MOT Failed - 8 hours welding needed...??!!

sonic85

Marktheshark wrote: »

2001 is 15 years old.
People still think of the new reg plates as new cars.
At 15 years old and a vauxhall its now scrap.

I know but it was absolutely fine for me to go to work.
I feel stupid now that I've repaired the o2 sensor+exhaust before the MOT. I could have saved that £250...now there are new parts in a car what seems its going to be scrapped...

Marktheshark

sonic85 wrote: »

I see now why it would take so long
Don't be confused by the fuel filter, I just bought one to change it but did not have luck with the weather (I don't have covered place) so I just asked them to do it for me.
I felt the car's carpet a bit wet under my feet when its raining....
Thanks for the answers!
Now another question how could I get the most money out of that car?

Sell it on facebook MOT expired, £300 some mug will have your arm off.

AdrianC

sonic85 wrote: »

how could I get the most money out of that car?

If you aren't up to basic maintenance like a fuel filter, then don't think of breaking it for parts yourself.

Just put it on eBay, spares or repair, fail sheet scanned in and photos of the area needing welding, low start price, no reserve.

Richard53

sonic85 wrote: »

I know but it was absolutely fine for me to go to work.
I feel stupid now that I've repaired the o2 sensor+exhaust before the MOT. I could have saved that £250...now there are new parts in a car what seems its going to be scrapped...

When a car gets to a certain age/condition, it is sometimes better to MoT it first and get a full list of fail points, then you can decide how to go forward. If you try to second-guess what will fail (like with your O2 sensor and exhaust) you risk spending money only to have to scrap the car anyway. £50 or less on an MoT you knew it would fail might have been money well spent in the long run.


I'd agree with the above. Save the £600 and put it towards a newer car. Put the old car on eBay with an honest description and you will get something for it. A buyer might have the facility to do the welding himself, which changes the economics as far as he is concerned.

arcon5

Scrap or sell it ?? WHY ??

Some people are crazy... you know this cars history, how reliable it's likely to be and best of all can get another years ticket for a couple hundred quid if you find a backstreet garage that can bodge some patches in there.

Yet instead people suggest spending £££s of pounds buying another car which may or may not need work - who knows! Well you will once you've bought it and drove it for a few weeks just to have to spend money on fixing it anyway.

I'd say the MSE thing to do is get it repaired, unless you know of any impending problems........

AdrianC

arcon5 wrote: »

...unless you know of any impending problems........

Such as the first signs of soon-to-be-terminal galloping structural rot?

Richard53

AdrianC wrote: »

Such as the first signs of soon-to-be-terminal galloping structural rot?

Indeed. I once spent over £800 to get a rather leggy Citroen BX through an MoT, which was probably as much as the car was worth, as I liked and trusted the car and reckoned it was worth it. I got another two years of decent motoring out of it and sold it on in good condition, and I don't regret spending that money at all. But the body (amazingly) was completely rust-free, and I reckoned the mechanical work was worth doing. But if a car is rotting, my experience is that you are chasing your tail trying to stop it. There will be more to do next time, and it will only get worse. Unless you have the kit and skills to patch a body up (or know someone who can, cheaply), then once the signs of rot are there, it's time to move it on. Not everyone lacks the skills, and for someone a rotting car is a project and a chance of a cheap motor. Fair enough.

Retrogamer

I had 3 patches of welding done on my old 1999 Corsa B and i think it came to around £80 in total. They just welded plates over the rusty bits, so the rust wasn't fixed properly by cutting it out but i got a few more years out of it none the less.

My interior was left in the car as well. They had the apprentice sit inside it with a bucket of water and the one welding had a fire extinguisher beside him. No drama at all, they even put some rubberised shoots stuff on it for me as well on the bits they welded.

s_b

Retrogamer wrote: »

I had 3 patches of welding done on my old 1999 Corsa B and i think it came to around £80 in total. They just welded plates over the rusty bits, so the rust wasn't fixed properly by cutting it out but i got a few more years out of it none the less.

My interior was left in the car as well. They had the apprentice sit inside it with a bucket of water and the one welding had a fire extinguisher beside him. No drama at all, they even put some rubberised shoots stuff on it for me as well on the bits they welded.

corsa b had a metal petrol tank
corsa c is plastic,no right minded welder would want to weld both rear inner wheel arches with a plastic tank and interior still in,
the quotes a fair one but the car does indeed sound scrap if corrosion is bad to the point both rear anchorages are failing test and remember if not done properly could result in serious accident if pulled out in a collision,corporate manslaughter comes to mind which is why pas125 was brought in,not many people can weld properly anymore so this job would need to go to someone profficient in welding as bird doo wouldnt do

sonic85

AdrianC wrote: »

Option C is to remove the rear seats and belts completely...

what about this idea?

can be used as a little van?? if yes, how can you do that? documents?

just curious