Every year I go to Deutschemarque in Edinburgh for the annual service and MOT.
And for the past five years I have bleated on about a dull heavy clunk emanating from the rear suspension - or so I thought.
And every year it passes the MOT and nothing is found amiss with the suspension. Until now. ARB bushes shot and whilst the tester was on a roll also failed because the seats did not appear to lock.
Now, I appreciate an MOT tester can not possibly know every quirky feature on every car, but I just thought he could have done better. Good news though, rust on the springs mentioned as an advisory last year has mysteriously cured itself.
But, best of all, the clunk has been cured with a nice new ARB and associated bushes. I stood beside the technician as he replaced it whilst telling me a few twists of black tape would have done the job. They don't make 'em like this any more...
So, full service, bits and bobs, labour, VAT, MOT etc for shy of £500 sees me on my way for another year.
And for the past five years I have bleated on about a dull heavy clunk emanating from the rear suspension - or so I thought.
And every year it passes the MOT and nothing is found amiss with the suspension. Until now. ARB bushes shot and whilst the tester was on a roll also failed because the seats did not appear to lock.
Now, I appreciate an MOT tester can not possibly know every quirky feature on every car, but I just thought he could have done better. Good news though, rust on the springs mentioned as an advisory last year has mysteriously cured itself.
But, best of all, the clunk has been cured with a nice new ARB and associated bushes. I stood beside the technician as he replaced it whilst telling me a few twists of black tape would have done the job. They don't make 'em like this any more...
So, full service, bits and bobs, labour, VAT, MOT etc for shy of £500 sees me on my way for another year.