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Old 1st July 2020, 16:39   #11
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[QUOTE=FLYING BANANA;2822212]............................. from the garage, and it’s what I was fearing. The cup at the base of the spring had basically rotted away hence the collapse. The one on the nearside is also close to giving way. So two New shock absorbers are on order. Had I not stopped when I did then the I would have had a blowout on the tyre.[/QUOTE
A car MOT,D on 6th June with such a serious defect .I would be questioning the integrity of the examiner.His incompetence could have killed both you and others.

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Old 1st July 2020, 17:56   #12
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............................. from the garage, and it’s what I was fearing. The cup at the base of the spring had basically rotted away hence the collapse. The one on the nearside is also close to giving way. So two New shock absorbers are on order. Had I not stopped when I did then the I would have had a blowout on the tyre.[/QUOTE
A car MOT,D on 6th June with such a serious defect .I would be questioning the integrity of the examiner.His incompetence could have killed both you and others.
I’ll be taking this up with the garage once it’s fixed.
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"A car MOT,D on 6th June with such a serious defect .I would be questioning the integrity of the examiner.His incompetence could have killed both you and others"

Quite true....My thoughts exactly.

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I’ll be taking this up with the garage once it’s fixed.
Quite rightly so too
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To be fair to the guy that mot’d it it may not of shown obvious damage or any reason to issue an advise. If every bit of rust or corrosion was listed at mot people would complain at that too. Glad your ok though Bob
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Indeed, that could have been a whole lot worse.

Perhaps there may be someone with a 260 who has a second hand spring they could loan you until the new ones become available......it might be worth asking Les, I don't know what was used in his recent suspension overhaul for instance

Anyway at least it wasn't a disaster Bob, and no one was hurt

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To be fair to the guy that mot’d it it may not of shown obvious damage or any reason to issue an advise. If every bit of rust or corrosion was listed at mot people would complain at that too. Glad your ok though Bob
I'll be having a closer look at our cars Mark - with the tyre protectors fitted it is nigh on impossible to accurately inspect the integrity of the spring cup.
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I'll be having a closer look at our cars Mark - with the tyre protectors fitted it is nigh on impossible to accurately inspect the integrity of the spring cup.

It’s the bilstein ones used on the V8s that suffer more than the standard ones Mike, I am yet to see a standard one rot through.


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I'm very glad to read that Trikey.

However, still worth checking, just for peace of mind.

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I'm very glad to read that Trikey.

However, still worth checking, just for peace of mind.

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