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MOT today <gulp>
« on: 16 November 2010, 07:36:55 »
Just dropped the car off at the garage for the MOT.

Wish it luck....
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« Reply #1 on: 16 November 2010, 07:39:57 »
Fingers crossed DJ :y
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Re: MOT today <gulp>
« Reply #2 on: 16 November 2010, 07:54:29 »
all the best  :y
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« Reply #3 on: 16 November 2010, 08:15:25 »
Everything is crossed here. Good luck :y :y
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Re: MOT today <gulp>
« Reply #4 on: 16 November 2010, 08:53:57 »
good luck ;) (think pos another miggy lives on) :y 
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Re: MOT today <gulp>
« Reply #5 on: 16 November 2010, 09:53:02 »
Hope you have a positive outcome DJ. :y :y
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Re: MOT today <gulp>
« Reply #6 on: 16 November 2010, 09:54:43 »
hope it gets through if not i'm sure the OOF will support the fix!
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Re: MOT today <gulp>
« Reply #7 on: 16 November 2010, 11:16:02 »
Good luck old chap :y
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Re: MOT today <gulp>
« Reply #8 on: 16 November 2010, 11:19:25 »
Good luck :y :y
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Re: MOT today <gulp>
« Reply #9 on: 16 November 2010, 15:59:12 »
Despite all our hopes and wishes the news is not good.  :(

Not bad, but not good.

It's failed on both rear springs snapped and steering idler wear, which is odd as I wasn't aware of any handling issues.

As much as I would have liked to sort it myself, I don't have the time and , more to the point, I don't have the facilities.

So it is still in the garage, they have the springs, but the idler won't arrive until tomorrow.

I must say the garage I use is pretty good, very reasonable price-wise. Needless to say it is NOT a Vauxhall stealer! I'll update further tomorrow when I know more.

Ho hum.....
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Re: MOT today <gulp>
« Reply #10 on: 16 November 2010, 16:09:03 »
sorry 2 hear bad news  :'(garage bill should not be 2bad i am not a mech but could do the jobs myself  outside in about 1hr rear springs quite common >:(
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Re: MOT today <gulp>
« Reply #11 on: 16 November 2010, 16:36:34 »
had to do my springs at weekend 1st one took about 40 min 2nd about 30 once i knew what to do. didnt drop diff though just used a bottle jack and a couple of lumps of wood to push the rear armdown to get spring in and out. Good luck on outcome though.
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« Reply #12 on: 16 November 2010, 18:41:03 »
I have one of these...

http://www.lasertools.co.uk/item.aspx?cat=379&item=4777

An absolute doddle changing springs with it :y
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Re: MOT today <gulp>
« Reply #13 on: 16 November 2010, 18:44:47 »
Lets hope its a decent idler arm and not a shitty pattern item
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Re: MOT today <gulp>
« Reply #14 on: 16 November 2010, 18:46:16 »
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Despite all our hopes and wishes the news is not good.  :(

Not bad, but not good.

It's failed on both rear springs snapped and steering idler wear, which is odd as I wasn't aware of any handling issues.

As much as I would have liked to sort it myself, I don't have the time and , more to the point, I don't have the facilities.

So it is still in the garage, they have the springs, but the idler won't arrive until tomorrow.

I must say the garage I use is pretty good, very reasonable price-wise. Needless to say it is NOT a Vauxhall stealer! I'll update further tomorrow when I know more.

Ho hum.....


Disappointing news DJ but at least the defective parts will soon be changed and you'll have a fresh MOT. 8-) :y :y
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