Germs Plans and stuff

Post by **redline** » 28 Feb 2007 09:00 am

good luck with the test Will

Post by **germ** » 28 Feb 2007 05:35 pm

Guess what ......it Failed and on what you may ask ... well the tyres are the wrong size

55 instead of 60

one bulb wasnt in corectly and MORE IMPORTANLY OF ALL MY REAR RIGHT DOOR HANDEL IS BROKEN AND WONT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE!!!

So nothing important at all,no mechanics or brakes i was SO shocked

and worsed is i have to go and buy new tyres to replace my new tyres

I cant believe these french arseholes (nooffence if any one around is french)

i am going to cry

will

Post by **petefarrell360** » 28 Feb 2007 06:52 pm

DOH! Bet you wish the sticker was still on the tyres now from that photo! That sucks. It seems as though they're very hot on such things as non original tyre sizes etc in other countires than the UK.
Pete

Post by **germ** » 28 Feb 2007 08:47 pm

yup,

we have a car with the same size wheels and tyres but there worn out so i am going to buy tyres for those then after the retest* put my alloys back on

* THE RETEST IS FREE BECOUSE IT FAILED ON STUPID THINGS!!

but still tyres cost more than retest

and i dont know where to get a rear right extierier door handel

Cheers
will

Post by **classicswede** » 28 Feb 2007 08:48 pm

Do you not have the original wheels to go back on for the test?

Post by **germ** » 28 Feb 2007 08:54 pm

yeah but they have bald tyres too

so might as well use the wheels of a car that will need them later.

but the cost is gettin high this car musent cost more than its worth at the moment i bugeted 600euros so my dad will have to pay for this set of tyres as it his for his car anyway

but dont worrie about my money i will always have enough for those engine mounts coz there important.

i find it sooo stupid that i have to buy new tyres for no reason , There is 1% difference on the speed shown on speedo your allowed 10...well in england any way.

Post by **germ** » 28 Feb 2007 08:55 pm

The 600 is the price max to get it running and legal not including insurance ofcouse

Post by **IvanAE86** » 28 Feb 2007 08:56 pm

You'd actually buy new tyres to pass the MOT? Just get yourself some wheels from a wrecking yard that have acceptable tyres..

Post by **germ** » 28 Feb 2007 08:57 pm

aahhh good idea but they must be right size thats the problem

thats possible though
thanks for that idea

cheers
will

Post by **germ** » 01 Mar 2007 04:10 pm

movie called: pointless reving to scare dog that dared to pee on my new tyres

it doesent show the dog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU0XVD77rQs

MY New Number Plate With 11 instead of 34

Cheers
will

Post by **jtbo** » 01 Mar 2007 04:36 pm

What's up with date? There surely is no such date in our calendar

Car looks good

I think that I have never had problem with tires in MOT as I change them well before I must, it is dangerous to have under 3mm thread left. So I get bit of money from old tires as they work at least one summer for someone still and that way don't even pay more and still am at safe side, who is clever again

Post by **germ** » 01 Mar 2007 05:55 pm

the tyres were NEW on before the mot just wrong size fror car

AND THE DATE ON MY CAMERA IS SCREWED DIDNT LOOK BEFORE!!

the batterys went flat i guess

Cheers will

Post by **jtbo** » 01 Mar 2007 06:16 pm

germ wrote:the tyres were NEW on before the mot just wrong size fror car

AND THE DATE ON MY CAMERA IS SCREWED DIDNT LOOK BEFORE!!

the batterys went flat i guess

Cheers will

Oh, wrong size, hmm, 55 and 195-15? Maybe failed because of load rating? Should not be other valid reason.

We can have pretty many sizes here, some require just that they are written up, costs bit more, but surely these rules are different in different places.
Really stupid law that sounds, imo, of course stupid laws are not possible only here

Hehe, your camera has some bugs in software indeed (29/2/07 is not valid date, software should not allow that), well that is not important and what is best, does not affect MOT

Post by **germ** » 01 Mar 2007 08:52 pm

the tyres are 185 55 14 and the mot guys says they must be 185 60 14
as its rules, Note there is only 1% speedo difference which is totally legal but not in france it seams as they dont obay european rules.

Post by **IvanS.** » 01 Mar 2007 08:57 pm

Hmmm...how did you buy wrong tyres

?
I guess you looked at the Volvo manual before buying them, but how could this happen ? Or there was the difference between new and the old rims ( just guessing ) ?

I agree that tyres cost the most of that. Can You sell them or mount them or your Renault 5 instead, and buy new ones ?

Engine sound like brand new in the clip. Good job repairing. But your " seat belt indicator" blinks ?? Oh well, i think my electronic in Volvo is in a mess.
Many things doesn't work as they should...even the reverse lights show one fog light and stop light instead of the white ones

...Man there will go my savings ( when i earn them )

And that date....funny February has 28 days this year

. 29th day is in the fallowing year.