Roath MOT station?

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sorrento205

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2,870 posts

237 months

Saturday 18th December 2004
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anyone know of one, needs to be as close to albany road/newport road as possible so i can walk home in the cold weather and not freeze on the way!

cheers, meery christmas etc etc

sorrento205

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2,870 posts

237 months

Wednesday 22nd December 2004
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had my old corsa MOTd in fanny street, i found they were quite picky (maybe thats just me!) and bear in mind my 205 is 14 years old so chances it'll pass are 50/50 i think!

will check out Autolec on priest road, nice and close for me

cheers guys

sorrento205

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237 months

Wednesday 29th December 2004
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went to autolec today, booked in for 31st, first impressions are good, will know more in a couple days! fingers crossed!!!

sorrento205

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237 months

Friday 31st December 2004
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car failed, i knew it would. but i didnt know what it would be.

The list:

1. crack in rear numberplate
2. rear brakelines rubbing
3. headlights out of adjustment, one loose
4. rear beam shagged

my excuses:

1. its still in one piece, and even if it should break it would still be obvious that its a H. the cracked area is about 3% of whole plate!!
2. well they're braided hoses, im guessing when the suspension compresses the hose is forced to compress and move to one side. cant really say, i haven't seen the damage.
3. typical, had these on every mot ive ever had.
4. yeah i knew it was shagged, and was planning to change it over, but was told by a man in the know (AA recovery man & one half of an ex 205 rallyteam!) an MOT couldnt fail on it....

so anyway, i couldnt get to the garage before they closed at lunch so i have no car until tuesday now, and then got to sort out how to fix, and more importantly pay for all this work to be done.

merry bloody christmas and a glorious new year.

Ben

sorrento205

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Wednesday 5th January 2005
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all fixed and paid for. now i really know what its like to be a poor student bum