Another one point seven to save
Posted: 17 Jun 2014 10:35 am
Morning Girls,
Mac has found you another opportunity to save a wee beastie from the great oxidiser in the sky!
I've been approached by a long term owner (one of George's FOTV3 members) who feels it is time for a change, his 300 having finally failed an MOT resulting in a moderately large bill from his garage.
The car is an '88' 3door GL 1.7, a regularly serviced 'daily' based in Norwich that has been with the owner for 24years!
MOT fail is basically on sills and struts (nothing unusual there then).
Owner does not want to see it scrapped but is quite aware that a local yard will give £100-£150 to weigh it in. Personally I do not feel that £250 would be unreasonable to expect.
The owner has sent me a list from his garage which I reproduce below,
"Reasons for refusal of a test certificate
1 Nearside outer (cill) Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded
2 Offside outer (cill) Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded
3 Nearside outer rear (cill) Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded
4 Offside outer rear (cill) Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded
5 Nearside front Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened
6 Nearside front (coil spring) Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump srop
7 Offside front (coil spring) Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop
8 Nearside front (chassis) Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded.
(The garage estimated a cost of approximately £600 to carry out the work required)"
There is a bit of "tradespeak" in there but it looks like collapsing cups and/or broken springs.
Contact Bob directly on:-
rmeddins@talktalk.net
07855564967
01603 457831
Got to be of interest to somebody,
Mac.
Mac has found you another opportunity to save a wee beastie from the great oxidiser in the sky!
I've been approached by a long term owner (one of George's FOTV3 members) who feels it is time for a change, his 300 having finally failed an MOT resulting in a moderately large bill from his garage.
The car is an '88' 3door GL 1.7, a regularly serviced 'daily' based in Norwich that has been with the owner for 24years!
MOT fail is basically on sills and struts (nothing unusual there then).
Owner does not want to see it scrapped but is quite aware that a local yard will give £100-£150 to weigh it in. Personally I do not feel that £250 would be unreasonable to expect.
The owner has sent me a list from his garage which I reproduce below,
"Reasons for refusal of a test certificate
1 Nearside outer (cill) Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded
2 Offside outer (cill) Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded
3 Nearside outer rear (cill) Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded
4 Offside outer rear (cill) Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded
5 Nearside front Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened
6 Nearside front (coil spring) Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump srop
7 Offside front (coil spring) Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop
8 Nearside front (chassis) Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded.
(The garage estimated a cost of approximately £600 to carry out the work required)"
There is a bit of "tradespeak" in there but it looks like collapsing cups and/or broken springs.
Contact Bob directly on:-
rmeddins@talktalk.net
07855564967
01603 457831
Got to be of interest to somebody,
Mac.