Good evening all,
After buying my 110 nearly two years ago, it has been 'between MOTs' for want of a better word, due to being imported (in the loosest sense of the word) from GB to Ireland, and then on to France last year where it subsequently broke down for a while.
So I finally got around to getting it in for a CT (controle technique - MOT equivalent) test here, not knowing what was going to happen after not being tested for at least 2 years.
I had lists as long as your arm of things that were going to fail. The shocks, while not leaking, looked a bit sad, as did the steering damper. It also has a bit of a list.
On filling the swivels, I discovered why they were empty, as oil made it way back out onto the ground! I'd contemplated refilling them with grease but hadn't bothered.
The handling is a tad interresting on one particularly warn bit of road. I suspected pandard/track rod bushes.
The rear doors are held together by the interior trim. Plus all the other usual leaks, rattles etc.
So I dropped it in for a test this morning and it PASSED, with the following notes:
Numberplace not fixed correctly. Chassis number not visible. Track rod play. Panhard rod play. Gearbox leaking oil. - To which the mechanic added, "but sure even the feckin' *new* ones leak oil all over the show. Other than that, its good for a 12 year old". I couldn't help smiling.
To top it all off, it valid for 2 years :-)
All I have to do now is go for a noise test. Apparently this involves tracking down the mobile spot testers in a layby somewhere and persuading them to test the 110!
Gromit (one happy dog)