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by Bazzer-1988 Fri Jul 20, 2012 5:45 pm
Heyy Guys & GIrls
Took my corsa today for its mot an it came back with 15 FAILS and 17 ADVISORY'S
Needs the seat belt anchor points front and back welding also all suspension mountings excessively corroded plus Steering rack mount Corroded
Also failed on 4 tyres due too splitting / cracking, windscreen washer provides insufficient water, o/s windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area
so thats the fails
seems need to open my wallet
anyone else had the same work done an how much you pay ??
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by PRICER Fri Jul 20, 2012 5:58 pm
well that sounds alot of rust, if it appears to be easily fixable then do it otherwise look for aonther shell...
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by Bazzer-1988 Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:09 pm
yer sounds simple got it booked into a garage too look it over i think the car has been sat an got corroded
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by dandadan Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:07 am
In fairness mate there's quite abit of welding. Wouldn't suprised me if it cost a couple of hundred plus...
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by Bazzer-1988 Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:02 pm
best thing is i only bought the car for £280 so it not too bad i'd be gutted if i paid like £900 for it
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by vcorsab Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:47 pm
ah that sounds sore on the wallet ! ive been quoted 50-60 for a hole in my boot floor, think it must have hit a good few speedbumps, hope you get it sorted mate
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by Bazzer-1988 Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:59 pm
cheers mate it in the garage now gonna get a quote on the monday lol
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by vcorsab Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:12 pm
ah ok mate
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by Bazzer-1988 Mon Jul 23, 2012 7:11 pm
well garage reckons be between £300 / £500 too weld but getting discount cause i said i'd T-cut his van an spray the bumpers back black hahah the perks of knowing the right people lol
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by vcorsab Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:29 am
awell that makes it less sore, let us know how it goes
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by Octane2097 Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:37 am
Just scrap it and buy another!
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by Bazzer-1988 Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:24 pm
yup will let you knw how its coming an nahh i ain't gonna scrap it it'll be on road next week
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ooo here is a cheeky pic i took of it at the garage
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by vcorsab Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:32 pm
aha nice, just focus on it gettin fixed !
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by Bazzer-1988 Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:23 pm
yer it in the garage now an just doin the lil things while it in there waiting
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by vcorsab Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:43 pm
ahh ok mate
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