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I take mine to an MOT only centre. They have no incentive to fail a car to create work for themselves as don't do any other jobs. They won't even recommend a garage to take it to. They are tough but fair and I like it that way.
Council MOT centres are good for that. Usually have to book a decent bit in advance though. Mine passed this year, but it's only done 8000 miles in 4 years.
Funnilly enough my dad's car always fails on something when he takes it in- tyres, wipers, pads, every consumable they can think of. When I take it in, in my manky garage clothes, it always passes. It's [i]almost[/i] like doddery old dudes get taken for a ride, while they know they can't do the same to people covered in oil. He won't let me take it to the trustworthy garage I use, because quote, "they know me at my place". Yes. Yes they do. ****s.
I bought a Gen 7 celica a couple of weeks ago, had been parked up for 8 months. New front spring, wheel bearing and a droplink and it passed it's mot this morning.
£500 all in, car plus not plus the parts O fitted 🙂
Just to make you all feel a bit better the other halfs horse box is off for its test next week , with lane fees and the rest a clean pass will still be £200 Ish
put my 1993 Mk1 MX-5 in last week. Given she's got twin carbs, 4-1 header, straight through exhaust fitted and she 'runs a bit rich' was worried she'd struggle on emissions. Failed on a non-functional wiper pump. Easily sorted and then passed with 0 advisories - ended up about 1/8th of the cost I thought it might be...
Not my favourite time of year.
Hoping to get my Scimitar SST turbo motted this week, it's been layed up for two years, just got to get new/old petrol tank on and pray the B***** will start.
If it gives me any grief, it'll be on the bay by next wkend.