daveandhelenturbo

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Mot in the morning, not even looked at the car so early start for me in the morning check it over wash it and mot at 8am! Hope it passes fingers crossed.

Rob_DOHC

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bloody girl friends mgf failed yest, just spent all of today un seizing and rebuilding its back callipers, fucking rover lol

But im sure yours will pass fine mate, after all it wasn't built in England and based on a metro lol

Rob,

daveandhelenturbo

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Cheers for that, glad you've sort the mgf out, I normally have a look over the car first but I was at auto sport all day today and have been on nights all last week!

Rob_DOHC

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plus its been fecking freezing! today was the first day i could work on a car for more than 10mins with out getting numb hands.

studabear

check all your lights, washer and all the simple stuff, its amazing how a testers attitude to a car can alter, a nice well looked after car will have a easier time if this makes sense

orionmojo

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Too right. The tester called me over when mine was on the ramp, i was thinking he's going to show me something hanging off and blatantly dangerous, but he commented on how clean it was, and what that stuff was on the exhaust (heatwrap) and where could he get some from cos it looked sweet

I've never had a major fail on any of my cars. had a few silly ones once but never any welding needed or anything dangerous. its usually all sorted anyway owning a turbo, with the usual day to day maintenance.

daveandhelenturbo

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Cheers guys, just got up getting ready to go and check the car over, last year the tester called me over and I thought it was going to be bad, but it was to say how clean it is!

My car is a 1989s2 with 57k gen miles lots of history, totaly standard, bought it off a 60 year old guy, who's son bought it new so I'm the 3rd owner.

daveandhelenturbo

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Well








It passed, not even an advisory

Rob_DOHC

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CONGRATULATIONS mate, panic over lol, how many miles do you do a year?

Rob,

Karlos G

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My girlfriend has an MGF too, purple one! lol
Her's failed on rust at the very back of both sills last time, so not too bad!

Well done fella! Must be a good one!

daveandhelenturbo

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i do less the 2k a year try not to use it really, its only a toy!!!! wanting to do a underside resto on it now before the summer.......
just need to find a small unit or garage with power and space round the car.



thanks again for the comments

Dave

Rob_DOHC

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well it should have passed then with only 2k a year lol

lol mine has a blue/purple one......

No rust but some dubious un balanced front brakes at the moment.!.! stripping it on saturday, the joy.

Rob,

Karlos G

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Bought ours with a blown HG so got a really good deal, nice little first car for her she loves it!



Stuck some 17's on, Trophy front skirt, rear spoiler, and side vents, job done!

Rob_DOHC

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Ahhhh, different colour, really nice tho, hers in the dark blue more than purple, same interior but with the cream leather and black piping. should post a pic its just had a full respray so should be dent free for ooooh at least a weak lol

Yep HG fun and games, i did that on hers last year, wasn't as bad as people make out did you use the uprated metal layer land rover jobbie?

Car came with an aftermarket ss exhaust which actually sounds quite fit lol nice wheels btw, i think the girlfriends has some option wheels as they are 16" fairly nice and staggered.

yours got the variable cam bla? mine doesn't but tbh goes good enough for the gf, a step up from her cinquichento any way.

Karlos G

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Yeah I fitted the Multi layer LR one, was a really easy job I thought! Took me 4 hours having never done one before didnt think that was too bad.
Nah not VVT model just standard 135bhp one, which as you say is plenty for the GF's! Although mine wants to build a RST Ka, themed on the new Focus RS in green and black.............. lots more work for me!!!