she failed her M.O.T

[brightyboy]

The e30 failed her m.o.t today (£44 wasted) she was taken to Forgemotors in Cwmbran,S.Wales.
i'm pi**ed off,i have to drive around now in my old mans dirty,no wheel trims,noisy,Rovershed 200 which funnily enough passed the same day and it's a rust bucket,OH THE HUMILIATION.

she failed on:

1.headlights were aimed too low on both sides
2.shock absorber bush worn
3.nearside & offside subframe mounts worn (apparently a bit** of a job,garage wanted £250 to do it)
4.welding on the sil (a hole the size of a pea)
5.exhaust front mount bracket broken

I got the parts from Rydale Newport £45 +vat & a mate sorting out the repairs for £100.

Anyone else have a suprise M.O.T

[ed325i]

Can they fail it on the exhaust bracket ?? Its not like the exhaust is going to fall off

ED

[Jon_Bmw]

Can they fail it on the exhaust bracket ?? Its not like the exhaust is going to fall off

ED

Never heard of this before either, unless its causing the exhaust to blow?

[Bob_S]

that bracket is essecial as I found out when it wasnt there and the exhaust on my 316i fell off

[DanThe]

The bracket isnt needed for MOT, my cars have passed without it before.
If you took it off it should pass ok

[stonesie]

If its there and ok = pass
if its not there at all = pass

there and broke = fail