Mot - Passes With No Problems

[Penguin2007]

Hi Fellow Drivers

 

Hand on heart yesterday, Wednesday, as the Delta went off for the MOT.

Have not covered the distance for a service, so just put an injector cleaner in, with less than half a tank of diesel, to clean any contamination on them.

 

Passed with no problems [ - compared to Bravo that had a brake disc (outside rim prominent on the fronts - put down to soft cast discs by FIAT)].

 

Hopefully twelve months of none stress free driving.

 

Penguin

 

 

 

[stuartmunn]

My ones first MOT is due in two weeks.

 

I always use my council MOT station, they dont have any interest in getting work from the MOT so reckon there is a fairer chance of a pass. I dont think there are any issues with my car anyway.

[Rossocorsa]

mine passed without problems although I got an advisory on front tyre wear when they had about 4k of meat left on them, my local garage is great but he is really fussy wish he'd calm down on advisories a bit as they downgrade the vehicle history.   

[Nello]

Mine passed last Friday - needed new front discs and pads which have been done and an advisory that the back box is showing signs of corrosion. Mate of mine owns Motor Mech in Birmingham who I can reccomend to anyone. Italian car specialist who made his name in cheaper cambelt changes on Fiat Coupes (they were £1K from a dealer!) Right next to the Bull Ring though be warned anything you spend on your car your Mrs will seek revenge in Selfridges next door!

Edited March 29, 2015 by Nello

[Rossocorsa]

you done a big mileage? my super picky local garage thought my discs were ok and he didn't comment on the exhaust at ether MOT or service. I believe the exhausts are dual skinned so it may not be as bad as it looks

[Penguin2007]

Have no problem with the Mrs at Selfridges - ex now of 7 years plus!

 

What mileage have you on your car Nello?

 

My discs have a bit of the 'rust rim' but appear like new - 20k miles and hopefully will last a few more miles.

 

I thought that the down pipes were a bit noisy, and asthmatic - but the car came back with the 'fault solved' - probably just a tighten up on the down pipes from the engine. No faults on advisory - clean bill of health.

 

Will revert to my local Man in his Garage for the next one, I had a 'free' MOT with the garage that I bought from. Won't be back to pay main / dealer prices next year!

 

I put a complete set of new boots on, earlier in the winter - three rims from my car and an odd one from a second car - interestingly enough I had three different tyres on three rims, with the fourth rim having had puncture repair.

 

Hopefully 12 months of hassle free driving and the 20K service next time round.

 

 

 

She looks really cool at the moment - having had a really good wash and brush up, black plastic mopped up with car plan blacker .... 

Only thing that I'm annoyed with, is the lip of the front edge of roof above the windscreen - complete wsh & brush up, to return home with the first mossy bodies of the year, encrusting the gap! Looks naff on the white paint job.

 

Stuart - where do i find the council MOT station? Are you in England? or Scotland?

 

Rosso - is yours a petrol or diesel?

 

Penguin

[Rossocorsa]

Diesel

[Nello]

Mines on 35k now - 1.4 MultiAir Petrol. The Discs were the factory ones - I'll be changing the rears later this year as well. My front boots replaced in the New Year were the first tyres the car has had as well so not done too bad TBH

[Penguin2007]

My logic in the replacement of all four, was the different tread and therefore grip levels.

It was also a good move, in that one of the tyres had been punctured and plug repaired.

 

At least I now have the confidence that all four boots i) grip the same, ii) have no hidden treasures & iii) they look better on the car.

 

I hope that someone will discover my rim on the forum and return it to me - however, if it was a puncture in a car pool (mine is from the WN pool that went out in May / June 2012 to discerning motorists) it may have been a damaged rim. I don't have a Mickey Mouse spare, only a gel and hope that I will never ever have to use it. Apparently they mess the rims up and as I am in a 'drive you home' under any circumstances rescue policy with Mondial, hopefully I won't have to risk it.

 

 

Its interesting that gels are not used in rally cars - for which they were first invented.

 

Penguin

[Rossocorsa]

Mines on 35k now - 1.4 MultiAir Petrol. The Discs were the factory ones - I'll be changing the rears later this year as well. My front boots replaced in the New Year were the first tyres the car has had as well so not done too bad TBH

my car seems to be on original discs and pads at 30+k (i don't recall exact miles and can't be bothered to go and look!), however it had two new front tyres before I bought it at only 10k which were Avons and recently, at about 31000, replaced them again this time with Goodyear efficient grip performance which I have to say suit it much better giving a smoother, quieter ride. After my initial doubts about the car after two years it is now starting to get the familiar feel of a nicely worn in set of old slippers!  

[Nello]

Yes I put those Goodyears on Rosso  Much quieter

[stuartmunn]

Have no problem with the Mrs at Selfridges - ex now of 7 years plus!

 

What mileage have you on your car Nello?

 

My discs have a bit of the 'rust rim' but appear like new - 20k miles and hopefully will last a few more miles.

 

I thought that the down pipes were a bit noisy, and asthmatic - but the car came back with the 'fault solved' - probably just a tighten up on the down pipes from the engine. No faults on advisory - clean bill of health.

 

Will revert to my local Man in his Garage for the next one, I had a 'free' MOT with the garage that I bought from. Won't be back to pay main / dealer prices next year!

 

I put a complete set of new boots on, earlier in the winter - three rims from my car and an odd one from a second car - interestingly enough I had three different tyres on three rims, with the fourth rim having had puncture repair.

 

Hopefully 12 months of hassle free driving and the 20K service next time round.

 

 

 

She looks really cool at the moment - having had a really good wash and brush up, black plastic mopped up with car plan blacker .... 

Only thing that I'm annoyed with, is the lip of the front edge of roof above the windscreen - complete wsh & brush up, to return home with the first mossy bodies of the year, encrusting the gap! Looks naff on the white paint job.

 

Stuart - where do i find the council MOT station? Are you in England? or Scotland?

 

Rosso - is yours a petrol or diesel?

 

Penguin

Council MOT station... I just googled my local council and MOT ...

 

I think quite a few councils do their own vehicles MOT's  so as part of getting authorised for MOT... they have to allow the general public to use the facility.

 

I live in Stonehaven, Scotland ...

 

[stuartmunn]

Yes I put those Goodyears on Rosso  Much quieter

 

I have just put some on my Delta,,, nice tyres ..  looking for a set of nice alloys now for my Delta and will put some winter tyres on the steel wheels ready for next year.

 

Mind you its actually snowing here in Aberdeen today ! About our 3rd snowfall this "winter" though I guess it must be springtime ...

[Penguin2007]

Hi Stuart

 

No council run MOT stations in Northamptonshire - probably a sell off with the last (conservative) run county council.

 

I had my MOT done at the selling dealer, commenting on the fact that any major repairs (if any) would be done by the Chrysler warrantee.

 

No black smoke from the Office and drove the car away an hour & the printing time later.

What annoys me, is that they can charge you £60 (ablate via a 'free MOT voucher'), whereas the local garage down the road charges £30.

 

I thought that all MOTs were supposed to be the same price (within the categories) etc

 

 

Yet another method of milking the motorist for the pocket full of ever decreasing bank notes.

 

I will not be, therefore, using the facility next time around.

 

 

I also like the 20K servicing! At least I did not have to pay for an expensive dealer service - and its the short service next time round - hopefully a cheaper option.

Lets me fill my piggy bank up for the big one, at my privateer garage down the road.

 

:-)

 

We did have hail stones last week - but no real snow since start of february.

[Rossocorsa]

Independant garages charge less than Max for MOT to help bring in business, biggest cost of doing service at a main dealers is the parts cost you can buy genuine fiat parts outside the fiat network for a lot less than fiat list prices.

[stuartmunn]

MOT'd last week but failed ...  Turns out I had a broken offside rear coil spring... It was replaced under warranty but this involved a 15 mile trip to the official local Chrysler Dealer in Kemnay ... as the Aberdeen Arnold Clark service centre were not allowed to do it.  Seems bonkers. Anyway very impressed by the Kemnay chrysler jeep dealer ...friendly and helpful bunch. Then back to Arnold Clark in Aberdeen for re-test.  They then forgot to complete the rest of the work i asked them to do.  !! bloody pain. So now I plan on centring my steering wheel myself.