French cars - Failing MOTs

[Sulla]

I usually give mine the once around before the test but I always forget the Registration bulbs and it is always these which seem to cause mine to fail. The only other thing which has caused a failure was the reg plates in poor condition. Never had anything majorly mechanical cause a problem though.

[Napoleon]

What's a 'registration bulb'?

[CitroJim]

What's a 'registration bulb'?

They light up the V5C Tim....

[Napoleon]

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[CitroJim]

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The registration document...

[Bick]

maybe Citroëns fail on suspension because the average MOT tester aint got a clue wht they are looking at/for,

regards malcolm

you ant wrong mate they have little idea and are scared to death of xantia's and c5's.

anyways if your car fails the mot it should not be on the road - never had any vehicle of mine fail an mot.

[Napoleon]

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The registration document...

What's that got to do with bulbs?

[Xaccers]

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The registration document...

What's that got to do with bulbs?

Jim was making a pun.
What Sulla meant was the registration plate bulbs, at the back of the car that illuminate the number plate.

[CitroJim]

Jim was making a pun.
What Sulla meant was the registration plate bulbs, at the back of the car that illuminate the number plate.

Yes, exactly Don't worry Tim, my sense of humour is a bit wacky at times... You should hear what my girls have to say about it...

[Napoleon]

Jim was making a pun.
What Sulla meant was the registration plate bulbs, at the back of the car that illuminate the number plate.

Yes, exactly Don't worry Tim, my sense of humour is a bit wacky at times... You should hear what my girls have to say about it...

! I had a feeling there might have been a bit of fun being played out but I couldn't put my finger on it.

All is clear now!!!

[Sulla]

Clearer than my reg plate in the dark anyway

[waynedance]

I work at a test station and even I am amazed at what state people present their cars. Dropping car off for mot and getting a "I know there is a headlight out, may need a tyre (down to cords) brakes may fail as they make a noise when braking"

The problem with some folk is they see an mot as a service, I had folk come back a month later with grinding brakes saying "you only just mot'ed it".

[Citroenmad]

I can't remember the last time one of our French cars failed an MOT.

If people look after the cars and keep them in good condition, doing any maintenance when its required and checking their cars over, there would be less problems.

I have a suspicion that because French cars depreciate so quickly they are usually cheaper than rivals to get hold of. As they get older a lot of people dont want to spend money on older cars, especially if its not worth much, so the cars develop problems which are rarely sorted.

[Deanxm]

maybe Citroëns fail on suspension because the average MOT tester aint got a clue wht they are looking at/for,

regards malcolm

Yep, citrons fail in the hands of idiots for 3 things

Headlamp alignment.................because they dont test with the engine running
Rear brake efficiency................Citroens have a rather low brake application when unladen
Suspension................testers thinking because the suspension is soft the shocks have failed

There are also genuine reasons of course, strut return pipes are a big one.

The trouble with Citroens is they hold their value about as well as a lobster, you then end up with all the tight arses buying citoren secondhand because you get a lot of car for no money, being tight they then do not maintain the vehicle and so they fail mot's, if Honda sold mainly mpvs and cars for girls and they were worth 20p after 3 years they would end up topping the chart for mot fails as well.

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[Citroenmad]

The trouble with Citroëns is they hold their value about as well as a lobster, you then end up with all the tight arses buying Citroën secondhand because you get a lot of car for no money, being tight they then do not maintain the vehicle and so they fail mot's, if Honda sold mainly mpvs and cars for girls and they were worth 20p after 3 years they would end up topping the chart for mot fails as well.

D

Yep, exactly what I was getting at