MOT fail thread

JonRGV250 said:
I wasn't expecting to see the Micra again so soon..



It's almost like I'm a psychic, but that Micra bean can is living it's best life screwed to the inner wheel arch of a Ford Ranger.


Don't ask, because I've no idea..
Just, just don't ask

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What was left of the coil spring after the customer took an angle grinder to it and adorned the suspension leg with what looks like some of his decking..



It wasn't in for MOT, but it was driven to us like that with the space saver spare wheel fitted.
The spring had snapped, dropped down the leg and impaled itself through the sidewall of the tyre.
It's no wonder I drink too much.
FWIW, it was a Jaaag.
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Now the mistake he made there was that if he was trying to stiffen the suspension he needed to use a good hardwood like Oak or Mahogany, not some cheap Pine.
I mean oak was good enough for structural parts in high end cars in the past.
 
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JonRGV250 said:
Yes, and primarily due to corrosion.
Pretty much every coil spring I see that's fractured has done so where the powder coating has flaked off (see the pics I've posted in this thread).

This may (or may not) be of interest to some.
These are my failure stats for the last 3 months against national average.
The suspension category covers more than just coil springs, but it's mainly the reason why it's so high.
Also the average age of cars I test is 11 years, and if went back a year to when I was at a Mercedes dealer those figures would be way less than half, as the average age of car tested was 5 years.

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Do you get many cars come in that have an air bag light or Abs light lit up on the Dash board ?
 
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@JonRGV250 Quick question if you don't mind, please

Cornering lights, proper ones not just foglight illuminating, are they testable?

Got my MOT in the week and one is out and it's a proper ball-ache to get to them to change the bulb
 
SonicSW20 said:
4.5x the traffic related deaths per 1b vehicle km sounds like its working very well.
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Florida is doing better than some places
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Drunk drivers are a big problem in the US. A lot of it is that. Driving standards are also a lot lower than they are here. Mechanical failure causing a crash is very rare.
 
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Nasher said:
Drunk drivers are a big problem in the US. A lot of it is that. Driving standards are also a lot lower than they are here. Mechanical failure causing a crash is very rare.
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I lived in the US for 27 years in a few different states and drivers in the UK are no better
 
Itc said:
Florida is doing better than some places
www.personalinjurysandiego.org

Personal Injury San Diego.org - Attorney Melinda H. Helbock

What is California Personal Injury? Personal Injury is a legal term that refers to all types of accidental injuries or other harm that affects a human, rather than property or assets. The harm can be obvious bodily injury, or it may cause problems with a person’s mind, emotions or psychological...
www.personalinjurysandiego.org
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That may well be the case, but they're a lot worse than here.

Florida: 14.7 deaths per 100,000 people.
UK: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people (Source)
 
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Simon said:
Based on what exactly. You driven there ?
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At the risk of being off topic the US has a significantly higher rate of drink driving deaths (you can extrapolate a fair bit from that), in part because of the general attitude to it and the fairly stupid method of policing that often still relies on the suspected drink driver doing a song and dance routine by the side of the road.

IIRC several states have extremely limited requirements for the driving lessons and test as well.
 
Werewolf said:
At the risk of being off topic the US has a significantly higher rate of drink driving deaths (you can extrapolate a fair bit from that), in part because of the general attitude to it and the fairly stupid method of policing that often still relies on the suspected drink driver doing a song and dance routine by the side of the road.

IIRC several states have extremely limited requirements for the driving lessons and test as well.
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Having driven in the US for 27 years i felt a lot safer on the roads. I only have to pull out of my driveway here in the UK and almost get t boned most mornings,People cant drive for **** in Derbyshire
 
One thing that is worth remembering is that much of the US has been built/rebuilt around the car, bigger roads, better visibility;)

Meanwhile half the UK road network is basically paved over cart tracks from the Roman era.;)
 
Itc said:
Having driven in the US for 27 years i felt a lot safer on the roads. I only have to pull out of my driveway here in the UK and almost get t boned most mornings,People cant drive for **** in Derbyshire
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And yet all available data says UK roads are far safer than US ones.
 
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