E30 Zone

hi guys

i dont know if this is in the right bit of the forum

after reading some posts about some zoners buying cars that are just mot`d (and not seeing any fail slips if it failed first time) then getting home to realise there is lots work needed to keep the thing roadworthy
i thought i would post this

http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/html/home.html

some of you may be aware of it, some of you not
you can check the history of your cars mot test since computerisation came in 2000something

my little 316 had 1 fail on tyre and 1 advisory on wheel bearing

all you need is the reg and v5 number (its also on the green slip you get when youve bought a car)

at least if you check it you will know what else needs doing
even if the car is good its nice to know of any problems that may be on there way
i used it to check a car i sold to a workmate, i told him about the defects but he still bought it off me knowing it was going to fail big style
the guy i sold it too was one of those big head twats (i still work with him)you know the ones
well he said it passed just needing a tyre!!!!!
it actually needed 3 tyres, both sills needed welding,headlight aim too low
ball joint knackered,rear brakes defective,exhaust holed,loose steering column the list was 2 a4 pages,
i printed it off the site and showed him he was talking crap,,,,
now he doesnt talk to me anymore

steve

That came in very handy mate cheers.When i got my car mot recently the fail sheet was not in the car and the garage(not the mot station) have been promising the give my it for weeks to no avil.

thought it might

its well handy ive been using it quite a lot for cars im thinking of buying
i just ask to see the v5 or mot cert then write down ref number if i think the ticket is suspect
then when i get home i check it out
if its ok i buy the car

I used it when I bought my Daily Diesel Audi A4 Turd.

Very useful as it only came with the current MOT which I bought on condition only - No history.

Thanks to that website I now have some previous MOT history

handy.

i checked the e30, usual advisorys. then i checked the jag. what the hell does this mean lol........"Nearside Front Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.3)"

It says my Lachs is grey. Muppets.

cool just found out my corsa had failed on loads of major things a few year ago

what does Seat belt pre-tensioner has been activated mean

because i know the drivers seat belt stalk is sort of cracker with a yellow thing coming out the side and seams a bit loose

Means its been in a front ender! Or some tosser was messing about with it and went off.

A pretensioner is an explosive item in the seatbelt which reels it back in if the car passes a certain amount of 'G.'
An accident basically.

Jon_Bmw wrote:Means its been in a front ender! Or some tosser was messing about with it and went off.

A pretensioner is an explosive item in the seatbelt which reels it back in if the car passes a certain amount of 'G.'
An accident basically.

yer its had a rear ender by the looks of things, tail gate is slightly different colour and so is petrol flap and bumper is just a black plastic one thats been painted to match the front

will it be worth changing do ya recon,

Has it got an airbag?

Jon_Bmw wrote:Has it got an airbag?

some models do but mine dont

I wonder if it once did...

Anyhow, considering that it doesn't have one now, I wouldn't worry about the pre tensioner.

Just don't crash it

Jon_Bmw wrote:I wonder if it once did...

Anyhow, considering that it doesn't have one now, I wouldn't worry about the pre tensioner.

Just don't crash it

will try not too

i think they must have all had the pre tensioners and air bag came as an optional extra or something

At the bottom of the page it says

Change of details:
Make/Model: BMW / 325 I SPORT recorded at time of test on 15/09/2007


What does that mean?

I owned it on the previous years mot and haven't done any dvla business.

Its whatever the MOT tester has selected for the car on the screen. I presume he has options such as:

325i
325 se
325 sport.

Probably means that the tester noticed that it's a fake sport! If you bought this as a sport, I suggest you submit the VIN to zimmerbimmer1, and ask for the original spec sheet.

Mine is the same Brian. Over the past 3 years its been a 318i, 318is and now on my last MOT which I put it through he selected 318i. Its a proper iS on the vin.

Just an MOT human error. Lets be honest most people don't know a 325 sport from an m3

i noticed on mine it failed an MOT on the 24/04/07 with 85,000 miles and was retested 2 days later with 65,000 miles deffo a typo

........"Nearside Front Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.3)"

....a bit fooked?

Jon_Bmw wrote:Lets be honest most people don't know a 325 sport from an m3

Maybe, but the tester just might notice a difference between the V5 details (if he has it), and the details flagged up on the new MOT system's computer.

AlexBaur325 wrote:

........"Nearside Front Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.3)"

....a bit fooked?

drives alright....er for a fooked jag.