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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: gixer1400 on 12 November 2010, 19:00
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hi all have recently bought my 1st gti a 1989 small bumper mk2 5 door in black 5mth tax 11 mth mot for a meger £535 ,prob is that considering the mot was done recently i've found an awful lot of problems , duff shocks thin brakes, dodgy lights and rusty floorpan with holes that i made with my finger ( strong fingers) as its private anything i can do ??? gutted :cry:
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Sorry to hear that. Looking on the plus side, there is lots of stuff that needs to be fixed. At least from now on you'll know the true condition of the car all the new stuff on it.
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thanks for being positive :smiley
and as is good and original inside no huge speaker holes and with standard teardrop alloys i guess it will be worth the extra time and money i need to spend :cool:.
will post some pictures when it comes back from the welders , after a good polish of course.
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At the end of the day private sale means no comeback.
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http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Mot/DG_4022113
At the end of the day private sale means no comeback.
Not really
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i realize its a private sale ( buyer beware ) but can anything be done about the mot station that passed this obvious fail ????? :huh:
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Hate to say it BUT;
You Payze Your Money - You-ze take's You're Chance....
You will find it hard to prove that The MOT station did one over you!! :lipsrsealed:
You will just have to put it right and have some fun doing it - all part of the fun owning a 20 Year old car!!!
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i realize its a private sale ( buyer beware ) but can anything be done about the mot station that passed this obvious fail ????? :huh:
Yes. Been there. Done that. Got his ticket removed. Phone the Ministry Of Transport (MOT) and report your findings. They will want to inspect the car at a garage local to you with the person who certified the MOT present.
I bought a beamer and the horn did not even work, the exhaust manifold was blowing and the emissions were sky high. The MOT inspectorate then proceeded to rip the car to shreds as they found the sills were rotted out and unsafe.
Obviously the dealer had something going with the garage that did the MOT. Needless to say, I shifted that car on pronto by way of an auction. Lost a lot of money. :sad:
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Without wanting to sound an arse, but do you lot actually check cars before they buy them??? When I spend my hard earned on a car, it gets a thorough going over. I always take a clued up pal too so he finds the stuff I don't.
I'd be poking the floor pan while I was looking before I buy, not after I had handed over money and got the vehicle home!!
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Yes. But this was 13 years ago when I had less of a clue than I do now.. And if a car has a 12 month ticket on it, you assume that it needs no welding.
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yes you are right ,i should have given it a much tougher check and taken a mate along to hold me back :embarassed: the recent mot pointed to a good car but the price should have given it away :sad:
next time will be different; but i probably won't get rid of it as it will be a well sorted car when its all finished :cool:
we all learn the hard way !!!!!!
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i realize its a private sale ( buyer beware ) but can anything be done about the mot station that passed this obvious fail ????? :huh:
Have you looked at the link that I posted???
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hi yes i looked at the link, thanks thats very useful :smiley: will be having it looked at on monday and will contact the guy who passed it too.
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talked to the garage that passed my car, manager was cacking himself when i told him of the problems :smug: after an inspection said all will be repaired at their expense :grin: :grin:
but will still have it checked over after to make sure its all safe and secure :smiley: result
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:afro:
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Nice result and good for you :smiley:
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Good result :afro:
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Good result for you. Hope the owner reprimands the initial tester too...