Mental_Atom Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 So I had the MOT on my 97' reg Fiesta this morning. It failed. A LOT. So it's time for SORN and an even more painful wait until October for the new one :( R.I.P Has to be said though, that is one impressive MOT faliure! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCat Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Blimey. Just as well you didn't have an accident in it then. Sell it for spares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mental_Atom Posted August 30, 2014 Author Share Posted August 30, 2014 Blimey. Just as well you didn't have an accident in it then. Sell it for spares. Yeah, that would not have been pretty. I thought it was just my imagination that my brakes were rubbish, but apparently they actually were! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisroberson99 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Oh no! If I could I'd buy it off you. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramanic Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Call that car buying place a mentioned you get a couple hunner n they will pick it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam1991 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 thats pretty impressive! never seena car fail on thatg much before to be honest. well, as much of a nice car it has proberbly been to you, atleast you know your safe now! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mental_Atom Posted August 30, 2014 Author Share Posted August 30, 2014 Haha, true true! Even the mechanic said it's a shame because it runs so nicely! Cost me £320 last month as well which is a pain! One of my colleagues at work has a brother who runs a garage, and said if I ever need anything cheap temporarily let him know. See if I can pick up a scrapper for 2 months and sell it for the same money at the end. If not, I'll keep it until the insurance runs out and then scrap it. It's that or public transport :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 87 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Wow that's an epic fail if I ever saw one I wonder how much you'd get selling it for scrap compared to selling it in parts. I guess you could take some bits off from inside to sell and still scrap it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mental_Atom Posted August 30, 2014 Author Share Posted August 30, 2014 Wow that's an epic fail if I ever saw one I wonder how much you'd get selling it for scrap compared to selling it in parts. I guess you could take some bits off from inside to sell and still scrap it. I think "deathtrap" is the word that we need here. Apparently the corrosion on the back is so bad he could put his hand through it. I can get £100 for scrap including pick-up from here, which is not bad at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 87 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I can get £100 for scrap including pick-up from here, which is not bad at all! I guess that's not bad considering you probably couldn't even pay someone to take it off your hands with that MOT certificate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mental_Atom Posted August 30, 2014 Author Share Posted August 30, 2014 I guess that's not bad considering you probably couldn't even pay someone to take it off your hands with that MOT certificate. Very true, he thought the repair bill would be minimum £1000, probably higher once they got in there as they'd have to dismantle half the car to fix the chassis alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramanic Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 have you phoned that place that was giving you £100 odd for it and collecting it? sorry to hear it go too soon (1 month too soon) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L666JER Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Similar things to what my silver mk5 fiesta failed on a few weeks ago. I just spent a lot of time welding and fitting new brakes :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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