Wifey's Focus MOT fail, I'm gonna be a busy boy!

[Crazycarzowner]

Poor little Focus! Got the MOT done today, needed a till roll for the failure sheet 

1) Exhaust blowing in 2 places
2) Both front to rear brake pipes excessively corroded
3) Handbrake totally useless
4) Rear o/s shocker leaking
5) Rear n/s spring fractured
6) Rear n/s brake cylinder leaking
7) Front brake pipe excessively corroded
8 ) Front n/s ball joint excessive play
9) Emissions too high
10) Needs New boot as split
11)O/side front lower control arm excessive play


Just looked at last years MOT & its only done 3k since its last one, passed with only 1 advisory (after they changed a bulb) wasn't expecting that 

Weighing up the options now 87k on a 2000 plate......Hmmmm. Although I must say its wifeys little pride & joy and has never let her down. Not really my cup of tea but I can't fault it on the 3 years we've had it. Might just throw a couple o' quid at it & keep her happy, save trawling around to find another one.

[b4ndit]

good luck with the repaires 

[Crazycarzowner]

Cheers mate, I'm just cheesed off everythings gone at once. But hey ho, keep me outa mischief for a few days.

[Kendo1690]

Best to keep swmbo happy get the jobs done,if you know what's best,

[mantahatch]

Double check those brake pipes before just replacing. Corroded brake pipes was the MOT con. It started quite a few years ago. Basically if they saw dirt they called it corrosion and failed it.

[Crazycarzowner]

I've been under & had a look, took some emery paper to the pipes and  its not good news. I'm gonna replace the whole lot, they were bad before I started to clean em, now they're bordering on dangerous. Thing is the bloody pipes go over the top of the petrol tank  so that'll have to come out, just as shes filled the damn thing up  Actually with the state of the rust on the subframe I think I'm gonna drop the whole lot including suspension, blast all the rust off & repaint. Might as well do a proper job! 

[big mel]

Jason. good luck with the repairs. were you on tesco's huddersfield rd last week? I just caught a look of a mig going out of the top carpark. a silver one like mine.

[twiglet]

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Weighing up the options now 87k on a 2000 plate......Hmmmm. Although I must say its wifeys little pride & joy and has never let her down. Not really my cup of tea but I can't fault it on the 3 years we've had it. Might just throw a couple o' quid at it & keep her happy, save trawling around to find another one. match in the tank and watch the bugger burn!!

Fixed that for ya!! 

[Crazycarzowner]

Hi Mel, nope, it weren't me, mine Gold in colour (well at least when its washed).

Might just throw a  match in the tank and watch the bugger burn!!   

[big mel]

Jason. I will know what to look for now. hope to see you around.