Buying Spares and Repair and Emissions testing at home

[felixflyer]

Hi

I am toying with the idea of buying cars spares and repair on ebay, fixing them up and selling them on. I have seen lots going cheap as MOT failures and a large number of these seem to have failed on emissions.

The owners don't know what to do and don't want to throw money at it so just put it up for auction as spares and repair.

Does anyone do this? Is there a bit of cash to be made? Not looking to do it full time but enjoy tinkering with cars so it would be more of a paying hobby.

Second question is can I get an emissions tester that I can use at home that gives reliable results compared to the MOT testing ones? I know there are various things that can be done to get through the emissions test and I have done this before by just taking a car for a good run. I would need an accurate way of testing though.

Regards

[felixflyer]

Thanks, I will have a look around.

It would be good to be able to test each time I try one of those easy fixes so I know what works.

[felixflyer]

Well like I said, I enjoy getting my hands dirty after a day spent staring at a screen but there is never enough tools in my garage so if I can make it pay for itself then thats fine.

Not looking to make a load of cash.

[felixflyer]

I take it that is a wind up.

Repairing basic stuff that a car has failed its MOT on before being put back through the test is hardly rocket science is it.

If a replaced Lambda sensor causes a mass pile up then all DIY mechanics should be banned.