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MOT deferral

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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MOT deferral

Post by flimper » Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:04 am

I had my Abarth MOT'd yesterday and it failed. It was on a thing I knew needed doing (CV boot) but had forgotten about, am getting it sorted next week. So the MOT has kicked my arse into sorting the car, can only be a good thing.
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Post by pvr » Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:52 am

But a normal service would have picked that up? Abarth needs an annual service anyway (since when have you got one ???)
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Post by srhutch » Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:50 am

pvr wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:52 am But a normal service would have picked that up? Abarth needs an annual service anyway (since when have you got one ???)
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MOT deferral

Post by R.E92 » Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:38 am

Can you imagine the state of vehicles on the road if they make the MOT every 2 years instead?

It's bad enough already with the great unwashed driving around on bald tyres, snapped springs and blown bulbs. Spot checks is a nice idea but the police would complain about having to do some actual work and the public would complain about the police not catching criminals and instead hounding them for driving a shitheap!

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Post by pvr » Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:59 pm

It works fine in Europe, I don’t panic so much about those things. Not seeing a downside really
Current:
911-50 Black - unique spec
X5M - 575 hp of fun in a V8
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