Car failed MOT - What now?

freelancepuddle

jbond wrote: »

An MOT is really just a pass or fail system, and it only applies on the day of the test. You could drive it down the road later on, find out the wipers don't work for example, and technically, it would fail its mot until you got that fixed.
With rust, it would depend on where the rust was. What sort of garage was it? One that does repairs as well?
Not saying the garage was dodgy, but, unless you've physically seen it yourself (and knew what you were looking at), I'd get a second opinion.

EDIT: I thought you meant the new car I was purchasing. Sorry. No, where it was MOT'd only does tyres. It was a National Tyres and Autocare shop where it was MOT'd. My parents recommended it, their cars always pass except for maybe a bulb or tracking here and there. My car had 14 advisories for extreme rusting and apparently somebody put duct tape over some of the rust to hold it together, which I had no idea was even there.

AdrianC

What have they ACTUALLY failed it on?

What are the corrosion areas that have been flagged?

If it's just a brake pipe, then that's a simple and quick job to replace. If it's structural rot in several places, it's binfodder.

chrisw

freelancepuddle wrote: »

I'll be honest, I'm probably going to scrap it.

Why have you just had it fully serviced today if you’re probably going to scrap it tomorrow?

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usefulmale

freelancepuddle wrote: »

Got my eye on a 2001 Daihatsu Sirion that's been recently MOT'd, new cam belt, serviced, road tested & valeted. I don't drive long distances, everything is within 5-10 miles of my house - gym, local train station to go to work and the shops, so hoping this will be more reliable as a simple run around car.

Why not just get a bicycle instead then?

freelancepuddle

AdrianC wrote: »

What have they ACTUALLY failed it on?

What are the corrosion areas that have been flagged?

If it's just a brake pipe, then that's a simple and quick job to replace. If it's structural rot in several places, it's binfodder.

It's a binfodder. The corrosion has spread from the entire underneath of the car to the engine without me even knowing. The seat belt anchorage is excessively corroded, as well as the suspension, brake hose, the coil springs and the wheels are beginning to crack.

Essentially it would fold over like a tin can in an accident and I'd be shot out the windscreen.

freelancepuddle

chrisw wrote: »

Why have you just had it fully serviced today if you’re probably going to scrap it tomorrow?

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I meant my new car has been fully serviced today and waiting for MOT tomorrow. If it passes, my car (the one with the failed MOT) will be going straight down the scrapyard. Garage only wants it for parts, they wouldn't sell it on as the corrosion is so bad. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

jbond

freelancepuddle wrote: »

EDIT: I thought you meant the new car I was purchasing. Sorry. No, where it was MOT'd only does tyres. It was a National Tyres and Autocare shop where it was MOT'd. My parents recommended it, their cars always pass except for maybe a bulb or tracking here and there. My car had 14 advisories for extreme rusting and apparently somebody put duct tape over some of the rust to hold it together, which I had no idea was even there.

No disrespect, but I think you may have managed to confuse yourself and some of the contributors on here (including me!) too?
I am not sure why you thought my comment was referring to your new car, because I feel that it was definitely referring to the rust bucket one!
Why would you buy a new car that you know has extensive rust to it?

freelancepuddle

jbond wrote: »

No disrespect, but I think you may have managed to confuse yourself and some of the contributors on here (including me!) too?
I am not sure why you thought my comment was referring to your new car, because I feel that it was definitely referring to the rust bucket one!
Why would you buy a new car that you know has extensive rust to it?

I'm not buying a car with extensive rust to it, no where in this forum have I said that. I'm getting rid of a car because of extensive rust.

Joe_Horner

freelancepuddle wrote: »

... The corrosion has spread from the entire underneath of the car to the engine without me even knowing. The seat belt anchorage is excessively corroded, as well as the suspension, brake hose, the coil springs and the wheels are beginning to crack.

Essentially it would fold over like a tin can in an accident and I'd be shot out the windscreen.

Got to say that sounds like an explanation given by a garage that's trying to sell a replacement. Please say that the replacement isn't coming from the same place or anywhere they suggested?

jbond

freelancepuddle wrote: »

I'm not buying a car with extensive rust to it, no where in this forum have I said that. I'm getting rid of a car because of extensive rust.

No, I know you're not! No one in their right mind would!
My 'new car' comment was meant as an example to show you why I wouldn't have been referring to the new car!


Post 1:
"Unfortunately I can't book it into repairs any time soon due to the Christmas holidays"

Post 13:
"Got my eye on a 2001 Daihatsu Sirion that's been recently MOT'd, new cam belt, serviced, road tested & valeted."

Post 15:
"The car has to be put through an MOT by the garage before they can sell it to me"

Post 27:
"I meant my new car has been fully serviced today and waiting for MOT tomorrow."

Why would you be thinking about repairs to the Ford in post 1, when I believe you said you'd already bought the Diatsu?

In post 13, you said the new car had been recently MOTed, so why put it through (and one assumes) pay for another MOT (unless it's free, in which case who cares!)? MOTs last for a year, so it doesn't need MOTing again surely?