New MOT History site now live.

[Junkman]

Oddly the overwhelming majority of the chod I owned since living in England is still on the road.

Which proves two points:

 

- You can buy a Junkman maintained car sight unseen

- I don't need this stupid MoT bollox

[Parky]

What are they like to drive? I looked at them a few months ago but the 0-60 put me off.

Kia Picantos are quite good fun! They aren't fast but I don't recall too many occasions when I suffered unduly. A 1300cc version would have been nice, never understood why they didn't do one. I had the 1100cc which was ok, the 1 litre might have been frustrating. For a practical cheapy which will generally give little trouble I think they fit the bill. And the 5 door body is handy.

 

I drove one to Cornwall from Essex fully loaded with kids and cases and it was fine. My legs were a bit sore at the end though. The only thing I didn't like was the fuel economy, I struggled to break 35mpg around town but this improved hugely when super unleaded was used - but even 42mpg isn't worth getting excited about.

 

Interior - cheap materials but nothing broke or fell off. I had the LX which had electric Windows, central locking, air con and an ok CD player. Four wheel disc brakes were bloody good and overkill on a car of that size, probably best brakes on anything I have ever owned.

 

Never serviced it myself but Car Mechanics did a feature on them and remarked how simple and conventional they are. I would definitely put them on a small car shortlist.

[Parky]

Anyone checked D701 SWL yet?

[Richard]

Anyone checked D701 SWL yet?

I think so.

[DVee8]

Interesting to read the history of a private plate.

Just checked the plate for the wife's car.I had forgot that it was on the car before this one.I was thinking wtf when the mileage jumped and i had a fail.

[oldcars]

Same here too bub ????

Changed to a private plate more than likely,

[mercrocker]

 

My mates hot rods advisory makes me laugh!

 

 

 

I thought there was an exemption on wiper / washer gear if the windscreen could be fully opened?

[Andrew353w]

This IS Fun! There's a Lada I have my eyes on, but this is what I've just learnt about it, thanks to this link.....

 

 

• Reason(s) for failure
  
  Offside Rear position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)

  Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)

  Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.A.3)

  Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

  Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)

  Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

  Emissions not tested (7.0)

  Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)

  Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)

  Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

  Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

  Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

  Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

  Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)

  front brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)

  Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
• Advisory notice item(s)
  
  Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

  Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

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Mmmmmm....... It's all been put right though, so that may impress me all the more!

[doobietoo]

Try and find a pre 2001 1.4 VW that hasn't had a fail on 2nd fast idle emissions or a leak of exhaust gasses.....

 

No wonder they started cheating........

[CortinaDave]

Ha ha. Celebrities shoddy car maintenance has given me loads of material for my radio show today.

[cms206]

THE MIGHTY PRIDE in 2013... someone must've loved it.

 

Curiously it appears I've put more miles on it since July than the previous owners put on it since 2011.

[UltraWomble]

Interesting to read the history of a private plate.

Just checked the plate for the wife's car.I had forgot that it was on the car before this one.I was thinking wtf when the mileage jumped and i had a fail.

Odd, checked my wifes plate ( been on Xantia, Berlingo, Zafira & C8) and only giving me the Hx for the C8 ( current car)

[garethj]

This Puma had no problems with its early life, and struggled on till last year

 

"both front tyres badly worn on insides"

[meshking]

My old cmax failed in may for :

 

Reason(s) for failure

 

Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

 

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)

 

Seem like trivial fixes, I wonder why they didn't fix that?

 

It's good to see a lot of my old cars continued to pass their mot's without needing work.

[brickwall]

Top Gear presenters had fair few fails

[Bobthebeard]

Crikey!

Someone was very busy on my Prelude in 2012. It passed with no advisories two weeks later! High standard of work as still going strong with 78,000 miles and no sign of any previous body repairs/rust.

[twosmoke300]

Different test centre I reckon

[oldford]

It's amazing how many cars there are with a separate chassis and body.  You can't apply section 6.1.B.2 to a monocoque shell, the manual states:

 

Body Security (applies to vehicles with separate bodies only)

 

from here:  https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/429032/mot-inspection-manual-classes-3-4-5-7-vehicles.pdf

 

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[scaryoldcortina]

Oddly the overwhelming majority of the chod I owned since living in England is still on the road.

Which proves two points:

 

- You can buy a Junkman maintained car sight unseen

- I don't need this stupid MoT bollox

 

Oh come on, we can check yours too you know.

 

• Test date 6 August 2015
• Test Result Fail
• Odometer reading 127,583 miles
• MOT test number 9999 6232 5354
• Reason(s) for failure
  Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

  rear registration plate character(s) incorrectly spaced (6.3.4a)

  nearside front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)

  offside front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)

  nearside rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill (2.4.A.3)

  offside rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill (2.4.A.3)

   

So not EXACTLY just the numberplate, was it?

[twosmoke300]

Ha ha !

[mercrocker]

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.....Just checked through my stuff and there are, er, a lot more advisories than I usually admit to.   In my defence they do get sorted out, sometimes comprehensively even.   One year my Dampervan (I have to take that to a different station owing to the roof height) picked up an advisory on a scabby jacking point.   Mostly it was flaky paint and the beginnings of something more than Kurust fodder.   The following year it went back with a complete new sill, inner and outer.   "Blimey" said the bloke - "I was only being cautious..."  So was I.....and had already looked at the other side and had it repaired well before it became a concern.  The only recurring one I ignore is the Morris Minor wheel bearing one - it picks up an advisory when the young lad tests it - the old bloke just shakes his head when nipper reads me the advisories.

[Felly Magic]

 

My mates hot rods advisory makes me laugh!

 

 

 

Poor Elton Welsby! LOL

[Bobthebeard]

^^ The Evoque rear screen styling springs to mind.

[JohnDeere]

Autotrader ad: "great bodywork"

 

Oh really, that's good in a '97 XK8

 

Test date: 23 May 2015

5127 Advisory notice item(s)

Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)

[alf892]

Crikey!

Someone was very busy on my Prelude in 2012. It passed with no advisories two weeks later! High standard of work as still going strong with 78,000 miles and no sign of any previous body repairs/rust. image.png

 

Does this makes yours the first ringer?

[Bobthebeard]

Does this makes yours the first ringer?

Hopefully not! Lol.

Just that someone repaired it properly!

[DSdriver]

Thunderbird 2, the XM estate apparently failed in 2009 long fefore I bought it because 

 

Ermm it hasn't got shock absorbers unless that refers to a failed sphere? Either that or the owner had it MOTed at Quickfuk

•  
  • Reason(s) for failure
  • 
    
  • Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (2.7.5)

    Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

One of my E36's is advised on corrosion on all four corners/near suspension areas. Is it fuck. It's some underseal bubbling around the lifting eyes under the sills (not the jacking points) that are nowhere near any suspension component. The tester was just being a miserable bastard because he couldn't actually fail it on anything.

 

 

Love the idea of Mrs Daniels driving a 209'000 mile shitter of a Merc SL. Despite their undoubtedly massive wealth, they are HONOURARY AUTOSHITERS.

[martc]

_{Oh boy - Englebert Humpledinks Rolls Royce (1971 Corniche, EH1), is going down hill big style. Up until his Eurovision humiliation in 2012 he kept it in reasonable fettle (the odd failure and advisory), but since 2012...}

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_{Reason(s) for failure}

_{Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps (1.7.4b) Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c) Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b)}

_{Advisory notice item}

_{Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)} 

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_{Advisory notice item(s)}

_{Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)}

2014

_{Advisory notice item(s)} 

_{Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3) Nearside Ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c) Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3) Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) Non obligatory mirror damaged}

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_{Advisory notice item(s)}  

_{Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c) Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3) Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b) Non obligatory mirror damaged}

_{Oil leak}

Englebert - for heavens sake it's only Eurovision, put it down to experience. Meanwhile, get your Roller down to Ristes Motor Co, otherwise we may loose a national treasure in a ball of flames

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I think so.

 

What about PU51 DRY?