CortinaDave Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 I saw an ad just last week for a Focus on marketplace listed as - MOT expired, no idea what it will need as I've no time to get it tested. He seemingly had forgotten that he'd put it in for a test the previous Tuesday and it had catastrophically failed 😂 louiepj, Datsuncog, Banger Kenny and 7 others 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 39 minutes ago, CortinaDave said: I saw an ad just last week for a Focus on marketplace listed as - MOT expired, no idea what it will need as I've no time to get it tested. He seemingly had forgotten that he'd put it in for a test the previous Tuesday and it had catastrophically failed 😂 Ah God bless Faceache Marketplaice, where idiots try to out do other idiots by being a less of an idiot than the idiot asking "Best Price M9". Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo3002 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 i still see buying nicer tyres good value..okay the cars are worthless but if i put one in a ditch how long to find another car thats had all its bits tickled , then insurance hassle etc if you skid into someone in the slush plus i think they last that bit longer to cover the spends anyway Dj_efk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wgl2019 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 2 hours ago, sierraman said: Not many people are going to fit £100 a piece Crossclimates to a 15 year old car. I did, but I'm also intending to keep the car for at least as long as they last (which is currently looking like flipping ages!). I don't understand the logic of fitting substandard parts to your own car unless it's to fix an issue before flogging it. Whilst finding matching branded tyres on a new purchase is nice it's not a deal breaker, I did go and see a car that had four different makes and three different sizes on (that was a step too far). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 3 hours ago, CortinaDave said: I saw an ad just last week for a Focus on marketplace listed as - MOT expired, no idea what it will need as I've no time to get it tested. He seemingly had forgotten that he'd put it in for a test the previous Tuesday and it had catastrophically failed 😂 That , and the immortal..."It'll fly through the next MOT."....so MOT it then!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 I've seen quite a few cars advertised by portacabin type dealers for an above average price, based on the 'exceptionally low mileage.'  A quick check of MOT history often shows normal annual mileage progression until the early 2000s, then the accumulated 80K or whatever mysteriously drops by 50K or more and starts rising again by normal amounts in subsequent years, resulting in for example, a MK1 Focus (notorious for speedo/dashboard failures and thus replacement with NOS or low mileage 2nd hand spares), with 56K on the clock instead of >100K.  This does not necessarily mean that it is a clapped out wreck but it will deter me from travelling far to have a look.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Mileage is bye the bye at under a grand I guess, wouldn’t buy a car with low mileage at a price premium for that very reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 7 hours ago, colino said: I have an old pal who puts all his retail cars through Kwik Fit for his MOTS and advertises them as such. Everyone knows they fail to generate money so when he gets clean sheets punters think it is a pass plus. Ha,ha, my Seicento was passed by them, clearly the tester went for lunch leaving his ID by the machine..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Back on subject of tyres, Michelin Primacy, which are on the front at the moment, £125 each fitted. Pair of Autogreens £50 a piece fitted. No brainier I think, they’ll not be as good as the Michelin’s but good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrubworks Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 25 minutes ago, sierraman said: Back on subject of tyres, Michelin Primacy, which are on the front at the moment, £125 each fitted. Pair of Autogreens £50 a piece fitted. No brainier I think, they’ll not be as good as the Michelin’s but good enough. I was surprised when I searched for tyres for my Merc (185/65R15), that virtually every popular touring tyre was available in that size, and quite cheaply too. Went for some Goodyear EGP 2s at £68 fitted a corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Mines 215/55/16V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 It's the cars that have a long list of advisories for several years in a row and they then mysteriously disappear at the most recent test. The best indication is year on year MOTS with a small number of advisories or fails for odd service items like low pads or a tyre or maybe a Bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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