MOT failure to scrap of fix?
Discussion
Hello all and sundry. Dropped the car off for an mot and it came back as a failure on the exhaust, wiper blades and most importantly the brakes. It drives like it always has and starts straight away and has no other problems but......the brakes failed the mot and he says he down't know which part is the problem so he will have to keep replacing bits till it is remedied.
My dilemma is do I cast it aside and replace it with something a bit newer which goes against my stance on this a bit of just treating cars like white goods and throwing them in the bin when they get tired. But then is it a big bill now to fix the brakes which feel fine and like they always have to me but he says will ned parts replacing till he finds the fault and the bill will just keep growing.
Also is it going to be a few hundred to fix or more, then next year is it going to keep mounting up where I've invested so much into it I don't want to get rid. MOT tester said it's sound apart from the brakes but I just don't know what to do.
I probably should mention the car it's a Rover 420i 1999. Nothing special by any means but it has been a great little beater for three years and hasn't missed a beat.
My dilemma is do I cast it aside and replace it with something a bit newer which goes against my stance on this a bit of just treating cars like white goods and throwing them in the bin when they get tired. But then is it a big bill now to fix the brakes which feel fine and like they always have to me but he says will ned parts replacing till he finds the fault and the bill will just keep growing.
Also is it going to be a few hundred to fix or more, then next year is it going to keep mounting up where I've invested so much into it I don't want to get rid. MOT tester said it's sound apart from the brakes but I just don't know what to do.
I probably should mention the car it's a Rover 420i 1999. Nothing special by any means but it has been a great little beater for three years and hasn't missed a beat.
Thing is the brakes work like they always have and I have no problem stopping. It must have always been like this but I drive a fair few cars and they seem perfectly ok to me?
Thing is the brake in the last few weeks has developed a slight 'judder' when operating the brakes. No vibration or pulling to either sided the brake pedal itself very gently 'pulsates' a little bit is the best way I can describe it. I've had this before on a pug 405 that only needed a new brake servo.
Thing is when I put the car in I asked about the grace period of how long can I return it for a free retest and they said 10 days. After the MOT was done the guy said it's only a free retest if they do the work to the car.
Getting a bit miffed at the last comment as I've only just signed up to a gym and was told yeah all classes free to be told when I turned up for the lesson 'oh no this isn't included' sorry I might have forgotten to tell you. Is this a new policy in the uk or something to tell people something so they commit then shaft them as soon as they've committed their funds?
Thing is the brake in the last few weeks has developed a slight 'judder' when operating the brakes. No vibration or pulling to either sided the brake pedal itself very gently 'pulsates' a little bit is the best way I can describe it. I've had this before on a pug 405 that only needed a new brake servo.
Thing is when I put the car in I asked about the grace period of how long can I return it for a free retest and they said 10 days. After the MOT was done the guy said it's only a free retest if they do the work to the car.
Getting a bit miffed at the last comment as I've only just signed up to a gym and was told yeah all classes free to be told when I turned up for the lesson 'oh no this isn't included' sorry I might have forgotten to tell you. Is this a new policy in the uk or something to tell people something so they commit then shaft them as soon as they've committed their funds?
I'm a bit skeptical of the 47% as it feels fine and my old man uses it every now and again and when I told him the figure he said no chance as you'd notice it only having half the braking force it should have.
This is it with places you don't know. I knew it was going to fail on the exhaust as it is blowing but I am going to scrap a perfectly usable vehicle because he wants me to book it in with him for a couple of hundred of quids worth of work?
This is it with places you don't know. I knew it was going to fail on the exhaust as it is blowing but I am going to scrap a perfectly usable vehicle because he wants me to book it in with him for a couple of hundred of quids worth of work?
47% isn't half the braking force the car should have its just the way it's measured it only has to be 50% to pass
It's likely an issue with the rears on these as often the rear pads get stuck in the carriers although caliper problems can also happen its unlikely as you haven't has a fail on imbalance
As has already been said find a mechanic that isn't an idiot as any one who isn't could easily check the brakes & identify the fault causing the failure rather than just replacing stuff till it's fixed!!!!
It's likely an issue with the rears on these as often the rear pads get stuck in the carriers although caliper problems can also happen its unlikely as you haven't has a fail on imbalance
As has already been said find a mechanic that isn't an idiot as any one who isn't could easily check the brakes & identify the fault causing the failure rather than just replacing stuff till it's fixed!!!!
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