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mot

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:11 am
by lezmtaylor
My  2002 4.4 E53 with 95,500 was in for mot yesterday (Friday) sailed through with no advisories, only comment was '' very nice car''.
I find it as stressful as an expectant father, waiting for the results !!!

Lez

Re: mot

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:25 am
by X5Sport
Well Done!  :D

My X6 did the same on Wednesday, and had a full oil & filter service done at the same time.  £90 labour, £300 in parts and VAT.  Filters in these beasts are pricey(and there are lots of them)!  Need to stick with OEM equivalent parts because of the warranty, but not paying £220/hr for labour.

Job done by local Indy in Bradwell, Milton Keynes - https://www.autowerxbmw.co.uk

Re: mot

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:33 am
by marti
Same here....X6 went straight through on Tuesday (1st mot in my ownership).....hope it beats my e53 record of 11yrs straight through with no ads :)

Re: mot

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 6:09 pm
by Alan Gunn
Mine failed on Wednesday passed yesterday after a new rear flexible brake pipe.(the steel bit burst on the ramp)
No other advisories  8)

Re: mot

Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 12:45 pm
by Leslie
That's the best place for it to burst Alan ,rather than out on the road  :) Once you have an older luxury car an Mot is a worrying experience as if anything fails its likely to be expensive !

Re: mot

Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 2:46 pm
by Rick G
[quote="lezmtaylor"]
My  2002 4.4 E53 with 95,500 was in for mot yesterday (Friday) sailed through with no advisories, only comment was '' very nice car''.
I find it as stressful as an expectant father, waiting for the results !!!

Lez
[/quote]
I know what you mean about stressful. In Queensland we don't have any sort of inspection each year but New South Wales does have a Roadworthy inspection each year and once the hole inspecting picked on a small area on one door that was undercoated after a rust repair about 6 inches square (done properly) and would not pass it until it was painted the right colour. One other time the bugger used a stopwatch to time the indicator and one side winked two times more on one side than the other. Real petty stuff.
Some times I think they do special night classes just to learn how to be a p...k.