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Vehicle & Technical => Suzuki => Topic started by: marjan on October 26, 2006, 19:57:45

Title: Expensive MOT !!!.
Post by: marjan on October 26, 2006, 19:57:45

Just got my Vit back from the garage after passing the MOT - needed some brake pipes and new sills on both sides, came to £408 !. Oh well I only paid £800 for it earlier this year so I suppose that's not too bad.

Title: Expensive MOT !!!.
Post by: P.R.Howler on October 26, 2006, 20:21:26

Might be cheaper to learn to weld,  Ã‚£30 per hour round here for welding work on sills etc, bloody rip off........I do my own, wouldnt dream of paying that much

Title: Expensive MOT !!!.
Post by: thumbs on October 27, 2006, 20:29:27

if you own a suzuki you need to be able to weld lol,

i did on my old suzuki swift car and the vitara i had before disco. lots off it  :D

Title: Expensive MOT !!!.
Post by: rollazuki on October 27, 2006, 20:42:05

Why did it need sills, they arent structural, its a seperate chassis?!?!!?

Title: Expensive MOT !!!.
Post by: Evilgoat on October 27, 2006, 22:08:11

Quote from: "rollazuki"

Why did it need sills, they arent structural, its a seperate chassis?!?!!?

You know I read that, and thought 'Thats wrong' but couldnt for the life of me think why. But yes, sills dont matter. although how about the seatbelt mount thing?

Title: Expensive MOT !!!.
Post by: V8MoneyPit on October 28, 2006, 09:38:01

They are structural, but only in the body. They can fail because the integrity of the body is compromised, for example in a side impact. Also, as already pointed out, a seatbelt mount is a structural point and any corrosion within 30cms (if I remember correctly) of it is an instant failure.

Title: Expensive MOT !!!.
Post by: marjan on October 28, 2006, 10:28:09

Quote from: "V8MoneyPit"

They are structural, but only in the body. They can fail because the integrity of the body is compromised, for example in a side impact. Also, as already pointed out, a seatbelt mount is a structural point and any corrosion within 30cms (if I remember correctly) of it is an instant failure.

Yep, that's what the MOT guy said, sever corrosion within 30cm of a seatbelt mounting.