · 27th April 2019, 10:09

Next time you are under the car give the rear suspension arms a good checking over, Wedgie down the road had advisory on upper arms within 3 months went out in the morning and found nearside arm had broken overnight. Mine had advisories on both upper arms last month, corroded but not substantially weakened. Tuesday this week had upper arms, lower arms bushes and new springs fitted. Upper arm on offside looked rusty until you pushed a screwdriver through it, totally rotten. DMGRS are selling the complete kit.

marinabrian · 28th April 2019, 02:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brunty

Next time you are under the car give the rear suspension arms a good checking over, Wedgie down the road had advisory on upper arms within 3 months went out in the morning and found nearside arm had broken overnight. Mine had advisories on both upper arms last month, corroded but not substantially weakened. Tuesday this week had upper arms, lower arms bushes and new springs fitted. Upper arm on offside looked rusty until you pushed a screwdriver through it, totally rotten. DMGRS are selling the complete kit.

Indeed, however I would be tempted to wait and see what the new batch of upper rear arms from Xpart are like, hopefully much better than the current offerings from India

Brian

roy 1953 · 28th April 2019, 10:07

Yes I will be checking, treating / painting the arms. tester had a good look at them and knew they are weak points on these cars. When are they likely to be available from x part ?. As I intend to keep this car for as long as possible I might as well purchase them in advance as they will fail sooner or later.
Roy

26th April 2019, 20:32	#1
roy 1953 Regular poster rover 75 saloon Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Kidwelly Posts: 59 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	mot presented my new to me, 3 weeks, cdti connie for test yesterday, passed.. 3 advisories, rear upper arms rusty but only surface rust as far as I can see, dust cover on anti roll bar joint and pin with very slight play somewhere. so very pleased and I would like to thank everyone for the advice given before and since purchase. So it looks, with your help I may have got a good one

26th April 2019, 20:50	#3
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26th April 2019, 21:12	#5
RogerHeinz57 I really should get out more....... A Reasonably Priced Car Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Burton Latimer Posts: 2,530 Thanks: 408 Thanked 1,064 Times in 712 Posts	How very dare you for passing an MOT with advisories, Only Joking ! Overall the majority here seem to have a real urge to have a pass with no advisories. Quite a coincidence as today I had a Corvette in for test, did the history check (Based on the age 1986 vintage) & WOW ! "No advisories/fails for the last 5 years" Somewhat suspicious by my findings, I performed the test, and within 10 minutes it had failed on ...... headlamps were the original spec for the USA, and the beam "Kick-Up" was reversed, thus not suitable for the UK. It fell at plenty of well established failures clearly not checked or maybe a pub purchased postal test had been performed over recent tests. Please forgive my sarcasm, but we need to remember that such an appetite for advisory free MOT certificates for our cars is something of a myth due to their age, unless all brake lines have been replaced, all chassis components have been replaced together with every replaceable suspension/steering component and subframes, we are dealing with an unrealistic myth. I am pleased your car passed, and that you now have knowledge of work required for continued use and enjoyment of the MGR product Finally, it is my belief that plenty testers are taking many personal & un-calculated risks passing 18+ year old vehicles without any advisories, and the risks can become nightmares for the owner too, as brakes fail due to crusty dangerous rigid brake lines ETC that were not advised or kept secret by persuasion for advisory free results has burst causing potential carnage to human life and other traffic. I would be very sceptical of such history if prospectively purchasing one of these cars ! Last edited by RogerHeinz57; 26th April 2019 at 21:17.. Reason: .

26th April 2019, 21:50	#6
roy 1953 Regular poster rover 75 saloon Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Kidwelly Posts: 59 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Roger, please forgive the advisories but I have only had the car 3 weeks. I think you are correct, how can an owner check a car as the m o t testers do?. I can't even get under mine. So unless thecar has been perfect for the last 11 tests I would expect some advisories unless the car has had a pre m o t test every year. The rusty rear arms and dust cover, now I have this info I can do something about it before the arms and joint fail and not after. Possibly the testers give more advisories now to cover themselves. Anyway I am happy. 15 year old car with all the toys and everything but the sunroof works as it should. Good old british engineering, {well, mostly british }. and for less than the price of a cheap pushbike. Roy

26th April 2019, 20:44	#2
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27th April 2019, 10:09	#7
Brunty Loves to post Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Newtown Posts: 415 Thanks: 273 Thanked 95 Times in 65 Posts	Next time you are under the car give the rear suspension arms a good checking over, Wedgie down the road had advisory on upper arms within 3 months went out in the morning and found nearside arm had broken overnight. Mine had advisories on both upper arms last month, corroded but not substantially weakened. Tuesday this week had upper arms, lower arms bushes and new springs fitted. Upper arm on offside looked rusty until you pushed a screwdriver through it, totally rotten. DMGRS are selling the complete kit.

28th April 2019, 10:07	#9
roy 1953 Regular poster rover 75 saloon Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Kidwelly Posts: 59 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Yes I will be checking, treating / painting the arms. tester had a good look at them and knew they are weak points on these cars. When are they likely to be available from x part ?. As I intend to keep this car for as long as possible I might as well purchase them in advance as they will fail sooner or later. Roy