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Title: Wish me luck.
Post by: Horney on 23 October 2006, 22:48
The bag o sh!te has just been dropped of at the garage for it's MOT.

It's totally gonna fail, I never had a car pass first time in 11 years of driving and it's always something bloody cheap in parts but a sod of a job.

Anyone care to guess what it'll fail on tomorrow?

I'll post up the result tomorrow at about 11am!

Nick
Title: Re: Wish me luck.
Post by: Neaty on 23 October 2006, 23:50
good luck

err, brake hoses i reckon!

wot do i win if i am right?
Title: Re: Wish me luck.
Post by: >>Mart<< on 24 October 2006, 07:17
be positive buddy

i would say the emissions are out and suspension bushes
Title: Re: Wish me luck.
Post by: Daz... on 24 October 2006, 08:11
err....binding front caliper


good luck!
Title: Re: Wish me luck.
Post by: Horney on 24 October 2006, 10:58
Well it failed on NSR handbrake not working at all and two bulbs. Not too bad but I'm still cross as I fixed the OSR handbrake and thought the NSR was OK!

Also today the Mrs's mini decides to snap a balljoint and chuck it's wheel up into the wing and A panel. About £500 worth of damage. Arrrrggghhhh I hate cars!

Nick
Title: Re: Wish me luck.
Post by: Daz... on 24 October 2006, 11:03
Got away lightly on the MOT then, at least it's not a big job to do!

That sounds painful on the mini tho... :shocked: Hope who ever was driving is ok
Title: Re: Wish me luck.
Post by: Horney on 24 October 2006, 11:16
Mrs Horney is Ok although upset at the damage to her pride and joy and incandesant with rage towards me for not investigating the knocking noise she heard last week. Yup it's all my fault as usual!

Nick
Title: Re: Wish me luck.
Post by: Daz... on 24 October 2006, 11:37
Glad the Mrs is ok.

and she's right...it's all your fault  :huh:

altho you could have checked the knocking noise, or at least pretended to :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Wish me luck.
Post by: Dinky on 24 October 2006, 12:28
yeah..gotta agree with the missus im afraid horney! :laugh:

not bad for the golf..just watch out for the third thing as they say it comes in threes!

Dinx :kiss:
Title: Re: Wish me luck.
Post by: Horney on 24 October 2006, 13:24
Quote from: Dinx on 24 October 2006, 12:28
yeah..gotta agree with the missus im afraid horney! :laugh:

not bad for the golf..just watch out for the third thing as they say it comes in threes!

Dinx :kiss:

Meh! She's always moaning it's not right, I have had the wheels off about 4 times in the last month and checked things over and found nowt wrong. I thought she was making it up. I've spoken to the garage where it was dropped off and the guy has told me the balljoint failed and sheared off. Nothing to do with me, it's a faulty part!

Nick
Title: Re: Wish me luck.
Post by: Len on 24 October 2006, 13:48
No excuses!

And ya should have checked the bulbs before MOT!!!

Look mate women are always right! The sooner you accept that the easier your life will be! :laugh:
But ya can get one over on them now and again!
Title: Re: Wish me luck.
Post by: Horney on 24 October 2006, 14:46
Quote from: Len405 on 24 October 2006, 13:48
No excuses!

And ya should have checked the bulbs before MOT!!!

Look mate women are always right! The sooner you accept that the easier your life will be! :laugh:
But ya can get one over on them now and again!

How true fella!

I did check the bulbs at the weekend. One of em is the number plate light, works most of the time but sometimes not, a quick thump sorts it. Clearly today it decided not to work. THe other bulb is one of my indicators has burnt too much of the orange paint of the actual bulb and is too white. TBH I checked it in bright sunlight and it looked OK to me.

Ah well not a huge list so I should manage alright.

Not like the mini which needs a lot of work, just been sent the pics and it looks like it's been in a front 1/4 smash, it's a right mess!

Nick