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briggie
19-01-2011, 19:43
sally went for her m.o.t. this morning :eek:........ and passed without any advisories :clap:clap:clap:thumb2 ...... woohoo
briggie
19-01-2011, 20:15
the guy at the garage said she is in very good condition for her age ( the car :augie )...... i think im not going to stop smiling for a long time, while i was there they fitted the brake pads that richio gave me ( yep they fit thanks mate :thumb2 ) , and changed the oil in the rear diff , im mega chuffed :thumb2
briggie
19-01-2011, 20:18
oh nearly forgot ... they mended my noisy blower motor too ..... they took the motor apart and found a old shopping reciept had fallen down from the glove box into the motor ...... lovely and quiet now ....... total bill including m.o.t test fee , lsd oil labour etc ? ....... £100
(RIP) PLANK
19-01-2011, 20:27
well done, mine is due next week :confused:
briggie
19-01-2011, 20:38
the guy at the garage said she is in very good condition for her age ( the car :augie )...... i think im not going to stop smiling for a long time, while i was there they fitted the brake pads that richio gave me ( yep they fit thanks mate :thumb2 ) , and changed the oil in the rear diff , im mega chuffed :thumb2

oops sorry , it was redrex that gave me the pads ..... er , sorry its old age and im excited lol ....... thanks mate they fit :thumb2
clivvy
19-01-2011, 21:12
nice one Peter, where did you go?
briggie
19-01-2011, 21:15
nice one Peter, where did you go?

new garage thats opened up , thought id try it , must admit they seemed very good..... mytholmroyd motor company
briggie
19-01-2011, 21:20
i quote the reciept for you clive .

1 m.o.t test fee .......... £40

1.. fit own brake pads , clean up and grease brake lines ..... check and road test....... £40

1..... supply and change rear diff oil...... £20
clivvy
19-01-2011, 21:21
chuff me peter, thats really cheap. where's mythlmemonroyd? i was going to ring Tony in Elland today, but im tempted to try them perhaps?
(RIP) PLANK
19-01-2011, 21:22
i quote the reciept for you clive .

1 m.o.t test fee .......... £40

1.. fit own brake pads , clean up and grease brake lines ..... check and road test....... £40

1..... supply and change rear diff oil...... £20

that sounds good to me mate, one thing, are ou sure they used LSD oil? as a lot of garages refues to accept their is a difference!
briggie
19-01-2011, 21:23
chuff me peter, thats really cheap. where's mythlmemonroyd? i was going to ring Tony in Elland today, but im tempted to try them perhaps?

mytholmroyd is between luddenden foot and hebden bridge hx7 5lh
clivvy
19-01-2011, 21:28
mytholmroyd is between luddenden foot and hebden bridge hx7 5lh

ohhhh yeah i remember now.....too far for me. ill try Tony in Elland, at least hes seen me twice and twice ive been happy, just hope its third time lucky!
briggie
19-01-2011, 22:06
that sounds good to me mate, one thing, are ou sure they used LSD oil? as a lot of garages refues to accept their is a difference!

i saw the bottles ... comma lsd oil :thumb2
briggie
19-01-2011, 22:08
i saw the bottles ... comma lsd oil :thumb2

was in 3 little red bottles with a plastic spout. took ages to fill it
zippy656
19-01-2011, 22:22
well done.. you got that silly grin back again now then
briggie
19-01-2011, 22:26
well done.. you got that silly grin back again now then

dont think its ever gone away lol
zippy656
19-01-2011, 23:02
good to hear mate
briggie
19-01-2011, 23:08
i think that without all the hard work that rick and swifty have put into sally she wouldnt have passed her mot so easily , so a special thanks to them :clap:clap:clap:thumb2:bow
spinna
20-01-2011, 13:58
M.o.t day is worst day of the year me thinks so i can imagine how excited you are :lol:D
(RIP) PLANK
20-01-2011, 14:15
i have prepared for mine by spending £1.86 on a new wiper blade for the rear screen - sorted :augie
clivvy
20-01-2011, 14:38
im booking mine in very soon.

im fairly sure it will fail, but we shall see. last year it passed when i thought it would fail so.
lacroupade
20-01-2011, 14:40
i have prepared for mine by spending £1.86 on a new wiper blade for the rear screen - sorted :augie

I bet you needed a sit-down and a brew after that...I broke out into a sweat just reading it.....:eek:
jace
20-01-2011, 15:42
i have prepared for mine by spending £1.86 on a new wiper blade for the rear screen - sorted :augie

last of the big spenders lol!
(RIP) PLANK
20-01-2011, 19:39
Well diesel at out local is around 1.33 so on the way home i bough 6 litres of veg oil at 1.06 so i saved 1.62. The wiper now owes me 24p , it better not let me down! :augie
zippy656
20-01-2011, 19:42
keep your eyes open, I get my oil for 93p ltr.. yes 20 ltr bottles and from wholesaler..
(RIP) PLANK
20-01-2011, 20:15
keep your eyes open, I get my oil for 93p ltr.. yes 20 ltr bottles and from wholesaler..

I will do if i get on with it, i only stopped of a the shop and got a few to give it a go. I have a friend wh runs a big food shop for the Asian community and his prices are allways cheap, i will ask him if he can get me a deal based on his buying power, he has helped me with other stuff.