Mot time....

[brownbear]

Dropped it off at 12 due a call to collect anytime soon....
Agonising wait = Epic Fail!

1989 3dr Golf GTi just under 170k

Not bad condition loads of history.
Not really checked it over only bought it last week....

Who can guess the fails/advisories before I collect it??

I'm going with...

Handbrake recording little or no effort (Always the way with Golfs)
CV boot (Somewhere)
Bulging Brake Hose (Somewhere)
Not a Nova lol

[MK999]

tyres is always a good one for MOT fails you haven't checked, headlight alignment, and at 170k emissions lol

edit: just noticed 89, maybe not emissions then, unless its leaving cloud trails :p

[brownbear]

Engines not bad, No smoke trails...
Tyres (unchecked) oh joy... Worst case £200 on tyres
Damn me and cheap cars!! :(

[Spudly]

Id definately say corrosion somewhere as all old cars have it lol

[brownbear]

The shell is pretty solid, Reason I bought it. It's rusty in all the right places! lol
Not properly poked it about underneath though :( sills etc are gooood. :)
Not had a mk2 for a few years now... Not sure where the latest rusting spots are!

[Southie]

Wipers streaking or no water in washer bottle lol
Split CV joint
Wheel Bearing
Too many clicks on handbrake

EDIT: BTW I skim read your your original post and noticed you've put some of the same lol

[brownbear]

FAIL! :(

Nearside Headlamp not in good working order
Nearside headlamp aimed so it dazzles
Centre rear exhaust mount missing
Parking Brake below efficiency

And the worst....
Exhaust Emissions Carbon Monoxide Excessive!

[MK999]

FAIL! :(

Nearside Headlamp not in good working order
Nearside headlamp aimed so it dazzles
Centre rear exhaust mount missing
Parking Brake below efficiency

And the worst....
Exhaust Emissions Carbon Monoxide Excessive!

What do I win for 2 out of 3? lol

[mowgli]

What do I win for 2 out of 3? lol

the car

[MK999]

the car

Parents will love that, theres already 3 novas in the drive/garage and a peugeot at my grans lol

[mowgli]

why do the basterds always fail on headlamp when they are the only people who can actually aim a headlamp correctly?????

i never, ever leave a car for an mot, ever......

i put my old nova in at a 'reputable' garage for some work & an mot, and they returned it afterwards, with the mechanic raving to my missus about just how fast it went, and with 35miles on it, we lived 1 mile from the garage

never again

[brownbear]

I re-set the trip. lol
Hoping a service and some new handbrake cables will sort it!
Bloody old cars! :(

[joff-turbo-nova]

Bung in a can of Forte fuel additive to sort the emissions!

Joff

[Jack]

I re-set the trip.
So did they lol

[Joe Richardson]

my corsa failed today,****ing mot's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

failed on handbrake cable,and fuel tank breather pipe is split .

[brownbear]

F***ing Mot's! :(

[Lee]

That'll be a Kjet engine then, change the plugs, give it an oil change, run a tank of optimax through it with a shot of injector cleaner and make sure you cane the living crap out of it whilst you use that tank. SHould be clean as a whistle after that :)

My old MK1 golf GTi cab needed that treatment once a year or it would try to poison the MOT man lol

Focus has MOT tomorrow, but my MOT man is awesome :)

[Jack]

my MOT man is awesome :)
http://ricomoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/awesome-kirk.jpg

Fitting. lol

[brownbear]

It's Digipants. Just needs a good service and a hoon on the M6..

[Lee]

It's Digipants. Just needs a good service and a hoon on the M6..

Digipants on an 89? You sure??

[Asa-James]

double sure, its last of the old ones. my old '89 was digi-poo as well

[Rexy]

did it pass?

[Ben]

Just drive it like you stole it on the way there to burn all the coked up **** out before they do the emmisions again.

[novalicous]

mine nova is in for test in the morning

it will fail on something :( :( :( :(

[brownbear]

Right... Sidelight bulbs tomorrow..Today we sorted the new handbrake cables, new exhaust rubber, Full service and new blue temp sender (should sort out the emissions) took it out for a blast... Floored it in 5th and hoooray! The revs shot up and the car didn't move! F***ING CLUTCH IS GONE!! Bloody cheap cars!

[Lee]

Meh, clutches are a piece of wee on those old beasties :)

[novalicous]

mine faild on a noisey wheel bearing all repaired now just waiting for monday to retest it

[brownbear]

Retest on Monday here too.... Clutches are easy as long as you have a 12point bit for the f**king driveshaft! AAAAAGH! God I hope it makes it to the Mot station! But as we all know 8v's have the torque to turn the earth! lol