State of play with my suspension/bushes - Don't know what to make of it

[richw911]

Wonder if anyone knows for sure.  I checked the bushes earlier and they look pretty good!

prob have play in them tho 

on a car with only 29K on the clock??    mind you given the state of the dog bone mount what did the previous do to the poor car? 

Yeah true  Ha, how was that dogbone worse than mine with 100k less on the clock?? 

[Rhyso]

Wonder if anyone knows for sure.  I checked the bushes earlier and they look pretty good!

prob have play in them tho 

on a car with only 29K on the clock??    mind you given the state of the dog bone mount what did the previous do to the poor car? 

Yeah true  Ha, how was that dogbone worse than mine with 100k less on the clock?? 

looked like it had been melted!! 

[bobbarley]

Looking through the old service documents.  for YEARS there's been play on the NSF wheel bearing, and the guys never had it fixed. 

New brake servo and brake cylinder in 2005.  Cambelt and tensioner replaced ob 10/07/07, not the water pump though.

[bobbarley]

Ok, whilst the car was with Awesome, I got them to take a look at the wishbones etc etc.  Their professional opinion was that they were "f**ked".

The wishbones and bushes are totally worn, which as a result has ruined my anti roll bar and associated bushes.

£274.48 to replace the wishbones and bushes
£474.23 to replace the wishbones, bushes and anti roll bar.

 

[Horney]

Ouch!

Nick

[bobbarley]

I've no idea how this wasn't picked up at the last MOT, which was carried out by the garage I bought the car from.  I'm thinking they didn't do a real MOT, just put it through as a pass so I'd buy the car.

[Rhyso]

I've no idea how this wasn't picked up at the last MOT, which was carried out by the garage I bought the car from.  I'm thinking they didn't do a real MOT, just put it through as a pass so I'd buy the car.

were they not even advisories?? 

are those prices for upgraded bits or just standard bits?

[bobbarley]

The MOT had no advisores, but the year before there were a few, not wishbones related.  Which is why I think the garage got a dud MOT done.

Those prices are for standard parts I think, I didn't actually ask.

[bobbarley]

I think I could save money buying the parts myself?

[Rhyso]

I think I could save money buying the parts myself?

yep for sure