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kevins12

Hi,

Im looking at buying my first ever Romahome and I'm just a little worried about the previous MOT's and whether my concerns are justified. I understand its 25 years old now and isn't going to be perfect but Corrosion has been an advisory for a couple of years now.

I was looking for a bit of advice on whether this MOT is fixable or whether to give it a miss. He was selling it for £4,500 and has come down to £3,000.

kevins12

MOT valid until

7 May 2025

Date tested

8 May 2024

PASS

Mileage

64,414 miles

Expiry date

7 May 2025

Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):

• Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
• Nearside Outer Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced sill corroded (6.1.1 (c) (i))
• Offside Outer Integral body structure is repaired but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced sill been repaired and heavily undersealed (6.1.1 (d) (i))
• Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Date tested

8 May 2024

FAIL

Mileage

64,414 miles

Repair immediately (major defects):

• Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):

• Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
• Nearside Outer Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced sill corroded (6.1.1 (c) (i))
• Offside Outer Integral body structure is repaired but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced sill been repaired and heavily undersealed (6.1.1 (d) (i))
• Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

tacpot12

My guess is that the repair that was done on the offside body is close to needing doing on the nearside. 

kevins12

These have been advisory's for a couple of years

• Nearside Outer Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced sill corroded (6.1.1 (c) (i))
• Offside Outer Integral body structure is repaired but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced sill been repaired and heavily undersealed (6.1.1 (d) (i))

Would these be viable to repair?

born_again

kevins12 said:

These have been advisory's for a couple of years

• Nearside Outer Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced sill corroded (6.1.1 (c) (i))
• Offside Outer Integral body structure is repaired but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced sill been repaired and heavily undersealed (6.1.1 (d) (i))

Would these be viable to repair?

Best to get a independent garage to give you a quote for the work.

I would be worried what the underseal is hiding.

facade

If you would have been happy to pay £4500 without the advisories, then you could buy it for £3000 and have £1500 to get the sill welded, discs & pads and the brakepipe sorting- either changing or checking out.

£1500 should easily pay for that, a good job on fixing the sill and some form of corrosion slowing treatment.

Car_54

The MOTs show the same mileage. Is that correct, or a typo?

If the former, I'd be concerned that it hadn't truned a wheel n a year.

Arunmor

I have just looked at the price of these....wow!  With something 25 years old you pays your money and takes a chance, if you can get someone who knows about these Citreon vans to have a look so much the better.  Brakes and brakes pipes are pretty normal and nothing to worry about.

EssexExile

Car_54 said:

The MOTs show the same mileage. Is that correct, or a typo?

If the former, I'd be concerned that it hadn't truned a wheel n a year.

Both tests were on the same day. I assume it failed, was repaired and passed.

kevins12

Car_54 said:

The MOTs show the same mileage. Is that correct, or a typo?

If the former, I'd be concerned that it hadn't truned a wheel n a year.

It failed the first MOT with Majors, and then re done after the work had been done

born_again

What are the other MOT over the last few years showing?

https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history