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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 8:33 PM
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Beany
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So then kids, it's time for my 'run on a shoestring performance car' MOT. Last year it was a whopping £600+ thanks to a shonky incompetent garage. This year it's in with My Good Friend Johnny May, whose band I have ferried around in times of vehicular need, and who is a very good friend of a very good friend. I'm expecting the front suspension needs working on and the ABS sensors tweeked/possibly replaced to pass as the ABS/TC light is on, which I'm aware of. These are the only known problems. Anyone care to guess the damage, strictly to pass the MOT? I say that as I really need a thermostat change, which may not be required for the MOT (he has a full tank of gas and instructions to thrash it if necessary), and I want him to evaluate the suspension as I think the dampers are all a little soft - a full swap over for OEM-equiv or Koni Yellows is a possibility depending on how flush I feel.
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 8:35 PM
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_Steveo_
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250 pounds cash Cheers Steve
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 8:37 PM
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Evostick
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Beany said... performance car
lol £187.00 + VAT
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 8:39 PM
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Alex88
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I reckon it's all fucked, like mine
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 8:40 PM
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McSwede
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Uneconomical to repair 
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 8:40 PM
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nuttinnew
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Hmm, you're making it sound like you're prepared for a big spend, but if it went straight through the mot would you renew the dampers etc anyway or just leave it for another year? I'm guessing it's either £0 or £value of the car.
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 8:43 PM
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nuttinnew
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NotoriousREV said... Fixed that for you. Yes, I'm in a cunty mood.
Well I've learnt something new today.
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 8:53 PM
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Zonda_
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Evostick said... Beany said... performance car
lol
This!
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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Marv
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All I know is Beany, it better be an interesting MOT result to make it thread-worthy....
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 9:03 PM
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nuttinnew
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NotoriousREV said... nuttinnew said... NotoriousREV said... Fixed that for you. Yes, I'm in a cunty mood.
Well I've learnt something new today.
Really?
Aye, that you have a non-cunty mood
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 9:19 PM
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£156.66
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 9:22 PM
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mik
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nuttinnew said... NotoriousREV said... nuttinnew said... NotoriousREV said... Fixed that for you. Yes, I'm in a cunty mood.
Well I've learnt something new today.
Really?
Aye, that you have a non-cunty mood
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 9:24 PM
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integrale_evo
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£300 Or about £30 worth of bits to fix it yourself.
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 9:28 PM
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mattcambs
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Anything more than a new bulb, do everyone a favour and scrap it. Hope it passes so you can keep enjoying it for what it is 
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 9:32 PM
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Beany
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Marv said... All I know is Beany, it better be an interesting MOT result to make it thread-worthy....
There are definitely some bits that need attention, that may or may not be MOT related, depending on what The Lovely Mr May has to say. And he is lovely. Nuttinnew - if it goes through at, say, a couple of hundred quid (it's not going to pass, I've accepted...), then as I've psychologically budgeted for last years MOT (£600+ by incompetent shysters that I couldn't sue for professionial reasons  ) then a new set of OEM-spec or better dampers (Koni Yelllows?) or perhaps a catback zorst may be on the cards. Just to make me feel better  Edit for MattCambs and presumably others - it's such a good allround car (performance jibes aside) that I'd gladly spend a few hundred quid to keep it on the road, TBH. otherwise, Mr May has a Polo going for £400 that I could use
Updated February 9, 2013 at 9:33 PM
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Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 10:23 PM
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nuttinnew
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 New dampers etc will refreshen it no end, hopefully then it'll only fail on things you are expecting or happy to spend money on anyway.
Rev; that's alright, I laugh myself sometimes...ain't a whole lot else you can do 
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