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Re: MOT
« Reply #15 on: 12 March 2017, 18:14:52 »

I use my trusted local main Vauxhall dealer and enjoy my trade discount with them; MOT £27.

My car has never failed with them either. :y
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Re: MOT
« Reply #16 on: 12 March 2017, 18:37:40 »

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements.

It that because I never use it? Never have on all my auto cars, as park is more than adequate?

Was that a reason for failure or just an advisory?
He says below efficiency requirement. So that'll be a fail.


So (having had this numerous times), check mech at each drum is free, check cable free, then adjust as per the guide
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Re: MOT
« Reply #17 on: 12 March 2017, 23:18:20 »

Still in the shop, rear calliper sent away to be refurbished. New rear pads, Rear brake pipes needed changing. Brakes have been rubbish since I bought the car.
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Re: MOT
« Reply #18 on: 13 March 2017, 00:57:29 »

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements.

It that because I never use it? Never have on all my auto cars, as park is more than adequate?

Simple - use it or lose it  ;)
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Re: MOT
« Reply #19 on: 13 March 2017, 10:29:03 »

I pay £35 and usually get to play MOT tester alongside him doing the lights and fast idle test
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Re: MOT
« Reply #20 on: 13 March 2017, 17:58:03 »

Still in the shop, rear calliper sent away to be refurbished. New rear pads, Rear brake pipes needed changing. Brakes have been rubbish since I bought the car.


How will any of that make the parking brake work better?
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Re: MOT
« Reply #21 on: 13 March 2017, 19:13:11 »

Still in the shop, rear calliper sent away to be refurbished. New rear pads, Rear brake pipes needed changing. Brakes have been rubbish since I bought the car.


How will any of that make the parking brake work better?

He fixed that, just needed cleaning up and the rear disks were o.k, needed a clean as well.
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« Reply #22 on: 15 March 2017, 17:46:25 »

For 10 years I remained loyal to a local outfit, who changed me £45 'trade rate' for MOTs on 8 cars a year. I am still learning that loyalty is never rewarded in this world; they failed cars on more and more trivial things, and kept me waiting every time, slipping in other cars before me. Eventually I tried a smaller less busy MOT shop, they charge me £36 pensioner rate, and try to get my cars through the test if they can. They are never rushed, and have plenty of parking space. I should have changed long ago.

The same applies to car insurance and  energy suppliers, and probably several more regular purchases.
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Re: MOT
« Reply #23 on: 16 March 2017, 09:08:02 »

Looking at it from the other side, as a trading small printer, I must admit to charging what the market will stand, and accommodating a customer who finds  he can get a job cheaper elsewhere. 

I have insured 5 Omegas with Admiral Multicar for the last 5 years, and the premium has gone up every year. This year they wanted £3500. I sought prices elsewhere and got it down to £1461 (Hastings Direct and esure). I rang Admiral to advise them I would not be renewing with them, woman asked what price I had been offered. I told her. Oh, she said, we can match that. What! I said, you quoted £3500. Market forces, she replied. Thank you, I replied, I will bear it in mind.
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Re: MOT
« Reply #24 on: 16 March 2017, 12:20:11 »

Looking at it from the other side, as a trading small printer, I must admit to charging what the market will stand, and accommodating a customer who finds  he can get a job cheaper elsewhere. 

I have insured 5 Omegas with Admiral Multicar for the last 5 years, and the premium has gone up every year. This year they wanted £3500. I sought prices elsewhere and got it down to £1461 (Hastings Direct and esure). I rang Admiral to advise them I would not be renewing with them, woman asked what price I had been offered. I told her. Oh, she said, we can match that. What! I said, you quoted £3500. Market forces, she replied. Thank you, I replied, I will bear it in mind.

Yes, you must shop around.  I use the AA as my broker, whilst getting comparison prices from GoCompare. Between the two I seem to end up with a competitive price. :y
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Re: MOT
« Reply #25 on: 17 March 2017, 21:17:49 »

Still in the shop, rear calliper sent away to be refurbished. New rear pads, Rear brake pipes needed changing. Brakes have been rubbish since I bought the car.

Vented discs on my Omega, calliper beyond repair. Can't source a new one for vented discs anywhere. Even Vauxhall don't make new calipers for vented discs, have ordered one of EBay part number-9195054 if it helps anybody else with this problem.
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Re: MOT
« Reply #26 on: 17 March 2017, 21:50:11 »

Yup... modified and fitted early Monaro VXR calipers... same diameter discs, only they have 18mm venteds... so caliper carriers need trimming to fit the 20mm Omega discs :y
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Re: MOT
« Reply #27 on: 20 March 2017, 21:16:38 »

For 10 years I remained loyal to a local outfit, who changed me £45 'trade rate' for MOTs on 8 cars a year. I am still learning that loyalty is never rewarded in this world; they failed cars on more and more trivial things, and kept me waiting every time, slipping in other cars before me. Eventually I tried a smaller less busy MOT shop, they charge me £36 pensioner rate, and try to get my cars through the test if they can. They are never rushed, and have plenty of parking space. I should have changed long ago.

The same applies to car insurance and  energy suppliers, and probably several more regular purchases.
I put my above thoughts to a friend at a meeting last Thursday, he said he took his car to Fourth
Avenue Autos for MOT, they were handing out vouchers at a local chip shop offering MOTs for £35. I commented there was a van parked in a layby sign written 'MOTs for £35, service and MOT for £99', I wondered whose offer it was.  I passed it again today, it was Fourth Avenue Autos. They have changed their tune.
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Re: MOT
« Reply #28 on: 22 March 2017, 00:36:58 »

Advisory rear tyres near legal limit. Had this on the previous mot, only covered 1500 miles since then. How many miles do you think I've got before they need replacing? Fronts have 7mm each, would it be worth rotating them? On rear-wheel drive, what's more important front or rear tread levels?
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Re: MOT
« Reply #29 on: 22 March 2017, 08:10:37 »

If they were near the legal limit 1500 miles ago, then they must be even nearer the legal limit now, although just legal maybe?!?
It's a 'no brainer', to me anyway, put some new tyres on the rear to replace the worn ones, and then you will have the better tyres on the rear which is the best position to put them.
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