Why are MOT's So Stressful?

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cj10jeeper

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Yesterday was MOT time again and as usual I'd done all the basic checks and was confident, but why was it so stressful?

So many variables that surely something would fail on the day
Was it leaving it with the tester to prod and poke it, or catch the spoiler on the ramp?
Could it be the complete new set of brakes & hoses I fitted a month ago? Perhaps one leaks, or fails on the brake tester?
Was it the ability to see it live in the office that kept me on edge?
Was the free Halfords test a bad idea?
Realisation that I'd left the active exhaust module on, so the exhaust was wide open at all times. All work stopped due to the noise on the emission test. That felt like a fail for sure with pops & bangs..

The annual ritual was soon over. Another straight pass with no advisories, compliments on the car, so clean underneath, etc. etc. :D
So 10 straight passes in a row, only a tyre advisory before I owned it but a 100% lifetime clean slate.

Another year and we repeat the process.

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I know exactly what you mean, although these days the F Type is very much my 'weekend and sunny days' car so if it fails I'm not stuck without transport.

I'm pretty chilled these days - far worse things can happen than failing an MOT.
 
CSGMART said:
I know exactly what you mean, although these days the F Type is very much my 'weekend and sunny days' car so if it fails I'm not stuck without transport.

I'm pretty chilled these days - far worse things can happen than failing an MOT.
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I agree and it's tongue in cheek and there are far worse things in life.

Trouble is these days if you do fail in some cases with a 'Major' or all cases 'Dangerous', you cannot drive the car away, only to a pre-booked repair. £2500 and 3 points looks like the tariff

That said mine is a 'fun' car too and I happen to have a personal 4.5 tonne vehicle transporter, which would make it easier :)
 
Tim Atkinson said:
Why subject your self to the stress? Have a pre-MOT inspection done by a qualified examiner (ideally the one who will do the test) so that you know what's coming and can deal with any fail items, and make a sensible decision on possible advisories...
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Tim,
It's a tongue in cheek post and as I stated I'd done my own pretest and confident it would pass, but agree pretesting or some people having a service gives more reassurance.

You can do all you like ahead of the test, but last year I had a tyre deflation on the way to the test centre. Fortunately the test station reinflated, examined and agreement by a second tester the tyre was good. Passed actual test and a new tyre fitted for safety reasons 2 days later.
 
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