MOT today

[steve valentine]

Mine passed today, 11 years old alut:

[andy-womble]

MOT day today, part of the deal when I bought the motor from Citroen Manchester (Sale, Cheshire) was free MOTs for "life"..... kept thinking it has passed the last twice, will it fail this time and will I have to dig deep !!!!
Nail biting sitting in reception then service manager came across "Sorry it has failed" Failed on an inop brake light (bulb), new bulb fitted @ £1.75 nil labour charge, MOT f.o.c. and car washed/mini valet.....happy bunny. Advised that 3 tyres were becoming worn and also told that the clutch (non MOT item) is getting heavy and poss worn (been like that since I had it and common fault). They can replace it for a fixed price of £699.00 !!!! oh right...

[dellwood333]

Great feeling when it passes Just another 12 months to build up the stress levels !

[steve valentine]

MOT day today, part of the deal when I bought the motor from Citroen Manchester (Sale, Cheshire) was free MOTs for "life"..... kept thinking it has passed the last twice, will it fail this time and will I have to dig deep !!!!
Nail biting sitting in reception then service manager came across "Sorry it has failed" Failed on an inop brake light (bulb), new bulb fitted @ £1.75 nil labour charge, MOT f.o.c. and car washed/mini valet.....happy bunny. Advised that 3 tyres were becoming worn and also told that the clutch (non MOT item) is getting heavy and poss worn (been like that since I had it and common fault). They can replace it for a fixed price of £699.00 !!!! oh right...

How do they know the clutch is getting heavy? Can they remember it from last year? :whistle:

My clutch has always been heavy and I've done over 100k in it.

[andy-womble]

Eay one matey, they put 699 pound coins in a tube and rest it on the clutch pedal, if it depresses then it is ok, if no movement detected then it is time to relieve the customer of his c.£700 but Andrew knows different..... when it slips, and it ain't bucked yet even on hill starts with a 13ft caravan on its back, then I will consider replacement but will shop around for the best price as I am no longer physically able to lift gearboxes out and in like I used to do due to a heart condition...

[brodfather11]

Mine failed due to the rust worm , thought it was a small rust worm but since having a look under the fuse box , the main structure holding the suspension in place has a 3x1" hole.
So battery, battery box, fusebox ,fusebox holder/box , glowpug ? relay off and disconnect all the main wires in prep for a welding jobbie.

Oh and a brake hose perished.

Not too bad I suppose for a 96 model but if any more worms found it will be a trip to the scappie. . Hope not, I will miss it especially as its had a new cam belt and exhaust system and two new tyres in the last six months, gets 37 mpg and has not used any oil

[andy-womble]

To be fair, I have read the paperwork and agree entirely with the testers opinion of what were notifiables, I forgot to add that that N/S and O/S indicator bulbs (orange originally) had lost their colouration and were showing white. The comments about the clutch appeared on a separate document entitled "Complementary Vehicle Health Check" which I have never had before. The dealership has also had several key personnell changes including service mgr and sales mgr so perhaps this is their way of doing things....

[Opensauce]

Back to Berlingo 3 wipers, the areo 16 & 26inch. If anybody is interested, just ordered a pair of Bosch wipers online from Eurocarparts for £22.62 total, post free. GSF were £30 & Halfrauds £36.

[daviddb]

Blurb on the Aol dot com site today lists the B'lingo as the second most likely car on the UK market to fail it's firts MoT.
Pass rate: 67.84 per cent
Average mileage: 43,437
Total tests: 7,182

Only Renault's Kangoo was worse

The blurb originated from a site tootcompare.com about which I know nothing.

yrs

david

[mikep1973]

My 04 plate 2.0HDI Multispace passed MOT first time today.

Advisory for front tyres worn on the edges was all.