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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #30 on: 22 January 2018, 23:00:04 »

Personally, I am more worried about cars over 40 years old being excempt from an MOT.

On the plus side, you don't  see many pre S reg as a pre-fix cars on the road
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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #31 on: 23 January 2018, 10:30:02 »

Personally, I am more worried about cars over 40 years old being excempt from an MOT.





Can't agree with that most cars over 40 years old or older would be owned by enthusiasts probably owner club members & take pride in their chosen classic, I have a friend who owns a 1973  MG Midget & a 1975 MGB GT V8 cover very few miles annually but are still serviced & tested every year. My concern would be more with the local hooligan in the 3 series BMW who cannot really afford to maintain it properly & who drives with no regard to other motorists.
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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #32 on: 23 January 2018, 17:27:37 »

I recall with affection the comment by the police garage mechanic telling Quentin Wilson why they liked 24v Senators; "we change the brake pads every 2 weeks and the tyres once a month. Nothing else goes wrong on these cars".

Good job they didn't have TheBoy driving for them, then. :y
I'll have you know I'm yet to change the pads on the Jag...

...the tyres on the other hand...   :-X
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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #33 on: 23 January 2018, 17:28:49 »

New rules look to be nothing more than a bit of common sense.


Good to see they are clamping down on the HID retrofit brigade :y
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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #34 on: 24 January 2018, 09:37:12 »

I recall with affection the comment by the police garage mechanic telling Quentin Wilson why they liked 24v Senators; "we change the brake pads every 2 weeks and the tyres once a month. Nothing else goes wrong on these cars".

Good job they didn't have TheBoy driving for them, then. :y
I'll have you know I'm yet to change the pads on the Jag...

If they look like this, they are past needing changing, just FYI ;)



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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #35 on: 24 January 2018, 10:29:22 »

Personally, I am more worried about cars over 40 years old being excempt from an MOT.





Can't agree with that most cars over 40 years old or older would be owned by enthusiasts probably owner club members & take pride in their chosen classic, I have a friend who owns a 1973  MG Midget & a 1975 MGB GT V8 cover very few miles annually but are still serviced & tested every year. My concern would be more with the local hooligan in the 3 series BMW who cannot really afford to maintain it properly & who drives with no regard to other motorists.

I know of quite a few who are incapable of maintaining their classic and rarely have work done on them unless it fails an MOT.....these very much worry me  :y
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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #36 on: 24 January 2018, 11:01:56 »

I recall with affection the comment by the police garage mechanic telling Quentin Wilson why they liked 24v Senators; "we change the brake pads every 2 weeks and the tyres once a month. Nothing else goes wrong on these cars".

Good job they didn't have TheBoy driving for them, then. :y
I'll have you know I'm yet to change the pads on the Jag...

If they look like this, they are past needing changing, just FYI ;)



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Argh! Just what are we looking at there ? Is that a ventilated disc with one surface "gone" and the ribs acting as the disc? What vehicle is it?
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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #37 on: 24 January 2018, 11:07:01 »

I’ll bet they were a bit ‘scrapey’.
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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #38 on: 24 January 2018, 11:23:10 »

I’ll bet they were a bit ‘scrapey’.

In tried to imagine the noise that might make, the got an uncomfortable feeling, like when someone scrapes their fingernails down a blackboard. :o
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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #39 on: 24 January 2018, 11:32:36 »

Personally, I am more worried about cars over 40 years old being excempt from an MOT.





Can't agree with that most cars over 40 years old or older would be owned by enthusiasts probably owner club members & take pride in their chosen classic, I have a friend who owns a 1973  MG Midget & a 1975 MGB GT V8 cover very few miles annually but are still serviced & tested every year. My concern would be more with the local hooligan in the 3 series BMW who cannot really afford to maintain it properly & who drives with no regard to other motorists.

I know of quite a few who are incapable of maintaining their classic and rarely have work done on them unless it fails an MOT.....these very much worry me  :y

I agree,I know someone now with an old MG that will go on the road soon but probably shouldn't
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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #40 on: 24 January 2018, 11:47:49 »

Argh! Just what are we looking at there ? Is that a ventilated disc with one surface "gone" and the ribs acting as the disc? What vehicle is it?

Yup - exactly that.. no idea what vehicle though, just an image I've seen on the internet a few times (there are other examples, equally staggering!)
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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #41 on: 24 January 2018, 12:18:15 »

I know of quite a few who are incapable of maintaining their classic and rarely have work done on them unless it fails an MOT.....these very much worry me  :y

Especially when you consider that older cars needed so much more maintenance to keep them safe in the first place.
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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #42 on: 24 January 2018, 13:27:40 »

I’ll bet they were a bit ‘scrapey’.

In tried to imagine the noise that might make, the got an uncomfortable feeling, like when someone scrapes their fingernails down a blackboard. :o

Its just the next generation of grooved disc, keeps the pad surface nice and fresh......
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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #43 on: 24 January 2018, 13:34:09 »

I agree,I know someone now with an old MG that will go on the road soon but probably shouldn't

Just thinking of the series 3 Land Rovers I look after, with the use they get the brakes need adjusting ever 6 months and at 12 months they would be a borderline fail.....no attention beyond this and dam right dangerous is the only description.

That's without the (difficult to see without a ramp) chassis rot etc  :'( :o
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Re: New MOT Test
« Reply #44 on: 24 January 2018, 15:44:59 »

Buy a throwaway modern car, say three years old. Run it for 3/4 years and, well, throw it away. Nimps.
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