MOT 9AM on Monday

STEVE5M · Post by **STEVE5M** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 7:28 pm

My local indie garage are testing the sprint. They are doing a pre-mot and if it all works out they will go official. Everything works; I replaced the wipers today and checked all the items on the mot. My bloody fingers are bloody well crossed!

If the MOT goes ok my No1 son is using the sprint for driving lessons and when he passes it will be his motor. That leaves the way clear for me to get s sud saloon. Smart, huh?

Happy New Year one and all.

Post by **KevJTD** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 8:02 pm

good luck for monday

Kegsti66 · Post by **Kegsti66** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:22 pm

Yes, good luck for Monday.
Will this mean you can bring two Alfas to MITCAR ??

STEVE5M · Post by **STEVE5M** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 10:28 pm

Kegsti66 wrote:Yes, good luck for Monday.
Will this mean you can bring two Alfas to MITCAR ??

That would be a bit of a laugh! I aim to be there for sure.

Alfasixnut · Post by **Alfasixnut** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 3:29 pm

Good Luck for Monday!

Sud 145 · Post by **Sud 145** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 4:55 pm

New Mot = best late Xmas prezzie.

alfachris · Post by **alfachris** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 9:42 pm

Good luck mate

Johnboy · Post by **Johnboy** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:14 am

Good luck chap

STEVE5M · Post by **STEVE5M** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 12:01 pm

The pre-mot was not as bad as I had feared. I was aware of some rust near one of the drivers seat mounts. That was always going to need a bit of welding and from the safety point of view I would always want that area to be sound. Rear offside brake 'lazy'

Emissions are also too high. Some rubbers have split and a headlight is misaligned but otherwise ok. Welding to be done on Tuesday. Mot Wednesday.

Can't wait to take the GTV6 down for its MOT in May!

Thanks for all your kind words.

Steve

alfachris · Post by **alfachris** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 3:27 pm

That's not 2 bad

Post by **KevJTD** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:54 pm

not a bad result at all, on the road by the weekend

its_welshy · Post by **its_welshy** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:39 pm

Not too bad mate, could be worse!

STEVE5M · Post by **STEVE5M** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:05 pm

As you say. On the road by Saturday.

The sprint will be wearing L-plates and my son will be driving! This seems appropriate as I passed my test* in a 5M which became my first car.

It should be interesting while he is getting used to the pedals....

Steve

*without a handbrake but that's another story!

alfachris · Post by **alfachris** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 7:17 pm

How did it do?

STEVE5M · Post by **STEVE5M** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:22 pm

@alfachris. It went ok. The final bill was just over £200 and I can now get the L-plates on the car tomorrow! There were some advisories the worst of which is a comment that some welds are covered by underseal and could not be examined. Also, in order to pass the emissions test they have tweaked the carbs and when the idle jets are in play there is a roughness or fluttering of the throttle response.

By the time the next MOT is due the car should belong to my Son and it will be his problem!

I can now turn my attention towards getting hold of a nice Sud Ti for the summer!

Alfasixnut · Post by **Alfasixnut** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 4:36 pm

Well done on getting the MoT! Happy Son now......

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