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.

cyberghost_0

Ectophile said:

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.

hi ectophile thanks for sharing your experience. i did ask the garage to explain the advisories to me, they did say the corrosion is surface rust and it doesn’t matter but they said after i drive 3000-4000 miles, i should look into getting the wheel bearing replaced asap or things will turn ugly for me. i hope it’s not too expensive, in the meantime i hope i can still drive on the motorways for my weekly 100 miles to keep this diesel grandma happy until i sell her

darrensurrey

cyberghost_0 said:

GrumpyDil said:

Those are all pretty standard age related items and nothing to be particularly concerned over. 

Might knock the price down by a couple of hundred quid. 

i did some quotes on webuyanycar and carlow and it ranged from £600-£800 which im not moaning about. i just wanna get rid of it

Put a sale price of £2000-2500 on FB. If you go lower you'll get lots of scrap dealers offering you £150 for it. Just ignore those unless you desperately need to get rid of it. You can bet that if you sell it for £150 to them, it will appear the next day on FB for £2000!

Ibrahim5

These are the sort of advisories that normal people get. Second hand car dealers seem to get arrangements with MOT testers so that they don't get them. I don't believe second hand car dealers will pay for things to be fixed that don't need it. I was looking at a second hand car recently that I was assured would be sold with an 'advisory free MOT'. The moment I was told that I walked away. It's crooked.

paul_c123

Ibrahim5 said:

These are the sort of advisories that normal people get. Second hand car dealers seem to get arrangements with MOT testers so that they don't get them. I don't believe second hand car dealers will pay for things to be fixed that don't need it. I was looking at a second hand car recently that I was assured would be sold with an 'advisory free MOT'. The moment I was told that I walked away. It's crooked.

They check the car before the MoT to ensure it is good and won't get any advisories.

Ectophile

paul_c123 said:

Ibrahim5 said:

These are the sort of advisories that normal people get. Second hand car dealers seem to get arrangements with MOT testers so that they don't get them. I don't believe second hand car dealers will pay for things to be fixed that don't need it. I was looking at a second hand car recently that I was assured would be sold with an 'advisory free MOT'. The moment I was told that I walked away. It's crooked.

They check the car before the MoT to ensure it is good and won't get any advisories.

You can believe that if you like.

When I bought my Land Rover, it came with a new MOT with no advisories.  I knew the tyres weren't good when I bought it.  But when I got home and had a better look, one of the tyres was only just barely legal.  On one side it was worn all the way down to the tread wear indicator.  The middle and other side were just barely above the TWI.  The other 3 tyres were only a little better.

The dealer obviously asked the MOT inspector for no advisories.  I normally get an advisory if a tyre is down to 2mm.

paul_c123

Ectophile said:

paul_c123 said:

Ibrahim5 said:

These are the sort of advisories that normal people get. Second hand car dealers seem to get arrangements with MOT testers so that they don't get them. I don't believe second hand car dealers will pay for things to be fixed that don't need it. I was looking at a second hand car recently that I was assured would be sold with an 'advisory free MOT'. The moment I was told that I walked away. It's crooked.

They check the car before the MoT to ensure it is good and won't get any advisories.

You can believe that if you like.

When I bought my Land Rover, it came with a new MOT with no advisories.  I knew the tyres weren't good when I bought it.  But when I got home and had a better look, one of the tyres was only just barely legal.  On one side it was worn all the way down to the tread wear indicator.  The middle and other side were just barely above the TWI.  The other 3 tyres were only a little better.

The dealer obviously asked the MOT inspector for no advisories.  I normally get an advisory if a tyre is down to 2mm.

Different dealer.

Bigwheels1111

Advisories on my car change every year, Cracked tyres one year, not the next but same tyres.
Corrosion on discs, had that for 6 years on old car , never changed them.
Looking at your list, I would get the wheel bearing checked and changed if needed.

Arunmor

Agree with wheel bearing.  The rest I wouldn't sweat it.

Are you thinking of selling because of the advisories?  If so think long and hard, as long as engine and gear box are running well then these are just age related, the cheapest car to own is normally the one you have.