Rover Coupe ... MOT Time

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Hi all,

So my Rover Coupe is due its MOT on Feb 4th; had a quick look round the car and have the following which needs doing to it:

Exhaust (Cat Back)
Anti-Roll Bar Rubber Bushes (x2)
Sticky caliper on one of the front brakes
PAS Leak
Sump Gasket
Front Shocks and Springs (Mainly springs as last owner cut only one side :confused: )
Wheel Bearing
Number plate light wiring needs re-doing (common fault on Coupe's)

Some other things too which I cannot remember off hand... and I haven't had a proper look over it yet!

Any idea's on what sort of price all of this will be at a garage? And is it worth doing? It's a 1998 Coupe 1.6

I am picking up an Escort SI (3 door) on Friday with 10 months MOT and 6 months Tax to keep me on the road until I decide what to do with it, (I have to have a car for work :( )

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The car

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DJ Binks said:
Exhaust (Cat Back) - £100 max perhaps?
Anti-Roll Bar Rubber Bushes (x2) - depends which ones £10-20 for them, 30 mins to fit.
Sticky caliper on one of the front brakes - DIY
PAS Leak - Wipe it and ignore it unless its drastic.
Sump Gasket - Wipe it and ignore it unless its drastic.
Front Shocks and Springs (Mainly springs as last owner cut only one side :confused: ) - £40 perhaps for a pair of used ones
Wheel Bearing - Depends if its front or rear, rear you can just swap the hub and its fairly easy, maybe 30 minutes max if you have a spare. Front is more of a PITA.
Number plate light wiring needs re-doing (common fault on Coupe's)- DIY


Any idea's on what sort of price all of this will be at a garage? And is it worth doing? It's a 1998 Coupe 1.6
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At a garage, I wouldnt bother, going to cost you a fortune.
 
Berger said:
At a garage, I wouldnt bother, going to cost you a fortune.
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Cheers for that,

I am limited in what I can do DIY (Have arthritis). I think the wheel bearing is the front. A friend of mine had a Rover Coupe and he got his front bearing changed, then his wheel fell off afterwards (the garage didn't tighten up the hub properly :eek:
 
Put it on eBay and buy one with a longer MOT. Probably work out cheaper and you get a 'new' car :D

(Unless there's some reason for keeping the current one......)

PAS leak could probably be fixed with some Lucas oil - worked wonders for me that stuff before - costs about 8 quid for a bottle, just dump it in the reservoir and voila, leak fixed - although obviously it won't cure a major leak, but it may well get you through your MOT.
 
Lashout_UK said:
Put it on eBay and buy one with a longer MOT. Probably work out cheaper and you get a 'new' car :D

(Unless there's some reason for keeping the current one......)
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I already have this Escort which I am picking up (bit of a bargain, SI 3 door, 10 months MOT, 6 months tax, just had a service, 80k miles... £250 !! )

No reason to keep the Coupe apart from the reason that I enjoy driving it and like the looks. If I could get the insurance I would buy a Turbo :p

Lashout_UK said:
PAS leak could probably be fixed with some Lucas oil - worked wonders for me that stuff before - costs about 8 quid for a bottle, just dump it in the reservoir and voila, leak fixed - although obviously it won't cure a major leak, but it may well get you through your MOT.
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The leak is from the pipe going to the header tank; loose clip I think; what is this Lucas Oil stuff? :p
 
DJ Binks, get onto a few of the Rover forums...

(For example)
Rover 200/400 Owners Club
Rover Coupe Owners Club
Rovertech
MG-Rover.org

I'm sure you could persuade a few local members to pop over and give you a hand in return for some form of beverage ;)
 
agw_01 said:
DJ Binks, get onto a few of the Rover forums...

(For example)
Rover 200/400 Owners Club
Rover Coupe Owners Club
Rovertech
MG-Rover.org

I'm sure you could persuade a few local members to pop over and give you a hand in return for some form of beverage ;)
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I'm on RCOC and Rovertech, but haven't got many posts so they may say no :p worth a go maybe?
 
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