MOT fail - repair cost

Tiexen
Tiexen Posts: 724 Forumite
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  • Front Exhaust system not adequately supported at flexy (7.1.1)
  • Offside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure on inner wall (4.1.D.1b) Dangerous
  • Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
  • Nearside Brake pipe excessively corroded main (3.6.B.2c)
  • Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded main (3.6.B.2c)
  • Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) Dangerous
  • Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod attachment bracket/mounting insecure pin broken (2.4.G.1)
  • Nearside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill (6.1.B.2)
2002 Focus failed MOT - scrap/repair?
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  • facade
    facade Posts: 7,024 Forumite
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    Repair if the engine, bodywork and interior are good.


    Focus is well known for sill corrosion at the rear, quite few have been welded by now, easy enough job if you can find a welder.


    The rest are pretty much consumables.


    Get a quote from a local garage.
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
  • n217970
    n217970 Posts: 338 Forumite
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    Tiexen wrote: »
    • Front Exhaust system not adequately supported at flexy (7.1.1)
    • Offside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure on inner wall (4.1.D.1b) Dangerous
    • Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
    • Nearside Brake pipe excessively corroded main (3.6.B.2c)
    • Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded main (3.6.B.2c)
    • Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) Dangerous
    • Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod attachment bracket/mounting insecure pin broken (2.4.G.1)
    • Nearside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill (6.1.B.2)
    2002 Focus failed MOT - scrap/repair?

    Scrap it, mainly because of this

    Nearside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill (6.1.B.2)
  • mro
    mro Posts: 813 Forumite
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    Tiexen wrote: »
    • Front Exhaust system not adequately supported at flexy (7.1.1)
    • Offside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure on inner wall (4.1.D.1b) Dangerous
    • Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
    • Nearside Brake pipe excessively corroded main (3.6.B.2c)
    • Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded main (3.6.B.2c)
    • Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) Dangerous
    • Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod attachment bracket/mounting insecure pin broken (2.4.G.1)
    • Nearside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill (6.1.B.2)
    2002 Focus failed MOT - scrap/repair?
    Have you used this MOT garage before ?

    MOT fails usually look worse than they are.

    Body chassis corrosion could mean anything, could be simple weld job.

    You should get quote from this garage and another.
  • caprikid1
    caprikid1 Posts: 2,132 Forumite
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    " Body chassis corrosion could mean anything, could be simple weld job."


    I would not treat any WELD JOB as simple. Even if you can find someone to do it.
  • Tiexen
    Tiexen Posts: 724 Forumite
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    In fact its been repaired(!) and passed MOT a week later (not my car) - I was just wondering if that sounded right?
  • facade
    facade Posts: 7,024 Forumite
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    caprikid1 wrote: »
    " Body chassis corrosion could mean anything, could be simple weld job."


    I would not treat any WELD JOB as simple. Even if you can find someone to do it.




    Why not? Most steel things are welded.



    Corrosion on the outside rear nearside sill on a Focus is very common, you'd be hard pushed to find a welder who hadn't done a couple before. Should last 2 years or more easily once done.





    If the inner has gone as well it is still fixable, but the cost will determine whether to bother or not.
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
  • System
    System Posts: 178,093 Community Admin
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    Yes, sounds perfectly OK for a car with that or even worse to pass a MOT within a week. All of that lot could have been taken care of the same day if the test was in the morning. Literally no more than a few hours labour.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,093 Community Admin
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    caprikid1 wrote: »
    I would not treat any WELD JOB as simple. Even if you can find someone to do it.

    I guess you don't weld. Also find it quite funny given your username. If you have a Capri then there's a very very high likelihood its been welded at some point in its life. I've owned a few myself and A post, inner wing around the struts, rear spring hangers are the usual culprits on a Capri.
  • mro
    mro Posts: 813 Forumite
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    caprikid1 wrote: »
    " Body chassis corrosion could mean anything, could be simple weld job."


    I would not treat any WELD JOB as simple. Even if you can find someone to do it.
    Why, often they are.
  • mro
    mro Posts: 813 Forumite
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    Tiexen wrote: »
    In fact its been repaired(!) and passed MOT a week later (not my car) - I was just wondering if that sounded right?
    If what sounded right, you haven't told us what happened, if straightforward, how much was paid ?

    Only someone looking at job knows.
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