Sounds worse than it is!! Does it?

Knowing that under the plastic covers on our cabrio was not as it could be should we say , I put it in for an MOT .....Hey what we got to loose?

Anyway taking away from the overall thoughts of its rotten under there said by the mechanic it isn't as bad as I thought .....as in it can be welded for £150....exhaust issue possible a sensor!? Total cost incl labour and test fees £300.

Is it worth it?

Cheers for the responses. The garage, we have used for years and he always says it as it is, normally we give he over what he asks for because we feel he ain't charged what he could, He puts the over his amount in the breakfast fund for staff., so I can believe it to be a fair price. The way it is written on the certificate makes it look a massive amount ......but it is just the sills .......ALL the sills!

I have to agree with the exhaust comments ,surely the light would be on ....
As for bodging to get through MOT , that is most cases I feel.
For £300 it is the difference between a years use and parked up for spares or scrap,
So I don't really have an option , Love the motor , makes the trip to the stables especially in the winter a laugh.
Fingers crossed.

If your using for just short trips then a blast down the motorway might help the emissions.

kirkynut wrote: I think I'd be getting more of a restoration done than MOT welding. It'll need welding year after year otherwise.



The emmisions could be the cat, add another £200 if it is. I'd expect an engine management light on.

I'm with Kirkynut on the welding - it needs to be a proper restoration rather than something done by those well-known rogues, Bodgit Scarper - or you will be continually patching it up.

I'm looking down the barrel of a CAT change on mine but depending on what CAT you need, they're out there for around £90 and although known not to last as well as a genuine one, it should get you by for a good few years I'd have thought

...And Daniel's suggestion of a good "Italian tune-up" down the motorway will always help - particularly if you are actually on your way to an MOT

High CO with no EML means the ecu thinks it is right, so probably the pre-cat oxygen sensor is out of calibration. MAP sensor would put the EML on, could be worth looking at the air filter first though. A new generic oxygen sensor is about £15.

Though I'd mention that the MOT station is an independent unit from the garage .

Will change the airfilter as I have 1 here anyway , interesting about the calibration fault ....we should know more on Thursday as I have said go ahead.

Well all done , sills replaced and or patched, wizardry in the emission dept.....actual bill £235! The rotten underside was reference to the pipes and general appearance.
While he was under , welding he brushed it to check.....better than it looked ...while it is as cleaned as it could be I'll under seal/ paint it.

Good news indeed.

Nice one