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04-03-09, 07:25 AM
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MOT time again
The old girl is in today for its MOT, I see no reason why it should fail but I did worry when my brother-in-law took it last night to take into work to do! He works for a VW dealership and left me a car for work, I was hoping for something decent but a policy change scuppered that! Bloody 1.4 diesel Polo........................3 cylinder  covered in signage too!
What a crock! It is so noisy for such a little car, worse high speed noise than my zed. All well and good if you are tight, 74mpg apparently.
He told me to remove my garter and air freshner from my mirror and also the docking cradle for my N95 as one tester would fail it! Talk about anal!
Will be interersting to see if the decat is as good as everyone says it is and passes the emissions.
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04-03-09, 09:16 AM
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What have you a garter on your mirror for... 
...but the ZS should pass just fine i'd say.
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04-03-09, 11:01 AM
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What have you a garter on your mirror for...
...but the ZS should pass just fine i'd say. |
 the garter was worn by the wife on her wedding day and has been hanging up from the interior mirror in every car I have ever owned 
It's looking a bit weathered but I refuse to remove it! It is nearly 24 years old now 
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04-03-09, 11:08 AM
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Fingers crossed for you Mick....always a worrying time even when your certain theres nothing it can fail on, only got to have the tester in a bad mood and he'll pick up the slightest thing...
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04-03-09, 11:22 AM
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still waiting!
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04-03-09, 11:26 AM
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the new polo looks nice though!! comes to something though when the talk of the geneva motor show is the new vw polo 
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04-03-09, 11:39 AM
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the talk of the show is the new renaultsports surely!
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04-03-09, 12:48 PM
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the new polo looks nice though!! comes to something though when the talk of the geneva motor show is the new vw polo |
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the talk of the show is the new renaultsports surely!
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AM, Bently and Rolls is what i've seen all over the place.
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" People in cars cause accidents. Accidents in cars cause people. Drive only with proper protection."
" You should try one. It's bloody good" - Jeremy Clarkson (commenting after driving a ZS180)
" Fines are a tax for doing bad, Taxes are a fine for doing good" - Unknown
GPS - Because guys don't know how to ask directions
MG ZS 180
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2.7L V6 EcoBoost Ford F150 4x4
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04-03-09, 12:50 PM
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Update
Just got the call...........passed again Never failed me yet.
However for the first time in its life it has a couple of adviseries: - N/S outer CV boot showing signs of age.
- Windscreen has a few small chips-old age.
- Both rear tyres getting low.
All good, I knew the tyres were low as these are on my list for the next pay day, get Brands out of the way then change them for two more T1R's
CV boot will get done sometime in the near future when the weather improves. I'll see if one of those 'free' repairs will be enough to fettle the screen.
At least we can safely say a decat is not an MOT issue!
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