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Old 09-06-2008   #1 (Post Link)
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MOT on Thursday

This will be my first one with the Sprint, fingers crossed she'll pass
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Re: MOT on Thursday

Good luck Mark... Hope all goes well
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Re: MOT on Thursday

Good luck Mark
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Re: MOT on Thursday

good luck mark, shouldn't be too much wrong i hope
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Re: MOT on Thursday

Good Luck.......... It's always stressy.

The Mechanic I use picks mine up and brings it back........... Problem is, he's one of those blokes who only ever has one facial expression......... A sort of pained / constipation type look .... So I never know what to expect when he comes back with my cars........

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Re: MOT on Thursday

Thanks guys. I gut feeling is that it should pass ok but I always get a bit nervous when the MOT comes around!!
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Re: MOT on Thursday

they doing it at your work mark? not that you should be looking for any favours in getting it passed, just you don't want anyone seeing an old alfa turn up and go ballistic prodding around and scraping away at the underseal
you should be fine, don't worry
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Re: MOT on Thursday

Yeah I'm having it done at work. Hope they go easy on her, I've watched them do MOT's before with their little hammers in their hands
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Good luck mate
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Re: MOT on Thursday

Good luck - mines 18 years old and passed first time so its definitely possible!
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Re: MOT on Thursday

She's passed!!

Nothing major, drivers front tyre almost down to 1.6mm, emissions a little high, requires a bit of welding on the spare wheel well where the towing eye is and a little bit of play in the rear wheel bearings.
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Re: MOT on Thursday

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She's passed!!

Nothing major, drivers front tyre almost down to 1.6mm, emissions a little high, requires a bit of welding on the spare wheel well where the towing eye is and a little bit of play in the rear wheel bearings.
Easy jobs mate..........

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Re: MOT on Thursday

Excellent news Mark!
My projects are on hold at the moment as domestic things have been a priority!
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Re: MOT on Thursday

Great news
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Re: MOT on Thursday

Thanks guys

I thought that the emissions would be a bit high as it runs a bit rich

Here the rust on the spare wheel well. He felt it with his finger and his finger almost went through!

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Re: MOT on Thursday

all fit for another year
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well done Mark.
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Re: MOT on Thursday

That's a relief Mark Now you have some patching to do.
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