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Bangernomics & Pre MOT checks?
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Barnsey737200
Posts: 18 Forumite
in Motoring
Hi all,
A kind friend of a friend is offering me a Renault Laguna in a pretty rubbish state (for nout) but with a July MOT due. I'd like to run it through a Pre-MOT check to gauge whether it's worth taking on or to scrap it.
I'd take it to a local council-run MOT centre as to not get ripped off and bullied into thinking I need repairs done there and then, but what are the conditions for putting the car through a "practice" MOT even though it's orginal certificate still has a month or 2 left on it?
And on the bangerniomics side of things, if this Laguna really is a turd, what bargain bangers would you recommend for around £500? The lower the running costs the better!
Thanks for any advice you can provide :j
A kind friend of a friend is offering me a Renault Laguna in a pretty rubbish state (for nout) but with a July MOT due. I'd like to run it through a Pre-MOT check to gauge whether it's worth taking on or to scrap it.
I'd take it to a local council-run MOT centre as to not get ripped off and bullied into thinking I need repairs done there and then, but what are the conditions for putting the car through a "practice" MOT even though it's orginal certificate still has a month or 2 left on it?
And on the bangerniomics side of things, if this Laguna really is a turd, what bargain bangers would you recommend for around £500? The lower the running costs the better!
Thanks for any advice you can provide :j
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You can have an MOT any time, no need to wait till old one expires. Then you would know exactly the situation.This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !0
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Run it to July.0
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How much is the average cost of a "pre-MOT inspection"?
The are loads of places offering MOT tests for £40 - I can't imagine that any kind of inspection is going to be much less than that. The Mr Clutch chain is offering £25 MOTs at "selected" centres.
I have never seen the economic sense of paying for a pre-MOT inspection.0 -
IMO it would be worth shoving it through the MOT to check, afterall you wouldn't want to be driving round in something that is deemed to be unsafe in its current condition, MOT'd or not. I know an MOT doesn't check everything but It's nice to know where you stand.War does not decide who is right, It decides who is left.0
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MOT it in June, take the old MOT and they will give you a 13 month MOT if it passes, effectively a year after the old MOT ran out.
If it fails badly you still have time to find a replacement.0 -
for 40 quid i would just get it done, that way it gives you a while to decide if you like the car or not0
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Id just bung it through the MOT and see what happens, it seems pointless to put it through a pre MOT to find it would pass, and then have to pay again to have the actual MOT done. Remember though, if you put it through its MOT now and it fails, you wont be able to drive it any longer, despite the old MOT runnung out in a couple of months. Any new MOT result automatically supercedes an old one....0
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With some garages charging £150 per hour labour, an MOT is brilliant value for money for checking a car thouroughly. Also, you get someone trained and qualified using proper equipment and a complaints procedure if you're not happy.0
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