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From: Corporal Jones on 23 Dec 2008 14:25 JNugent wrote: > Adrian wrote: >> JNugent <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> gurgled happily, sounding much >> like >> they were saying: >> >>> It'd be different if it was the brakes, lights, steering or tyres. >> >> Umm, it IS the brakes and steering - and he's got two shagged tyres as >> well... > > The tyres were something he mentioned for himself. > > The steering seemed to come as a surprise, which suggests to me that he > hadn't (and probably still hasn't) detected a "fault" in the everyday > sense. Of course not, If I had detected problems I would have got it sorted immediately, I maybe do not drive in a way that would expose these probs but if I can feel something is not right I would get it seen to. -- Corporal Jones "I don't like it up me"
From: JNugent on 23 Dec 2008 14:31 Corporal Jones wrote: > > JNugent wrote: >> Adrian wrote: >>> JNugent <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> gurgled happily, sounding much >>> like >>> they were saying: >>> >>>> It'd be different if it was the brakes, lights, steering or tyres. >>> >>> Umm, it IS the brakes and steering - and he's got two shagged tyres >>> as well... >> >> The tyres were something he mentioned for himself. >> The steering seemed to come as a surprise, which suggests to me that >> he hadn't (and probably still hasn't) detected a "fault" in the >> everyday sense. > Of course not, If I had detected problems I would have got it sorted > immediately, I maybe do not drive in a way that would expose these probs > but if I can feel something is not right I would get it seen to. That's what I thought.
From: Corporal Jones on 23 Dec 2008 14:33 Corporal Jones wrote: > > Had my car in for it's yearly service & MOT today, it failed. > As the current MOT does not run out till the 4th of Jan what is the > legal position of driving it till then? > Can't get the car in to do the repairs until next Monday but may want to > drive over Xmas. > Going to cost �400 plus two new tyres (not illegal but worn enough for > me so that's another �200) still can't complain, 9 years old, 122k miles > and it has not cost anything so far, even still got the original exhaust. > Thanks for all your help, some constructive and some destructive, I WILL not drive the car until I can get it through the MOT which due to the hols will be not be until next week, I can assure you that I will be pleasantly pissed until I do so knowing that to drive my car would be illegal, good excuse not to be the driver. -- Corporal Jones "I don't like it up me"
From: Corporal Jones on 23 Dec 2008 15:15 Conor wrote: > In article <Xr94l.28508$Zz2.13047(a)newsfe30.ams2>, Corporal Jones > says... >> Had my car in for it's yearly service & MOT today, it failed. >> As the current MOT does not run out till the 4th of Jan what is the >> legal position of driving it till then? > > You are knowingly driving a defective vehicle. Depends on what it > failed on. > Hey Conor, being of Yorkshire birth I wish you,your wife & offspring a good Christmas and Happy New Year, no hard feelings huh. XX -- Corporal Jones "I don't like it up me"
From: SteveH on 23 Dec 2008 16:12
Corporal Jones <corporaljones(a)thentlworld.com> wrote: > The ball joint is not far enough gone to pop off and the brake pipes are > not corroded enough to rupture. I had a car a few years back that had passed an MOT and been serviced by the previous owner. I never saw the advisory list, but suspect the brake pipes were on it. I found out when I hit the brakes at around 60mph and the pedal went to the floor, with me having to fight a car that was braking on diagonally opposed wheels. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Alfa 156 TSpark Sportwagon Veloce Selespeed Alfa 156 TSpark Lusso - Alfa 75 TSpark Lusso - Ducati 750SS |