To fix or not to fix? MOT advisories

eskbanker

darrensurrey said:

One thing. Only write FACTS not opinion. Despite the nonsense coming out of the orange idiot's mouth, there is a big difference between fact and opinion.

Facts: 2009 1.3L diesel vauxhall corsa CTDi, recent MOT, Offside Front Coil spring corroded, Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened, Nearside Rear Wheel bearing slightly noisy, Rear exhaust silencer outer skin corroded, 58,237 miles.

Opinion: nice runner, really reliable, starts every time, will last for years. for years... it's the best car ever, I have never owned a better car.

Point taken about not misleading but I'd argue that four of those six opinions are actually facts (if true at the time of writing) - 'will last for years' is clearly speculative, and 'it's the best car ever' is (obviously) unsupportable hyperbole, but the rest appear to be factual, although that's not to say they're worth including in adverts....

Ectophile

The only one that would worry me is the wheel bearing.

Springs corroded is largely meaningless.  My last car had an MOT advisory on the springs on its first MOT at 3 years old.  At 10 years old, the garage advised that two of the springs were really bad and should be replaced.  The other two springs were still on the car when I sold it at 14 years old.