I guess you're all gagging to know the result of my MOT?? Well, maybe not.
She passed with flying colours - except for 3 things; the rear brake lights weren't wired correctly, the CO was 8%!!!!, rather than 4% and he "advised me" on my rear tyres being very near the limit. So much for my carb tuning ability!!! They fixed the lights and carbs on the spot - charged me a coupe of pounds for that - so that was ok. What was weird was that I helped the guy do it! Had to sit in the drivers seat; waiting for calls of "foot brake" "steering left, right" "hand brake" "lights" "indicate" whilst 6 foot in the air on the ramp - how odd is that! I don't mind - beats waiting around. He even complimented me on the car, said it was in great condition - "nice little motor matey" in pure east London dialect, but Im never sure about garages making such statements, just trying to make me feel good so I go back or something. Although I will certainly be returning next year. Drove back to college after the MOT - and guess what, pull my interior handle - PPIIINNG!! - the rod must have come off inside - oh well - I know what to do now - at least it worked for the MOT. So I need to get some new boots - I did think they were a bit bald - it doesnt seem to have much grip, especially in the wet. So Im going to treat it to 4 new ones - the ones on it at the moment are a really old and faded - so just replacing the back ones would make it look even more odd than it does now. Anybody got any suggestions? I remember reading a car magazine where they tested a load of tyres at the barbers a while back, and there seemed to be quite a bit of difference in performance. I dont mind paying a bit extra for some good ones, I do drive it everyday after all. James 1977 Pimento Red Spit /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
