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Location: Hants
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well spotted Zagato, unfortunately they moved and sold the car, was a beauty - he just never used it.
@ndy
8th Aug 2016 6:02pm
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Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Billingshurst West Sussex
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You can see why, never seen an MOT history like it.
Love the mention of thick underseal, hard to inspect, how many classics hide horrors underneath all that underseal!
Vehicle makeVOLVO
MOT history of this vehicle
Test date31 May 2016 Expiry date30 May 2017 Test ResultPass Odometer reading39,027 miles MOT test number9267 5765 7787 Advisory notice item(s)
exhaust front pipe cracked and slightly blowing
o/s rear brake slightly binding
exhaust fowling handbrake cable
heavy under seal on underside of car
all coil springs corroded
general corrosion on suspension
Test date29 September 2014 Expiry date28 September 2015 Test ResultPass Odometer reading39,025 miles MOT test number2976 1247 4273 Advisory notice item(s)
various metal brake pipes corroded or heavy underseal
heavy under seal on underside making hard to inspect
all coil springs corroded
exhaust fractured/cracked with slight blow
exhaust fouling handbrake cables, but not effecting operation
rear brakes increase and decrease getting near limit
Test date18 July 2013 Expiry date17 July 2014 Test ResultPass Odometer reading38,761 miles MOT test number9169 9909 3111 Advisory notice item(s)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Test date8 July 2013 Test ResultFail Odometer reading38,739 miles MOT test number1067 4938 3153 Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
Advisory notice item(s)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Test date6 July 2011 Expiry date5 July 2012 Test ResultPass Odometer reading38,511 miles MOT test number9566 8768 1114
Test date6 July 2011 Test ResultFail Odometer reading38,511 miles MOT test number4052 0798 1196 Reason(s) for failure
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
Nearside Rear rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Test date21 June 2010 Expiry date20 June 2011 Test ResultPass Odometer reading38,361 miles MOT test number6903 8287 0171
Test date17 June 2010 Test ResultFail Odometer reading38,360 miles MOT test number7914 3876 0180 Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.2.C.1h)
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Advisory notice item(s)
both front tyre outer walls deteriorated
Test date17 June 2009 Expiry date17 June 2010 Test ResultPass Odometer reading38,224 miles MOT test number3726 7816 9180 Advisory notice item(s)
both front tyre oter walls deteriorated [cord not exposed]
Test date18 June 2008 Expiry date17 June 2009 Test ResultPass Odometer reading37,998 miles MOT test number5712 7067 8184 Advisory notice item(s)
both front tyre outer walls deteriorated[cord not exposed]
Test date18 June 2008 Test ResultFail Odometer reading37,998 miles MOT test number5217 0087 8145 Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
both front tyre outer walls deteriorated[cord not exposed]
Test date11 May 2007 Expiry date10 May 2008 Test ResultPass Odometer reading37,648 miles MOT test number6412 7133 7150
Test date11 May 2007 Test ResultFail Odometer reading37,648 miles MOT test number7814 4163 7171 Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on (8.2.1b)
Test date16 February 2006 Expiry date15 February 2007 Test ResultPass Odometer reading37,376 miles MOT test number6026 6794 6031
Test date16 February 2006 Test ResultFail Odometer reading37,376 miles MOT test number1844 9794 6008 Reason(s) for failure
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
8th Aug 2016 8:40pm
@ndy
Member Since: 08 Feb 2016
Location: Hants
Posts: 26
Ouch, I pity the new owner.... makes my Defender seem positively reliable in comparison!
@ndy
9th Aug 2016 4:13pm
@ndy
Member Since: 08 Feb 2016
Location: Hants
Posts: 26
After a week in St Agnes surfing/coasteering I popped round to Mark's (Windymiller) to buy his Patriot roof rack he had up for sale on the forum, thanks to his son Christian for helping fit it
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Here's mine next to Mark's very nice G4 Challenge truck.
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5th Sep 2016 3:37pm
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