chrislane Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 What are people's thoughts? Would you take your lotus to the local tom, dick or harry, or to a specialist at mot time? I can understand that you'd need to know what you are doing for a service but i presume that by definition an mot is fairly standard across the board.
chorton_1 Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 I don't think it needs a specialist, but I would always leave it with someone I trust as competent and responsible rather than an unknown.
rm0rgan Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 I take mine to a trusted local garage and wait with the car as they test it - as an added bonus, the tester is a bit of a porker so lets me do the brake tests!
stockhome Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 I always have mine done at the same time as the service. At it's a JSR at the moment
scatty Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Again, I just think for an mot it needs to be somewhere trustworthy. I take mine to a friend of my dads. In worsop if that's any use.As u say it's only a standard test. Just wait with the car if you can.
Jumpjet Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Again, I just think for an mot it needs to be somewhere trustworthy. I take mine to a friend of my dads. In worsop if that's any use.As u say it's only a standard test. Just wait with the car if you can. Worksop or Warsop?
Mark H Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 A lot of the places take them to the local MOT station anyway and are not in house.
chris_h Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 None of the specialists I can think of do MOT's, they take them to somewhere else. I've taken mine to the same local garage each year and always wait around in the garage with them as they do it. Always a good opportunity for a good peek under the car. They're always helpful getting the car to pass the emissions test as my car is on the edge (sports cat). Might be worth asking mike ( mgw racing) where he takes his cars.
Steve G Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Just me, or was anyone else thinking "Keith Lemon" when they saw this thread...?
Jumpjet Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 oops bad spelling alert.... warsop... Would that be the place on Sherwood Street? Just curious as I'm a 'Warsup Lad'
Chris_edeson Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Just me, or was anyone else thinking "Keith Lemon" when they saw this thread...? mloc.co.uk/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' /> yes Steve!! MOT MOT MOT MOT MOT!!! hahahaha oooooooooosssssshhhhhhhhh!
Welsh Lotus Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Hi all I've owned my s1 for 5 years now and i just use a local garage for mots the only thing I would do is stop with your car as alot of members have pointed out and make sure the garage keep a close eye on your front spoiler as my garage have to put boards down first so I can drive the car up the ramp so as not to foul with the ramp.
scatty Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 yes mr jumpjet, its on sherwood street. its called castelle service station, just behind the petrol station. my mum and dad used to be teachers at meden for years,,,,i digress!!!!
Jumpjet Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 yes mr jumpjet, its on sherwood street. its called castelle service station, just behind the petrol station. my mum and dad used to be teachers at meden for years,,,,i digress!!!! I know it very well. Used to be run by Rex Wetton and his lad. Will have to chat further when we next meet. Apologies for thread drift....
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.