Had(and failed)my MOT today

[vwagain]

Had the dreaded MOT today and the car failed miserably

Rear beam bushes, both sides.
Front brake disks scored!!!!!!!!
Steering column bushes insecure 
Front suspension arm fecked!!
Front ball joint fecked(same side)
Both front sills corroded to excess!!!!?!!!?!!!!!?!!??!!!!?? 
Front wheel bearing fecked!!
And the obligatory, number plate light inop!!

That has to be the worst fail i have ever had on any car i have ever had!!!!!!!!!

Its the rusty sills that has pissed me off more than anything. It looks like someone has jacked the car up both sides with a trolley jack directly on the lip of the sills bending and splitting them in the process and causing the rot to set in   I'm so pissed off 

Ive been quoted £150 for labour plus parts. Which actually doesn't seem bad when i read back all that needs doing but I've known manager and most of the lads at the garage for about 10 years so im getting a trade price on the labour but its still a shock to the system i can tell you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stu 

[omg its aj]

Unlucky mate... atleast you can get it fixed cheap

[monzablue16v]

Gutted but thats damn cheap for all that work doing I was reading it waiting for the scrapyard in the sky storyline

[BigDaveC]

arrhhhh the joys of owning a car !  If you spend less than £500 a year on the car, you've got a good one !
and that seems a cheap bill to me btw !!

[vwagain]

Yeah i spose i should be happy at the price quoted, im just shocked at all the stuff it failed on!!!! And it'l be satisfying knowing the cars A1 when all the work is done

Stu

[BigDaveC]

that's mechanics for you. Sometimes people look for work thought too. !
I actully have had no probs whatsoever aprt from minor stuff. Full Vw S/H paid for by the previous owner !!

[vwagain]

that's mechanics for you. Sometimes people look for work thought too. !
I actully have had no probs whatsoever aprt from minor stuff. Full Vw S/H paid for by the previous owner !!

Na, ive known these guys since way back when i was in the motor trade my self and Dave the manager actualy expected me to be doing all the work myself but sadly i dont have the time to do major stuff anymore with the job i now have. And i dont have a workshop to do the work anymore   If it was later in the year with longer/warmer nights i would have done most of the stuff but i cant grumble at the price anyway.

Stu

[BigDaveC]

at least you know that the work has been done properly, and not bodged ! I 'm always looking faults !!

[vwagain]

at least you know that the work has been done properly, and not bodged ! I 'm always looking faults !!

Yeah i know what you mean. The thought of being ripped off always gets to me big time but i was actually stood watching and chatting to the chap doing the test and he pointed out every fail to me as he found it(i felt sicker and sicker by the minuet )

Stu

[BigDaveC]

look on the bright side, at least your car has the faults being found on it otherwise it's a death trap !