M.O.T tomorrow...... GULP!
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M.O.T tomorrow...... GULP!
Well it?s my first M.O.T with SMUY hopefully she will go through with flying colours! (fingers crossed) :pray:
Last week I changed the brake shoes. What a fiddly job. Picture me on my knees in the freezing cold (raining) trying to remember where all the springs go. What a mission. Anyway I've the best handbrake in the world now and I reckon could blitz any autotest! ha ha

I also put my 9 bars back on for winter as I don?t want to get my Turbo's corroded with all the salt on the roads and the 9 bars have good rubber.
Today I've put my legal plates (non German) on and reconnected the standard horn. No Awooooooga for Mr M.O.T man. I've given her a good clean too.
Only thing I know needs doing is a noisy front wheel bearing. Not sure if I'll fail on that because when I jack her up and spin the wheel you can't hear it. There is a droning noise at over 50mph though so it needs doing.
Wish me luck!
I used to own a mk1 - well I've had 2 actually - YDU 720X & SMU 420Y. Currently I drive an 98 Scotia White Mitsubishi Evolution V RS…. fancy getting another mk1 someday

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She'll turn up I'm sure. I'm still keeping an eye out.

I used to own a mk1 - well I've had 2 actually - YDU 720X & SMU 420Y. Currently I drive an 98 Scotia White Mitsubishi Evolution V RS…. fancy getting another mk1 someday

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Yeah you're right Storm it gives you naff all time to fix a minor problem. As I said fingers crossed because up here at uni I've no tools so I would have to pay the garage to do it. Not good when you're a skint student!
I used to own a mk1 - well I've had 2 actually - YDU 720X & SMU 420Y. Currently I drive an 98 Scotia White Mitsubishi Evolution V RS…. fancy getting another mk1 someday

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storm81 said
Trouble with the new mot system is they cant give you the leeway (sp) they used to be able to regarding retests if it fails, mine used to give you 14 days on pretty much anything, now you are given just 24 hours for a minor item (listed on the reverse of the fail sheet) or you will most likely end up paying for the whole mot again as they need to carry out a complete test![]()
Unless you happen to be good friends with the MOT tester! My Vauxhall cavalier that gets me to work and back passed with a broken door mirror and a noisy CV joint, and that was on the new system. Needless to say it still has a broken door mirror and even noisier CV joint to this day. Really must get round to fixing it!
Mike.
1983 White cabriolet GTi
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Maniac said
storm81 said
Trouble with the new mot system is they cant give you the leeway (sp) they used to be able to regarding retests if it fails, mine used to give you 14 days on pretty much anything, now you are given just 24 hours for a minor item (listed on the reverse of the fail sheet) or you will most likely end up paying for the whole mot again as they need to carry out a complete test![]()
Unless you happen to be good friends with the MOT tester! My Vauxhall cavalier that gets me to work and back passed with a broken door mirror and a noisy CV joint, and that was on the new system. Needless to say it still has a broken door mirror and even noisier CV joint to this day. Really must get round to fixing it!
Mike.
I lived in the NE once, and "Straight through Steve" was a handy MoT tester to know….
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Manic under you car stats in your sig you have"monkey"…………intriguing!

I used to own a mk1 - well I've had 2 actually - YDU 720X & SMU 420Y. Currently I drive an 98 Scotia White Mitsubishi Evolution V RS…. fancy getting another mk1 someday

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git said
good lluck kins
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Cheers Mark/Louise! Hows yours holding up?
I used to own a mk1 - well I've had 2 actually - YDU 720X & SMU 420Y. Currently I drive an 98 Scotia White Mitsubishi Evolution V RS…. fancy getting another mk1 someday

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but now just put new fuel pump/dizzy cap/rotor arm/ etc etc.
now it's running but a bit wierd… mixture i hope!
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kins said
Manic under you car stats in your sig you have"monkey"…………intriguing!
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I do indeed. His name is Bernard and he's actually a baboon rather than a monkey, but monkey is easier to say and has more comedy value! He hangs from my rear view mirror most of the year, except when he gets in the way when he ends up on the back seat, or is sometimes kidnapped by 'so called' friends and held to ransom (cost me 3 pints to get him back last time) or sometimes can be seen round the top stairs banister, which I think is where he is at the moment.
Mike.
1983 White cabriolet GTi
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Hmmm you could try giving the contacts a quick clean with a bit of sand paper? :dontknow:
Hope mines does not need much!
I used to own a mk1 - well I've had 2 actually - YDU 720X & SMU 420Y. Currently I drive an 98 Scotia White Mitsubishi Evolution V RS…. fancy getting another mk1 someday

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He he Quality!Maniac said
kins said
Manic under you car stats in your sig you have"monkey"…………intriguing!
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I do indeed. His name is Bernard and he's actually a baboon rather than a monkey, but monkey is easier to say and has more comedy value! He hangs from my rear view mirror most of the year, except when he gets in the way when he ends up on the back seat, or is sometimes kidnapped by 'so called' friends and held to ransom (cost me 3 pints to get him back last time) or sometimes can be seen round the top stairs banister, which I think is where he is at the moment.
Mike.


I used to own a mk1 - well I've had 2 actually - YDU 720X & SMU 420Y. Currently I drive an 98 Scotia White Mitsubishi Evolution V RS…. fancy getting another mk1 someday

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Mike.
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I used to own a mk1 - well I've had 2 actually - YDU 720X & SMU 420Y. Currently I drive an 98 Scotia White Mitsubishi Evolution V RS…. fancy getting another mk1 someday

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paul_c said
I still have the flat eric (my Mr Oizo) track, in my CD player. Have I been under a rock, did it go out of fashion at some point??
That's it!! couldn't remember the name of it.
errrrrrmm. no comment on the above. . . . . .
mike.
1983 White cabriolet GTi
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