Your most expensive MOT?
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Expensive month this one. Both cars to tax and the Volvo has just failed it's MOT to the tune of £420.
Now, I don't mind paying out for things that you notice and know need doing but I drove the car in to the garage and it felt fine. I drive it out and it feels the same but my overdraft is now in full use....arrrse!!
I know I have paid over the odds by using a local garage, just because it was convenient.
2002 V70 D5 by the way. Failed on front ball joints and drop links, headlights aligned and new bulbs plus an issue with the rear wash wipe fixed. 4 hours labour at £45/hr (ex vat). 4 hours! pfft.
I will take it my trusted chaps next time!
What's your most expensive MOT cost you?
Now, I don't mind paying out for things that you notice and know need doing but I drove the car in to the garage and it felt fine. I drive it out and it feels the same but my overdraft is now in full use....arrrse!!
I know I have paid over the odds by using a local garage, just because it was convenient.
2002 V70 D5 by the way. Failed on front ball joints and drop links, headlights aligned and new bulbs plus an issue with the rear wash wipe fixed. 4 hours labour at £45/hr (ex vat). 4 hours! pfft.
I will take it my trusted chaps next time!
What's your most expensive MOT cost you?
On my mk1 Clio which I promptly crashed the day after 
Still drove fine though luckily...
If I did I'm sure I would have told you lot about it In around 2007 the 944 went for an MOT & comprehensively failed on rear suspension mountings. A week later a Pork specialist had air sawed off both sills, a lot of inner sill including seat belt mounts 
Several weeks later I collected it with a new MOT & a bill for close to £1400. The wife still reminds me of this every now & again 
Several weeks later I collected it with a new MOT & a bill for close to £1400. The wife still reminds me of this every now & again dave_s13 said:
You're making me feel better.
Not you B'stard Child...you bstd.
Sorry - I realise I may not have helpedNot you B'stard Child...you bstd.
Still I insured the 7 two weeks ago (£470) Mot'd it same day (£50) Taxed it (£210) drove it 23 miles then broke it (ooops my mistake) and so far it's cost me £390 in parts and it's still not fully fixed so it's not just MOT cost is it
....that can wait a bit though.£380 ish on the BMW split propshaft doughnut... Aparently it's not an MOT test item but it had split to being dangerous (saw the offending part) so happy it was fixed well replaced but not over the moon about the money.
Before that it was £250 needed new brake hoses all round aparently he found a crack in one of the hoses ... I asked forcthe offending parts... I twisted them to near breaking point in front of the tester I couldn't see anything wrong.
Before that it was £250 needed new brake hoses all round aparently he found a crack in one of the hoses ... I asked forcthe offending parts... I twisted them to near breaking point in front of the tester I couldn't see anything wrong.
Chris Peacock said:
My CTR failed 3 weeks ago on 4 tyres......
One was out of shape, two were bald on the inner edge (aggressive rear camber setup) and one had a split side wall.
Total bill for 4 new tyres, MOT and an oil change....£497..... 400 quid insurance the week prior....
Quite an expensive month.
poor show tyres are the simplest thing to check even for non pheaders. One was out of shape, two were bald on the inner edge (aggressive rear camber setup) and one had a split side wall.
Total bill for 4 new tyres, MOT and an oil change....£497..... 400 quid insurance the week prior....
Quite an expensive month.
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