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I went to see a bmw 2004 320i auto car with just 54 k mileage yesterday quoting 2,500 pounds
The car had the following advisory on last mot
how serious are they and how much would it cost to get it sorted?
The windscreen he said he would get it sorted from insurance company
nearside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
offside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'a' (8.3.1d)
rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
nail in offside front tyre
under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
front discs lipped
Thanks
The car had the following advisory on last mot
how serious are they and how much would it cost to get it sorted?
The windscreen he said he would get it sorted from insurance company
nearside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
offside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'a' (8.3.1d)
rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
nail in offside front tyre
under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
front discs lipped
Thanks
Sounds like a pedant for a tester.
Pretty much every car on the road will have slight play in front suspension arms. You might need to replace the arms or bushes in the next year £150 - £200 a side.
Windscreen could be insurance but be sure that the damage happened after you bought the car / insured it. Existing damage won't be covered. Cost your excess £75?
New plates are £15
Undertrays standard fit - stupid comment by the tester IMO
Front discs get 'lipped' pretty quickly. How thin they are is the key. Probably £250 - £300 for a garage to put new discs and pads on
Pretty much every car on the road will have slight play in front suspension arms. You might need to replace the arms or bushes in the next year £150 - £200 a side.
Windscreen could be insurance but be sure that the damage happened after you bought the car / insured it. Existing damage won't be covered. Cost your excess £75?
New plates are £15
Undertrays standard fit - stupid comment by the tester IMO
Front discs get 'lipped' pretty quickly. How thin they are is the key. Probably £250 - £300 for a garage to put new discs and pads on
ukessex09 said:
I went to see a bmw 2004 320i auto car with just 54 k mileage yesterday quoting 2,500 pounds
The car had the following advisory on last mot
how serious are they and how much would it cost to get it sorted?
The windscreen he said he would get it sorted from insurance company
nearside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
offside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'a' (8.3.1d)
rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
nail in offside front tyre
under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
front discs lipped
Thanks
The car had the following advisory on last mot
how serious are they and how much would it cost to get it sorted?
The windscreen he said he would get it sorted from insurance company
nearside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
offside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'a' (8.3.1d)
rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
nail in offside front tyre
under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
front discs lipped
Thanks
toerag said:
ukessex09 said:
under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
And its nice for an MOT to be carried out properly for once
toerag said:
ukessex09 said:
under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
https://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/horror-story-...
TooMany2cvs said:
...and this is why...
https://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/horror-story-...
and from that linkhttps://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/horror-story-...
"Tim says he was using the shaker plates on his ATL and initially thought the observed play was because of wear in the wishbone bushes. But closer inspection showed it to actually be the sub-frame moving"
not a million miles from
"nearside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
offside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
"
brman said:
and from that link
"Tim says he was using the shaker plates on his ATL and initially thought the observed play was because of wear in the wishbone bushes. But closer inspection showed it to actually be the sub-frame moving"
not a million miles from
"nearside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
offside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
"
I'm sure it's just fine... It's not as if E46s carried the E36's reputation for rot onwards, now is it...?"Tim says he was using the shaker plates on his ATL and initially thought the observed play was because of wear in the wishbone bushes. But closer inspection showed it to actually be the sub-frame moving"
not a million miles from
"nearside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
offside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
"
Spooky - read this last week on the subject of undertrays. You can certainly ignore those two advisories!
https://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/giving-the-ri...
https://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/giving-the-ri...
this is the quote i got to fix the issues nearly touching 1k!!
nearside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2) Replacement £150
offside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2) Replacement £150
rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d) Replacement £10
nail in offside front tyre Needs to be removed and the tyre plugged. If that doesn;t work, new tyre £100.
under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components Brake pipes could be rusty. 300
engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay front discs lipped
Needs new front discs and pads: about £250
nearside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2) Replacement £150
offside front lower suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2) Replacement £150
rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d) Replacement £10
nail in offside front tyre Needs to be removed and the tyre plugged. If that doesn;t work, new tyre £100.
under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components Brake pipes could be rusty. 300
engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay front discs lipped
Needs new front discs and pads: about £250
GroundEffect said:
toerag said:
ukessex09 said:
under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
And its nice for an MOT to be carried out properly for once
Not a pedantic tester, just a thorough one
mikeyr said:
Spooky - read this last week on the subject of undertrays. You can certainly ignore those two advisories!
https://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/giving-the-ri...
only ignore them if you are happy they are not hiding anything. As with anything, go in with your eyes open https://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/giving-the-ri...
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