M.O.T. roulette - place your bets

[Drago]

The (t)rusty 2008 of awesome economyness goes in for its M.O.T. and service on Monday.

It's slightly irksome as my new Dacia Jogger HEV is on order and the 2008 has been agreed as a trade in. Nevertheless, I need to keep using the 2008 in the meantime so I have little choice but to MOT and service it.

Anyhoo, time for the traditional MOT wagers. Will it pass or fail? What advisories will it earn? How many fifties will I need to leave on a plain envelope on the drivers seat? Place your bets.

Winner gets to walk Accy's dog for a week. Loser gets to have afternoon tea with Accy.

 

[Jameshow]

Fail...
Rust around the suspension mountings..
Large oil leak.
CV joint boots missing and joints dry
Emissions too high..

Oh sorry that's my transit!

 

[Bonefish Blues]

It will pass with no Advisories and the car will come back with a poem from the tester and a little token of his affection.

 

[PeteXXX]

N/S rear number plate bulb not working.

Horn not working (rarely used, anyway, as hand signals normally suffice.)

 

[lazybloke]

Fail due to Bruce chewing the seatbelts.

 

[Slick]

Advisory, the beginning of rust on the suspension mounts.

 

[fossyant]

Pass.

Saying that as the 2010 Aygo is in the MOT bay as we speak ! Week overdue and it's been parked up on the drive as the garage are very busy. Booked about a month ago !

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've had the reminder from the garage that my little swift is due for its MOT and service.

 

[gbb]

The inevitable 'corrosion on brake lines'
Which inevitably means they are dirty and no more

 

[Drago]

Well, I've put a dose of Redex snake oil in the tank and over the next few days will give it the olde diesel Italian tune up. The brakes were new all round when I bought the car 4000 miles ago, so if it does fail it'll be on something a little left-field I reckon.

 

[Cycleops]

I think this calls for a few laughs from 'Best of Just rolled in'. Maybe you won't be laughing after you get fail notice.

View: https://youtu.be/1VOlWxdyTxY?si=w9aC-koi4Ry927R3

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Brakes will fail running over the tester, then they’ll get aphyxated by the fumes as their chest is crushed.

 

[tyred]

It will fail due an insecurely mounted furry dice.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

It'll have so many advisories that it will need cubing - probably better financially to cut out the MOT middleman and take it straight to the local recycler for a below the radar cash deal.

 

[PeteXXX]

Aggressive spiders in the wing mirror housings? These new MOT's are getting tougher, you know!

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