MOT result

[jazzygm]

 :'(

Went in for its MOT today, didnt think it would do too badly.....
Excessive play in steering rack
Offside Headlamp insecure
Corrosion offside floorpan
Corrosion nearside rear wheel arch
Corrosion near rear suspension mount
Corrosion near rear seatbelt harness.
 

They reckon im looking at at least 300 for the welding    :'(

Doesn't look like I'll be getting the cold start problem sorted.... dont even have enough room on the credit card to cover that at the moment! Won't have the car back till Tuesday earliest either    :'(

Seriously considering selling it now 

[benjam_in]

take it to a local garage they are class at mots! i know its a pain in the butt failing on things like that and your thinking y cant they just pretend its not there but the mot is in place not only for your safety but for the saftey of your passengers and other road users to!

[Gambit]

bizarre that its the nearside that has all the problems, its usually the offside that rots around the fuel flap then spreads outwards!!

your cold start will just be the temp sender i bet

[16v Matt]

I know its a pain in the ass now matey, but its sorted now & you ain't going to have to worry about it anymore. Somtimes it just comes with teritory mate.

I had to have my suspension replaced for my mot, new rear caliper & some other bits & bobs all in all the whole lot cost me somwhere in the region of ?650. But i know it'll be cool next time round. & i still need my stem seals doing!!!!

[jazzygm]

I know, I knew when I bought it I'd be in for a rough ride, just not this expensive a rough ride!!! 

But either keep it or not I'm gonna have to have this work done, so I might as well find some cash (guess who leaves their job on monday  :-[ ) and think about it next year 

Looks like im gonna be working like a dog at uni to keep this car alive 
one day it'll be mint though  ..... (in a time far far away......)

P.S. its already started around the fuel filler..... but they didnt pickup on that one!

[16v Matt]

Yeah but when you've got it mint just think of the satisfaction

Stick at it matey.

[Gambit]

if its started going round the fuel filler then i would get the car up on a jack and have a good prod around the inner arch just to make sure it isnt rottin away

i checked mine recently to find it was being held together by the under seal basically!

[vixteris]

sorry to hear that jazz.  u havent had it long either have u 

good luck getting it sorted,  sometimes it pays to spread out the work over the year, then next mot it will cost alot less    (coming from someone that was quoted 1k to get the cab thru the mot  )

[jazzygm]

nope, not had it long at all! 

Will get a job and start saving! Hopefully have a couple of G's in the bank by next summer so I can get all the bodywork sorted out. I hope. otherwise I'll have to dry store it somewhere and get a sh!tter run around (again!)