They must be MAD.............MOT results......

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They must be MAD.............MOT results......

Postby Brakebuster » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:14 pm

how do i put this :lol: ,

it took me eight years of blood sweat and tears ( lots of tears , lol or was that lots of beer ? )

working in a domestic garage, nose up against the underside of the car for any works required , rebuild front and rear suspension , a multitude of new and reworked panels ,
rebuilt brakes , etc etc from a person with no formal mechanical training..........................


and they only go and give it a clean bill of health with no advisories at all ,

emissions were really low , brakes nearly ripped the tyres from the wheels , and all the lights work ( well , it is a Jag )

best £27.53 i ever spent , lol

BB :shock:
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Re: They must be MAD.............MOT results......

Postby J44EAG » Wed Mar 27, 2013 1:51 pm

Well done, Vince.

A long hard slog for you and a great result.

Now you can go and use it. Welcome to the world of XJS driving....lol!

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Postby PaulE » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:11 pm

The Grand Finale at last; well done. What are you going to do with your 'spare time' now?
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Postby BigCatXJS » Wed Mar 27, 2013 3:01 pm

Hooray!

Congrats!

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Postby drb100 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:06 pm

Excellent, well done.

That was quite cheap for an MOT, I am sure I paid more for mine last year.
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Postby Brakebuster » Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:32 pm

thanks ladz

Halfords auto centres , half price :wink:

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2015 2.2TD Sportbrake in BRG and black leather
1994 3.2S XJ40 in Morocco Red with Doeskin interior

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Postby J44EAG » Wed Mar 27, 2013 6:48 pm

Used Halfords three times now myself. Very good too. Recommended.

One has to book online to get the half price deal. £27.42p. A "book a slot" facility is available when you fill in the online form and pay in advance with a card.

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Re: They must be MAD.............MOT results......

Postby GordonJ » Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:34 pm

Well done and congratulations

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Re: They must be MAD.............MOT results......

Postby Brakebuster » Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:43 pm

Used Halfords three times now myself. Very good too. Recommended.

One has to book online to get the half price deal. £27.42p. A "book a slot" facility is available when you fill in the online form and pay in advance with a card.

Mike

and once you use them , they may phone you up offering a half price MOT for repeat business , plus i get discounts through the post on servicing etc , cant fault them to be honest ,

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Re: They must be MAD.............MOT results......

Postby Phil 18 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:05 pm

Hi vince

Just been looking at the pics. Looks fantastic. Glad all went well with the MOT.

That is two of us crussing the local area.

I will have to get around to have a look.

Regards

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Postby dhdove » Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:50 pm

Congrats Vince
Told you so!
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Re: They must be MAD.............MOT results......

Postby Brakebuster » Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:48 pm

Hi vince

Just been looking at the pics. Looks fantastic. Glad all went well with the MOT.

That is two of us crussing the local area.

I will have to get around to have a look.

Regards

Phil


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where abouts are you , your welcome to come and have a look

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2004 X-Type

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Re: They must be MAD.............MOT results......

Postby drb100 » Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:19 pm

Thanks for the tip. I might give Halfords a go later in the year, we have one in Shrewsbury.
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Postby robv12 » Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:23 pm

congrats BB, drive it and enjoy it now

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Re: They must be MAD.............MOT results......

Postby ptjs1 » Fri Mar 29, 2013 6:31 pm

Vince,

Great news! Makes the restoration now "finished"!

Really interested as to how you'll now feel about driving the car. Will be it only on warm dry days , avoiding dirty roads and any traffic, keeping below 50mph and then, once home, cleaned within an inch of its life and carefully pushed into the garage? Or will it be driven as Jaguar intended?

Interested as one day (after over 24 years!) my TR6 will eventually get finished and I hate the idea that I might end up being too worried about getting a stone chip to actually drive it and bring back the grin it gave me in my 20s!

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