Realy pleased

rossnunn · Unread post by **rossnunn** » 18 Aug 2006, 20:54

Our trusty Xantia, the 1.8 16v has just passed its MOT.

We bought it with 41k on it & has now done 92k, being used everyday & as a load lugger.

Only thing it needed was 1 tyre & a drop link, not bad for a 10 year old motor. 8)

_kid_ · Unread post by **_kid_** » 20 Aug 2006, 00:14

Well done

On the topic of mots i have found the council run mots are the fairest, none of this that need doing this needs doing nonsense. They are 100% and don’t do repairs, thus the are impartial. My local one is £40 plus a full 7-day retest, came in useful this year! But never had a problem with them.

rossnunn · Unread post by **rossnunn** » 20 Aug 2006, 01:45

its funny some stations do not offer a free retest nowadays.
My MOT man is very fair, if the sidelight bulb is out, he'll replace it (or give it a nudge)
The only thing he asks is that the car is clean inside & out before he takes a look, can't ask fairer than that.

Mandrake · Unread post by **Mandrake** » 20 Aug 2006, 01:48

You guys pay £40 for an MOT check ?

And here was me grumbling when I got my last warrant of fitness (as it's called over here) and the price had crept up to $43. (£16.5) And we get free 28 day retests.

My Xantia flew through without any comments apart from the guy saying "sweet as"

It's the first car I've ever owned where there wasn't a warning about something or other at every test...

And I agree about going to a testing station who don't have any vested interest in offering repair services...

Regards,
Simon

Unread post by **Peter.N.** » 20 Aug 2006, 08:54

I just paid £44.00 for mine! But my chap is also very fair, he doesn't fail it on niggly things and also allows me time to do any necessary repairs and take it back.

JohnD · Unread post by **JohnD** » 20 Aug 2006, 09:14

It's so easy for British MOT stations to keep a steady flow of work going into their workshops. I much prefer the Spanish system. You take your car to the local ITV, it's inspected and if it doesn't pass, you take it to a garage for repair - or DIY.

drpau · Unread post by **drpau** » 20 Aug 2006, 11:20

The MOT station I use now says that they were breaking the law by allowing a free retest (or recheck of a failed item) and that the car needs to be logged back on to the DVLA for the standard alotted time again should it fail the first time round. I might have to look somewhere else if this is just some blag to squeeze an extra 40 notes out of me should it fail! Theyve gone down hill there, - charged me 10 quid

to repair a puncture in a tyre the other week. WHat is the world coming to eh?

HST · Unread post by **HST** » 20 Aug 2006, 12:31

My 98 Xantia, 142K sailed through it's MOT - nothing even advised!

Clogzz · Unread post by **Clogzz** » 20 Aug 2006, 14:01

Mandrake wrote:me grumbling … the price had crept up to $43. (£16.5)

Probably twice a year in NZ ?

In Queensland, MOT only when the car changes ownership, or is brought in from another MOT territory.
Moved here from Sydney, a young mechanic probably struggling for a living passed the car with 4 baldies, saying they were ‘marginal’.

I’m so corrupt and full of ‘arrangements’ that when in Sydney, the car always passed, sometimes without even getting looked at.

Ross_K · Unread post by **Ross_K** » 20 Aug 2006, 14:13

It's €50 (£30) for a test every two years here in Ireland...

Unread post by **Peter.N.** » 20 Aug 2006, 15:25

If you have a really friendly garage they dont log in for the first test, they just look at it and tell you what wants doing, when you've done it, you take it back and then they log on. But there not all friendly!

rossnunn · Unread post by **rossnunn** » 20 Aug 2006, 19:43

Ours has just been set up, he's a old friend, & is using state of the art MOT stuff. When he inittally did the pre-mot for us he kept all the paperwork so I guess the suits can keep track with what hes upto.

Mandrake · Unread post by **Mandrake** » 21 Aug 2006, 00:59

Clogzz wrote:
Mandrake wrote:me grumbling … the price had crept up to $43. (£16.5)
Probably twice a year in NZ ?

Opps... forgot about that...it's every 6 months for a car over 3 years old...

(every 12 months for new cars, for the same cost)

Regards,
Simon