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[sally the mini]

well my car went for its MOT today my parents took it while i was at work it went in at three and came out at 4:45 the MOT guy said it is the longest one he has done.
basically it has failed big time 5 pages long i laughed and i am gutted tax is running out so it is off the road. the woman who had it before i had a mate that did MOT's and did a bit of work on the car he sprayed it with underseal and me being a newb just went and bought it it looked imaculate now my car has a load of holes where they were poking so it looks like i will be selling but done worry i will get another one.

i am sheding a tear at the moment

[RetroRay]

keep it and spend the money on that one ? makes sense instead of spending more cash and having similar problems

[Pitcrew6464]

hi sally take a photo of the failure sheet and upload it so we can assess the damage and give you some idea of the cost of repairs!!! you may not need to sell!

[sally the mini]

well i dont really have the money to spend but here it is

exhaust emissions
headlamp
handbrake
rubber bushes
seatbelt
front+rear sill corrosion both sides in the corners
wingfront panal corrosion
wheel arch to hinge panal corrosion
wing to shocker mount
front lower floor
offside floor

they put it in more detail

[Pitcrew6464]

doesnt sound too bad really the 1st five a really easy to sort...... and would need to see the corrosion to asses time needed but not all doom and gloom

[sally the mini]

well i think i am gonna get ride of it and my scooter get a monkey bike and then get annother mini a nice one

[ashley 2008]

does not sound to bad. what year is your mini i would spend the money on that one u have cost more to buy a new one.

[Angelic_Fruitcake]

It sounds salvageable to be honest, most of those a relatively easy. Better that than sell it cheap as an MOT failure and need to buy another!

Make friends with the local body guy, that's what I did

[sally the mini]

i got it for 1800
it is a 94 cooper 1.3i
the garage is gonna ring tomorrow i think to tell me how much it will cost to fix it

[widerim_pickup]

Put some pictures up of corrosion and you'll probably get some quotes from people on here..... most non specialist garages charge an arm and a leg. How bad can it be for a '94!!

[Shylos]

Definitely get some advice on here with pictures before you do anything - you won't get much for it as an MOT fail and if you buy a new one it could end up worse. That's the joy of Minis, they really don't have to cost a lot to sort out.

[sally the mini]

well i am currently thinking of getting a new car and scrapping mine for 2000

[HARBER07]

[sally the mini]

i'm sorry people but it might have to happen looking at a toyota iq 100mm smaller than a mini

[freaker]

if you sell her like this you won't get alot of money from her.
but it would be a shame to scrap her...

freaker