I heard somewhere that your Terrano passed its mot. Is this true?:lol. Seriously tho i hate mot time, glad it passed mate:thumb2
No not true at all... Well close anyway.
Mine is a Maverick, Nissan Terrano in disguise...:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol
I was worried I must admit, that's why I didn't mention it the day before.
Each year something else on it gets nearer the end of its life, and it is at what threshold it has to be replaced, that is the unknown part, this is what makes us worry on older cars with increasing mileage.
For example
When do brake lines become corroded enough to fail?
When is a hole in the bodywork big enough or near enough to a main structural point?
How much play in that wheel bearing is just ok and worthy of an advisory?
Is that chip in the windscreen in the wrong place?
Do those wipers clear the screen enough?
Is that clunk from the suspension important?
Is that small hole in the exhaust an MOT fail?
And the most unknown.. how good are my emissions, is that smoke on acceleration an issue?
I always take mine for a good thrashing the day before, not fast, but red lining it and holding it there in each gear, except 5 th otherwise I would be speeding:doh
Let it warm up first though, a bit of red line.... increasing the time on each gear as you go UP the box, not down, no need to red line it going down the gears.
I did about 20 miles overall, not all at the red line though, accelerate hold...change gear, accelerate hold... gear change etc.
It really clears out the carbon and soot from all those nasty places.
It works for me anyway.:thumb2
