Laws on buying a car thats had a dodgy mot!
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Too many people these days think that just because a car has an mot it must be in tip top condition when in reality this can be nowhere near the truth.
Had a guy come in the other day complaining about a lack of power with his Ford Ka, told him by the look of things under the bonnet it had obviously not been serviced for quite some time as the plugs were as rusty as fuck and looked like they had not been changed since god was a boy !! Also happened to mention to him that his sump was rotten andleaking oil all over the forecourt where he was parked. Well fuck me he didnt half go off on one and ranted and raved about how could his car be in such a state as it had just gone through the mot a couple of months ago and all these things that were wrong with it should have been sorted, is this not what you pay for when you buy an mot he says !!!!! What the fuck !!!!
An mot is only based on how the vehicle is at time of presentation and a car can be in a pretty ropey condition and still pass, you have to be really sure that whatever item you are failing the vehicle on is definately a failure or you can very easily end up in the shit over it, if in doubt as to actually failing a component, pass and advise i was taught, and this was told to me by a VOSA inspector !!!
Had a guy come in the other day complaining about a lack of power with his Ford Ka, told him by the look of things under the bonnet it had obviously not been serviced for quite some time as the plugs were as rusty as fuck and looked like they had not been changed since god was a boy !! Also happened to mention to him that his sump was rotten andleaking oil all over the forecourt where he was parked. Well fuck me he didnt half go off on one and ranted and raved about how could his car be in such a state as it had just gone through the mot a couple of months ago and all these things that were wrong with it should have been sorted, is this not what you pay for when you buy an mot he says !!!!! What the fuck !!!!
An mot is only based on how the vehicle is at time of presentation and a car can be in a pretty ropey condition and still pass, you have to be really sure that whatever item you are failing the vehicle on is definately a failure or you can very easily end up in the shit over it, if in doubt as to actually failing a component, pass and advise i was taught, and this was told to me by a VOSA inspector !!!
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Originally Posted by Mr.worth
I know I broke a few rules,
1,dont buy cars in the dark
2,dont meet in services half way
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So pete(radiant shed),why the fuck wont you answer your fucking phone a TALK to me???,agreed there is probably fuck all I can do about the car other than fix it,you agreed to help pay for the parts when I agreed to send your house and work van keys back,ive done my bit so where the fuck is the cheuqe you said you posted sunday?
When I say rack and cv boots are split what I should have said is there fucked!!
There is no way on earth you could have not noticed how dangerous the car was to drive,being a mechanic and all you never thought to look under it??so when you said its had this and that new on the front end none of it was fitted to try and overcome this shocking steering then?
Also if someone said to me when buying my car "does it need anything" I'd at least be honest and tell them what I thought it could do with especially as your a so called mechanic?
If i had known you were going to be 2 hours late I would have drove to extra 2 hours and viewed it at your home,at least that way when I got down the road I could have come back and spanked you all across the floor.also saying you'll be bringing it down on a car transporter does'nt sound as dodgy as im towing it on a trailor with my dads saab.
anyway wheres this cheuqe,and your mobile mechanic business phone is still turned off!oh and buttons must be stuck as ive had no replys to my txt's.
When I say rack and cv boots are split what I should have said is there fucked!!
There is no way on earth you could have not noticed how dangerous the car was to drive,being a mechanic and all you never thought to look under it??so when you said its had this and that new on the front end none of it was fitted to try and overcome this shocking steering then?
Also if someone said to me when buying my car "does it need anything" I'd at least be honest and tell them what I thought it could do with especially as your a so called mechanic?
If i had known you were going to be 2 hours late I would have drove to extra 2 hours and viewed it at your home,at least that way when I got down the road I could have come back and spanked you all across the floor.also saying you'll be bringing it down on a car transporter does'nt sound as dodgy as im towing it on a trailor with my dads saab.
anyway wheres this cheuqe,and your mobile mechanic business phone is still turned off!oh and buttons must be stuck as ive had no replys to my txt's.
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