Lucky, or what?
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Lucky, or what?
Got the Xantia through the MoT, but what a fluke!
For over a month I could not get one rear door open, despite almost a full day, on-and-off, trying everything.
Then, three hours before the MoT appointment, I got it open again, albeit without central locking. Tried it three or four times, opened and shut ok.
Passed MoT yesterday.
Today the door is jammed again.
But I've got 2 years' MoT!
I'll have to get a new lock. Now I've worked out how to do it, it shouldn't be difficult.
For over a month I could not get one rear door open, despite almost a full day, on-and-off, trying everything.
Then, three hours before the MoT appointment, I got it open again, albeit without central locking. Tried it three or four times, opened and shut ok.
Passed MoT yesterday.
Today the door is jammed again.
But I've got 2 years' MoT!
I'll have to get a new lock. Now I've worked out how to do it, it shouldn't be difficult.
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So do my pre-MOT stress levels Peter I'm like an expectant father at MOT time. It takes weeks for my fingernails to recover..Peter.N. wrote:My pocket thinks its a good one
No, what I was getting at was safety issues. A car can deteriorate terribly in a year and go from being an MOT pass to a positive death-trap in that time, especially if the owner is not exactly enthusiastic about regular maintenance.
Just imagine how a car can deteriorate in two years, especially with the way the councils throw salt around like it's confetti these days.
Two year MOTs are great for us but not for the public at large.
Jim
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
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Mine seem to deteriorate more doing nothing Jim. My white one just failed and its only done about 2000 miles since last year. O/S drop link, both strut return pipes leaking, a rear tyre and horror of Horrors - some rust. Only a little patch on the rear subframe where I missed the oil!
Never had this trouble when I was doing 20k+ a year.
Peter
Never had this trouble when I was doing 20k+ a year.
Peter
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- My Cars: 2019 C5 Aircross 2litre diesel, auto.
2018 C4 Pic2 Spacetourer auto. Seems nice so far.
2019 C4 Cactus manual. Didn't like it, lots of niggling points. sold.
2011 C4 Picasso excl. - shaping up to be a disaster, bought June 2019. P/X'd
2009 Citroen C5 X7 exclusive, auto, LHD, 207500km (129000miles) now sold
Citroen Xsara Picasso excl. 2004 2.0 Hdi, RHD, 64000miles. (sold)
Citroen C3 Picasso excl. 2016. sold.
Two Xantias, one petrol, one diesel. sold.
In the past: Renault 16 (in about 1977, for a year). With front pass. seat out transported full bathroom suite from Cambridge to Derby!)
Renault 4TL (in 2011, for a year) - x 9
Bi annual MOT's cannot come soon enough for me !! I hate the annual ritual !
I think a bi annual test reflects the durability of modern cars.
I think a bi annual test reflects the durability of modern cars.
Now using '00 Xantia LX HDI, pov spec
My past Citroens :-
'00 Xantia SX HDI, now dead due to accident
'99 Xantia HDI 110 Exclusive, RIP
'97 Xantia TD SX
'96 Xantia TD LX
'96 ZX TD
'89 BX TD
'88 AX GT
'79 CX2400 Pallas (scrapped )
& a couple of Peugeots !
My past Citroens :-
'00 Xantia SX HDI, now dead due to accident
'99 Xantia HDI 110 Exclusive, RIP
'97 Xantia TD SX
'96 Xantia TD LX
'96 ZX TD
'89 BX TD
'88 AX GT
'79 CX2400 Pallas (scrapped )
& a couple of Peugeots !
In Spain the first MOT is at 3 years old and then every 2 years until the car's 10 years old and then it's every year. Unless it's one of those car/van things (berlingo etc), they have an MOT every 6 months! MOT place is government run so you never get the feeling the car's failed the MOT cos the garage wants the work. And the car is looked at through glass so they can't hit the underneath with a hammer! I think it would be a very bad idea to have them every 2 years. I reckon people are getting worse at looking after their cars as they seem to expect them to run for ever.
Fred, a silver 1998 1.9TD SX Xantia.
Gwin, a white 1994 1.1 AX.
Gwin, a white 1994 1.1 AX.
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18 months for a suspension bush I believe my XM's still have all original bushes and one has done nearly 300,000 miles - is that all they last on modern cars?rabenson wrote:One thing to consider is that the guidelines that the testers work to would probably be tightened if we went to a 2 year MOT - ie a suspension bush that would likely last for 18 months would become a fail maybe....
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I believe what rabenson meant was "last a further 18 months" ie could have be on the car for years but will need changing in 18 months time.Peter.N. wrote:18 months for a suspension bush I believe my XM's still have all original bushes and one has done nearly 300,000 miles - is that all they last on modern cars?rabenson wrote:One thing to consider is that the guidelines that the testers work to would probably be tightened if we went to a 2 year MOT - ie a suspension bush that would likely last for 18 months would become a fail maybe....
Peter
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