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Mar 30, 2005 13:24:29 GMT
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AGH ! Taking the mk1 golf in this afternoon... The usual butterflies in stomach...... I reckon it'll fail on emissions, and the horn playing up ( the only time it DOESN'T work is MOT time.  ) wish me luck.... ;D |
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MOT at 4pmDarrenW
@darrenw
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Mar 30, 2005 13:30:24 GMT
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Good luck!!
The horn on mine never works either, it's a bad earth I think cos when the lights are on and you press the button there's no noise but the lights dim ;D
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Mar 30, 2005 13:32:34 GMT
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good luck!
i hate MOTs- its your car- they should leave you to it.
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Mar 30, 2005 13:34:40 GMT
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thank you ! going to go for an extended drive about ( thrash ) to clear the system out to increase my chances of passing emissions....  |
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MOT at 4pmDarrenW
@darrenw
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Mar 30, 2005 13:43:34 GMT
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thank you ! going to go for an extended drive about ( thrash ) to clear the system out to increase my chances of passing emissions.... Ahhh, the good old Italian tune-up ;D Works wonders on mine!! |
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Mar 30, 2005 14:20:21 GMT
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just pull the air filter out matey, that always works |
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"quote hairnet"
I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$!
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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MOT at 4pmDavenger
@dminifreak
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Mar 30, 2005 14:29:22 GMT
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Good luck mate
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Higgim
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Mar 30, 2005 14:31:51 GMT
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Yep, good luck. Any self respecting retro fan dreads the big day! MOT testers seem to be getting more picky! Don't know how you guys with more than one retro car cope with the stress!!
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Vorsprung Dub Technik
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Mar 30, 2005 14:36:16 GMT
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Good luck Thrasher I only recently took the Derby in for its first MOT under my care, I was dead nervous as I was imagining all sorts of horrors which maybe found - almost as bad as taking the ageing Cat to the vets - especially since the tester is a friend and notoriously strict. To my surprise it sailed straight through not needing a bean  Hopefully your Golf will do the same |
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Mar 30, 2005 14:44:39 GMT
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when i took siggy for her first test in 8 eight years the tester knocked and banged for about an hour underneath and found NO holes at all , saved my scraping off all the old underseal ,ha ha tosser. he looked most upset that he couldnt find anything, so he failed me on a sticky rear brake. not bad for a car that hadnt moved for 8 years ;D
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"quote hairnet"
I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$!
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Mar 30, 2005 16:27:11 GMT
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hahaha, FAIL. On....the horn...which worked on the way to the MOT station and the way back, and in the forwcourt out front when i was saying cheerio to the tester.... ;D and a blowing manifold to downpipe joint, which is my fault as i didn't put it back together properly in my excitement when i changed all the studs on the manifold last month. So...when its cooled down, i can sort that and it should be ready to go again... the dreaded emissions were fine too.... 0.16% c/o .....is that low or high !? 909 ppm too ...not bad for 130'000 miles !  and no advisments either, never been welded either....yum. I love my golf. |
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Last Edit: Mar 30, 2005 16:28:16 GMT by Thrasher
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Mar 30, 2005 16:33:23 GMT
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oh well, never mind eh?!
just think tho, once you do get it through a years happy VW motoring is ahead of you...
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Mar 30, 2005 19:38:17 GMT
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the dreaded emissions were fine too.... 0.16% c/o .....is that low or high !? VERY low.... ideally looking for around 1.5% on a carb'd motor.... |
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... the only injury I sustained was a bumped head when I let the seatbelt of without realizing the car was upside down and that's not really the car's fault. |
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Mar 30, 2005 19:43:13 GMT
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VERY low.... ideally looking for around 1.5% on a carb'd motor.... running LEAN then !?  |
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Mar 30, 2005 19:52:30 GMT
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running LEAN then !? Yeah, but if it's running OK I'd leave it alone (this is the voice of bitter experience)  |
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... the only injury I sustained was a bumped head when I let the seatbelt of without realizing the car was upside down and that's not really the car's fault. |
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Mar 30, 2005 19:59:18 GMT
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as long as it aint running too hot.
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Mar 30, 2005 20:23:09 GMT
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Yeah, but if it's running OK I'd leave it alone (this is the voice of bitter experience) Hahaha ! i know that one all too well, its not perfect....was going to buy a colourtune kit and sort it, the chance of going even faster is too much of a temptation....its bloody nippy as it is... ! |
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Mar 30, 2005 21:23:43 GMT
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I MOTed the Imp earlier this month and it is the first car i have owned to go straight through. The MOT tester really liked it and told me some cool storys about Imps he had back in the 60s.
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Last Edit: Mar 30, 2005 21:56:33 GMT by ImpJimbo
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Mar 30, 2005 21:55:11 GMT
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yer that is pretty low. Just checked my mates MX-5 import a few weeks ago and it was running at 10.2%  Took it for blast around adjusted it and got it down to 3.5% but thats still way too high for that year |
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Mar 31, 2005 10:53:52 GMT
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Pissflaps.  Took our Astra back for a re-test this morning. (Failed last week on poorly earthed headlamp). Car ran like cack on the way to the test centre. (HT leads knack'd). And snapped a road spring too. FUTHA MUCKA!!!!! Very very not impressed. |
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Hopefully your Golf will do the same 
