ForestofDoom · Jan 23, 2011

wtbcneil said:
phone them up and tell them you think it has a dodgy MOT (relaxed as you called it) and tell them you are going to take iti too the vosa testing station you will be suprised how qiuck they react, i am under the impression car sales places cant do there own MOTs so you might find you have to ring the place that did the test as it will be them that will lose there licence
neil

Dont do the above

Ultimately you want them to volunteer to rectify it whether they are in the wrong or not and accusing them of foul play will only **** them off and make the distance to resolution longer and more complicated.

Be NICE!

At least in the first instance, and as someone else said, speak to the garage owner privately and respectfully.

horse62 · Jan 23, 2011

I am sure the new MOT on mine was very lenient shall we say!!

The dealer I bought mine from even lived next door to the garage that did the MOT. But for me I like the motor despite the dodgy bits and if I got VOSA involved then it would have no MOT and I would prob be in a position where I got my money back or most of it but I would not have the motor I liked with the right spec and mileage, full history etc.

So I am putting it right in time for the next MOT as I plan on keeping it for a good few years yet. The welder has to come out for mine as well. A Posts, C posts, inner wings, cills all have holes in, as for the boot floor I have not lifted the matt yet!!!

It your choice at the end of the day, if you like the motor then put it right and maintain it that way

davek0974 · Jan 24, 2011

horse62 said:
I am sure the new MOT on mine was very lenient shall we say!!

The dealer I bought mine from even lived next door to the garage that did the MOT. But for me I like the motor despite the dodgy bits and if I got VOSA involved then it would have no MOT and I would prob be in a position where I got my money back or most of it but I would not have the motor I liked with the right spec and mileage, full history etc.

So I am putting it right in time for the next MOT as I plan on keeping it for a good few years yet. The welder has to come out for mine as well. A Posts, C posts, inner wings, cills all have holes in, as for the boot floor I have not lifted the matt yet!!!

It your choice at the end of the day, if you like the motor then put it right and maintain it that way

Exactly the same as mine, it had a "new" mot, but also had leaky rear hubs with both brakes oiled up, blown trackrod ends, a totally rotted floor, leaky exhaust, non functioning screen washers, and a few others.

I really liked the motor though and now its just about sorted, i love it even more. I had a pre-mot check just for peace of mind last week and it only needs two brake pipes replacing before the real test in 5 months time.

When buying cheap motors i apply the buyer beware clause and suck it and see. If it was a newer motor i would be back down the shop asap. Horses for courses.

thebiglad · Jan 24, 2011

To make a good quality repair you will need these, one for each side if both are rusty:

046 Rear floor side skirts - universal

And one of these:

LRD143 Rear Floor Section

And almost certainly a couple of these floor supporting crossmember:

ASR1187 Rear Floor Crossmember - rear

M6SJG · Jan 24, 2011

Just one thing to add if you bought from a dealer... contact the previous owner (address on registration document) and ask him very nicely if he had any issues with the car before it was sold - you could also ask for a maintenance/repair history. I had significant issues with mine (now all sorted at some effort and expense), which the dealer tried to fob off with `having an MOT made it roadworthy'. The previous owner of my car said he had no real problems at point of sale (though there were tool marks on rear hub trying to undo stake nut...!) but I did get a useful maintenance history. If there were issues on sale to dealer which trhe previous owner will own up to and that the dealer hasnt put right then you have a MUCH stronger case for compensation.

Just a thought

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