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Title: M.O.T !?!??!
Post by: spekky on 25 July 2005, 08:25

hi all welll been an interesting weekend got my porka rims on after a bit of shoe horning, took my car for an mot and the mot place refused to MOT the car, something about it being to low never had this problem in london.... Oh well back to the drawing board!! if anyone knows a good fair MOT station in northampton would they mind letting me know as cant see what the problem is it aint that low!! 90mm drop all round you can still get a jack under it :laugh:, Oh the joys of owning a modded dub hey ho!!!

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Post by: bretttuk on 25 July 2005, 09:39

Bet they were just a bunch of lazy b*stards anyway , never in my years of cars have i heard something so stupid.
Sure you will find one soon enough ...

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Post by: ...joe on 25 July 2005, 16:25

i've had that before, "can't get it on the ramps mate" bollocks!

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Post by: Agreeable Slick on 25 July 2005, 16:31

tell em to stick a couple of blocks of wood by the ramp and the front bumper spoiler is flexible enough not to be damaged.

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Post by: golfpro on 25 July 2005, 16:34

Iv heard that before, a guy i know had a 205 which aparantly failed its mot coz it was too low!?! is that bull sh!t or is that actually possible? cant see the problem myself, apart form the fact its a peugeot  :wink:

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Post by: spekky on 25 July 2005, 17:13

well put it this way when i had my scooby couldnt put that on the rollers to test brakes as it was 4 wheel drive but guy said they just drive it with some velocity meter or some sh!t to measure overall braking!! so WTF... so they cant get it on the rollers they can see how well looked after maintained it is should give em some Clue wouldnt be there if i didnt think it would pass!!!!... Come on Guys Fair MOT's for us modded Dubbers :shocked:

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Post by: kniterider on 26 July 2005, 10:31

i had similar when i mot's me bug last year, all was ok, but she was that low when she went to go on the brake test rollers the front beam bottomed out and the wheels werent even touching the rollers!! lol, so the geezer took some oldy worldy kinda compass/spirit level type thing on the passenger floor whilst he took for a spin, this equipment was used before 'rollers' were in force so i take it the garage you went to hasnt got any of the old kit for emergencey situation or there just being tw@ts!!

90mm aint to bad, me bug was 1" off the floor!!!

 :shocked:

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Post by: the.little.fox on 26 July 2005, 15:07

I fumming with Halfords at the mo.

They won't stick mine on the ramps and it's only lowered 40mm!

I tried getting them to use wood.... no such luck.....Bloody pussies!

I'm still cross with them and I took it there a week ago now.

Halfordss? I meant kwik fit.

the.little.fox x

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Post by: gibby on 27 July 2005, 09:29

Quote from: the.little.fox on 26 July 2005, 15:07

I fumming with Halfords at the mo.
They won't stick mine on the ramps and it's only lowered 40mm!

Some might see that as a blessing in disguise. :grin:

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Post by: [han] on 27 July 2005, 10:59

least your car won't take 3 attempts to pass an m.o.t!!! everytime they found mro wrong with my baby!!!  :undecided:

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Post by: monzablue16v on 27 July 2005, 14:30

I had the same problem with mine. Too low seems to be the favourite excuse so I got me C spanner out and wound my coilovers up right there in front of the ramp and said here it's not too f**king low now is it you spanner monkey passed 1st time :D :)

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Post by: golfpro on 27 July 2005, 15:28

nice touch monza!

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Post by: [han] on 27 July 2005, 16:07

everythings too much trouble forthem... they only want the money.. sod thework!!!  :shocked: