The moment of truth is upon us!!

[Steve McF]

Well, after having the boy for 8 months now, and not done too many miles in him since, it is finally MOT time tomorrow (Tuesday) and I'm a little bit twitchy.


I am guessing that they will find the cause of the suspension knock as being a bottom ball joint, damper top mount or something similar, and I'll have to get that done....I might get lucky....but then again 

Then there's the rear tyres which look a bit low to me, but might just scrape it...…

Fingers crossed!!

[sgould]

Good luck!

Eight months already?  I suppose it must be. It was snowing on Boxing Day when I last had a look at it. 

[Steve McF]

Yes - no word yet...that either means it's passed, or it hasn't been done yet!! Yikes!!!

I was trying to work out how many miles were on it when I bought it the day before Xmas eve. I think it was around 93k. I've only just gone past the 95k mark in the last couple of weeks, but then again I haven't been using the car as a daily driver for most of the months since I bought it. It does sit on the dive for days at a time, until I dig it out, use it for a few days, and then rest it again

Trying to think what I've done since I've had it:
- Full service, replaced driver's seatbelt which wouldn't retract, had rear parking sensor kit fitted
- Disinfected the aircon
- bought second hand 314mm upgrade front calipers, which are currently with Bigg Red, being refurbished
- bought full set of discs and pads (inc 314mm front discs and backplates) from Saabits. To be fitted as and when I start to need brakes doing (hopefully not today as the calipers are not back yet!!! )
- bought second hand power folding wing mirrors in matching 170 black, to be fitted whenever
- bought a couple of replacement key fob cases
- bought a new set of Saab wheel centre caps to replace the crusty Speedline ones - hopefully will be fitted by my mechanic today whilst he has the car
- bought transmission fluid to change gearbox oil - hopefully will be done today whilst my mechanic has the car

Further aspirations as and when time and money permit:
- Noobtune 250bhp remap at some point
- Acquire and fit replacement Aero front splitter
- Get driver's seat refurbed, including fixing the lumbar support that appears to not work
- Fix annoying glovebox rattle
- Fix annoying centre console creak when you lean on it
- Fix annoying creak from clutch pedal
- Get bodyshop to sort out slight rust in rear wheelarches
- Get bodyshop to refurb alloys

But first, I need the boy to pass the MOT today!!!!! My worry beads for this are as follows:
- may need one or two tyres are the rear
- may need some suspension work at the front (knocking from RHS when going over bumps)
- may need a coil spring at the back, if the advisory from last year has got worse
- may need something else as yet to be identified

Or.....it may sail through with a couple of advisories........

[Steve McF]

Well you wouldn't Adam & Eve it - the boy's only gone and passed, hasn't he?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, admittedly with a couple of advisories, but nothing like the list of advisories he's had at the last two MOTs!! So there's a CV joint gaitor that needs replacing, the rear brake pads need doing, and the two rear tyres are borderline (as I suspected) and will need replacing. Great news, as I thought I was going to have to fork out loads - so will be on the lookout for a couple of decent but reasonably priced 18" tyres for the rear first. Then it will be back to my mechanic to do the rest


Then I'll move onto trying to get those rear arches looked at.....and clean that throttle body

[sgould]

Good news!!