Testing Times

[elliot]

Honestly don’t know how folk can drive their loved ones around with defects like this. The mind boggles ?

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[faber]

It’s simply unaware.

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[DaveRS3]

Elliot.

Did you hear of the guy on the other focus forum with the mk 3 RS that failed its MOT at Trust Ford Huddersfield because the tester deemed the exhaust was too loud. The exhaust was a Mountune Ford approved one, fitted at a Ford dealership I believe.

Apparently any mods to the car that make it louder than when it left the factory are MOT failures… Really?

[GM]

@DaveRS3

Just took a look @ the .gov site, screen shot below is the guideline ☹️

 

 

[elliot]

There is a advisory option for ‘exhaust noisy’, which I use unless it is a totally crackers system. I mentioned in another thread that I have a remotely operated valve which cuts the noise considerably. Due to EU directives the current mot scheme is a total fook up atm, looking forward to getting out of it.

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[GM]

Maybe the best solution would be not to use a main dealer that sells your car? It would be quite difficult to compare and justify how it failed then??

[71-bda]

I think when I was an MOT tester it was worded along the lines of ” no major gas leaks and exhaust working efficiently” i.e reducing noise !

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No nothing.

No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

No tackiness.

Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

Innit?

 

[elliot]

No Daisy Duke sat in the passenger seat though.

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[alloy]

Oh where is Daisy Duke …………….someone must have a good vintage photo of the the denim shorts…….

[alloy]

Found the little Minx.

[yorkirs]

Should be an instant fail if Daisy is missing from the General Lee. no ifs or buts……..

Great to see an enthusiast with a brilliant replica, hope the road test was mandatory for you Elliot.

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[71-bda]

def road test required! We used to say that our rolling road brake tester was faulty but “luckily we have a tapley meter for 4x4s sir, so we shall just spin your car up the road and do a brake test with the tapley”  whenever there was something really interesting come in for a MOT and we desperately fancied a drive !!

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No nothing.

No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

No tackiness.

Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

Innit?

 

[elliot]

Oh yes, a road test with the tapley was carried out. The guy met Catherine Bach at a show some time ago and had her sign the underside of the trunk panel and jas a photo of her in the General Lee.

He’s having 1st test on his latest Mustang nex week, never driven one so another test drive ?

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[elliot]

Very tidy 911 lightweight, 1971 vintage.

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[bobcat]

Now that’s one classic beauty. A handful in the wet on the throttle ha ha ha

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