MarkTVS

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    35 minutes ago, Kes said:

    So even if I sort out all advisories on the MOT and give it fresh service it is still not up to motor trade standards? And I'm talking about sub 2k stuff.

    The point I was trying to make was that it is all about knowledge and right attitude and you still can do things right without ramp, workshop, team of f1 mechanics etc.

    Yes you can do it on the deck I don’t doubt that, but it makes the job ten times harder, unless your jack is really really high it would be hard to get the space to get a lever in to check play in rear axle bushes, front suspension arms. You struggle to get the angle on your arms to check for play in droplinks etc. 

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    11 minutes ago, Kes said:

    All these things supposed to be checked on MOT anyway?  And as a doorstepper I don't see a problem checking discs/pads/springs/brake hoses/cv joint gaiters/tyres by using simple 30£ jack. 

     

    I don’t think you should be doing pdi’s at all unless your a competent mechanic. An mot is a minimum standard which we as motor trade should not be selling cars at. We should be selling cars at least part of the way between mot standard and service standard.

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    My latest px gold enquiry is this: 2010 Renault traffic minibus with rear seats removed to make it a van, no service history, ex Heathrow taxi with a mere 400k miles but he promises he has just spent £1500 on it this year. Wonder how much he thinks it’s worth<_<

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    26 minutes ago, Lakeside said:

    The same happened to Copart. A few “influencers” on YouTube started channels showing apparently how easy it was to buy and repair salvage off your driveway to make money. Now thousands of their viewers have got a copart account, the prices shot through the roof and nobody can afford anything.

    Wonder how many people have been badly stung with that though:lol: realising fixing accident damaged stuff isn’t as easy as it looks.