Tiz's Minis

MOT Failure

I mentioned a while back in my first post that my latest mini is in a bit of a sorry state. Here's a bit more info on just how poorly it is. Here's the result of the last MOT test that it had.
Notification of a refusal to issue a MOT certificate 200kb

As you can see it is in a sorry state. Here's a complete list of the defects listed on the certificate.

• DIP and Main Beam switch Broken


• N.S. Steering Mount loose *


• N.S.F. Suspension seized


• O.S.R. Radius arm worn to excess


• O.S.F. Shock Abosorber worn to excess.


• N.S.F. tyre worn to inner cord *


• O.S.F. Tyre worn below 1.6mm Limit


• Rear exhaust mount broken


• CO Above 3.5% limit


• Jagged edges bonnet *

* These defects mean the car is dangerous to drive.

That's a long list, I'm a little worried. The other factor is it's a year since this MOT and I believe the car's pretty much been standing around, out in in the rain. The £80 I paid for it suddenly seems quite a bit! This week I'm going to get the chance to give the car a proper look over and see just how bad a state it's in. I also intend to fit the new bonnet, hopefully that'll prevent any rain entering the engine compartment. I'll try and take some photos so you can see what I'm up against.

posted by Andy Tyrrell @ 8:02 PM