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[maryquant]

Well mary had her MOT today, I was expecting her to fail as I wanted a definitive list of what needed doing.... so here it is.

Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle.
Drivers seat insecure
Horn does not function
Windscreen Washer provides insufficient washer liquid
Nearside front position lamp(s) not in good working order
Offside front position lamp(s) not in good working order
Nearside headlamp not working on dipped beam
Offside headlamp not working on dipped beam
Nearside headlamp not working on main beam
Offside headlamp not working on main beam
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase
Offside registration plate lamp not working
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working
Nearside rear subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded.
Offside rear subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded.
Nearside rear (floor to inner rear wing) subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded
Offside rear (floor to inner rear wing) subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded
(boot floor) subframe mounting prescrived area is excessively corroded
Nearside (sill & sill to floor) seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded.
Offside front constant velocity join gaiter split.
Nearside front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint.
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive
Offside Front (sill) structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of body mountings
Nearside Front (sill) structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of body mountings
Service brake efficiency below requirements
Parking brake efficieny below requirements. **DANGEROUS**
Front brakes imbalanced **DANGEROUS**
Advisories:
Rear subframe corroded but not seriously weakned.
Offside outer sill vehicle structure has slight corrosion
Nearside front tie bar/rod slightly distorted.
Offside front tie bar/rod slightly distorted.
Nearside front (outer edge) tyre warn close to legal limit.
Bonnet Insecure.
Front reg plate cracked.
Both rear tyres perished.
Both rear brake hoses fouling subframe
And my favourite…….

38. Oil Leak.

[shorty]

holy cow
that is one long list man

that decision is going to be very hard as to what to do aint it =[

[ad53ggz]

to be honest i dont think its that bad if you can or no someone that can do the welding the rest is very easy jobs...

maybe but this could be tricky Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive have you tried forte hope you decide to keep her

[project mini chris]

very tough decision mate i suppose its fixable but the cost good luck with your decision

[benb12]

I think you would be better off selling it as a project, someone will take it on especially being such a rare model.

[MiniJosh92]

I think it seems worse than it is. Lights, washers, brakes, balljoints, tyres etc are not really hard or expensive things to sort especially if you can do it yourself. Its just the welding really but its not terrible.

Edited by MiniJosh92, 20 January 2010 - 05:58 PM.

[oli8925]

Everything but the welding is an easy fix. The welding required probably wouldn't be too bad to someone who wants a big project with lots of welding involved.

I definitely agree with Ben, selling her as a project would be the better option IMO

[adam_93rio]

how is this a hard decision? theres not a lot at all on there that is hard to fix so how could you consider scrapping a potentially good car

it seems a long list at first, but it could quite easily be things like bulbs blown etc

and designers really arent that rare are they? theres loads more designers than probably all other limited edition minis about

[Guess-Works.com]

Also needs the tuning sorted, as it's high CO not to much trouble, high HC would have been a problem...

I just can't believe you've been driving a car with no lights...

Interested if you want to let it go.

[adam_93rio]

have you been driving this car and did it have an MOT last year?

[maryquant]

Shes been off the road for sometime, the lights were not working due to a lead which came off, that was a quick fix in the garage. She had an MOT last year, although i think the tester needs shooting

Ive asked for the garage to give me a quote for doing all the welding etc.

Im suprised the subframe passed with only an advisory - may well change it over anyways. I guess it all boils down to how much the welding and tyres will cost as those are the most expensive parts - im running a539 and i think the best ive been quoted is 50 fitted per corner - still at least 200 quid just there.

Most of the silly stuff I can do, the horn doesnt function because it wasnt in the car its on my workbench, same with the pasenger door handle -

I think ill see if the garage will do: Welding, CV gaitor, sort out the brakes (there all new brakes so must just be setting em up thats the problem.), and replace the tie rods, setup the engine as its running V. Rich and then ill do the tinkering with everything else.

I think ill give her 500 more quid and if it comes in over budget shes a goner

Designers are reasonably rare, they made 1000 in white, 1000 in black, not as rare as some granted, but shes a good lil mota!

[adam_93rio]

did you drive the car to the MOT station?

not trying to be funny but its far from safe to drive the car in that state. and i cant see how after only one year it has got that bad

[oli8925]

I think ill give her 500 more quid and if it comes in over budget shes a going onto to TMF classifieds and Ebay

Fixorred for you

[jameswhiles]

I think ill give her 500 more quid and if it comes in over budget shes a going onto to TMF classifieds and Ebay

Fixorred for you

Definately, don't scrap another Mini, there are plenty of people who would love a car like this to fully restore

[Charliezminiz]

i'd love to restore another mini, i have 2 im doing now but another wont hurt lol!!. DONT SCRAP ANOTHER MINI SELL IT IF YOU CANT DO IT.