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Post by sydnacious2 on Sept 27, 2007 19:14:25 GMT 1
Please help!!!! My beetle just failed its MOT I need to get it fixed within 10 days and I don't know any good garages. Are there any specialists in the kettering area? He is my pride and joy and I don't want to take him to a standard back street or whatever garage.  |
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Post by Looby on Sept 27, 2007 19:24:18 GMT 1
I'm sure the animalbuses will know of someone in Kettering. As for us, we've used DGs in Wellingborough (although they are often booked up well in advance), we've just got our bus back from Paul (cough) (username - Pablo 912 on here)...although again, I know he is very busy at the mo, with our bus taking longer than anticipated, we have also used a garage in Higham called VRW Garages on Midland Rd, Higham Ferrers. VRW are usually quite good at getting you in quick. They are not VW specialists as such, but one of the mechanics there used to have air-cooled dubs a while ago, and seems to know a bit about them. Hope this helps  By the way, are you the original Sydnacious? If so, we have missed you.  Hope you are both OK, and can make it to a meet soon.  |
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Post by sydnacious2 on Sept 27, 2007 19:31:27 GMT 1
I am indeed the original sydnacious but I forgot my password and we've been spending all summer fixing up the house so the internet has been down and then school started again and it got all stressful and then arfur failed his MOT - Nightmare!!!
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Post by Looby on Sept 27, 2007 19:37:19 GMT 1
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Post by sydnacious2 on Sept 27, 2007 19:42:17 GMT 1
I know can't cope with these cold times!! Will be scraping ice off the inside of my windscreen again soon! Cheers for the numbers.
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Post by Looby on Sept 27, 2007 19:53:48 GMT 1
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Post by theanimalbus on Sept 27, 2007 20:02:34 GMT 1
Hi there again what did it fail on ?  electrics, welding, lights ? |
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Post by theanimalbus on Sept 27, 2007 20:24:58 GMT 1
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Post by axenige on Sept 28, 2007 13:11:53 GMT 1
Just as an after thought theres is a VW specialist garage in Kettering called MJP, but please don't go to them under any circumstances. They maybe a specialist but it not in high quality workmanship.
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Post by sydnacious2 on Sept 28, 2007 16:08:46 GMT 1
failed on welding, flexihose, brakes and lights. Also tax runs out on Sun and I can't get new one so feeling a bit stressed! Really need to get it sorted cause its my main car.  |
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Post by theanimalbus on Sept 28, 2007 17:55:20 GMT 1
failed on welding, flexihose, brakes and lights. Also tax runs out on Sun and I can't get new one so feeling a bit stressed! Really need to get it sorted cause its my main car. blimey you left that late eh!!!! well i would say the flexihose, brakes and lights aren't really the problem but the welding is, at such short notice (how much & what needs doing?) the bloke in kettering, i know doesnt work saturdays |
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Post by sydnacious2 on Oct 1, 2007 13:05:45 GMT 1
IKts all sorted now. Spoken to DVLA and am driving it up to Kingfisher Kustoms in Birmingham on wednesday with no tax or MOT!!! Apparently its perfectly fine as long as I have an appointment. Thanks for all the replies!
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Post by axenige on Oct 1, 2007 16:30:56 GMT 1
IKts all sorted now. Spoken to DVLA and am driving it up to Kingfisher Kustoms in Birmingham on wednesday with no tax or MOT!!! Apparently its perfectly fine as long as I have an appointment. Thanks for all the replies! Yep no problem, you can if the car is booked in for MOT work drive legally with your insurance being valid even if your Tax has run out, I had this a couple of years back with the golf,due too no fault of my own I will added. I fitted a new brake regular valve as the old one was leaking only to find on the MOT the new one failed due too being also faulty. sydnacious2 just make sure you declare the vehicle SORN with the DVLA so you don't get hit with the £80.00 fine for not having current road tax. If you not done this already your O.K. as the 14 days grace for notification still applies. |
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Post by Looby on Oct 1, 2007 17:31:49 GMT 1
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Post by theanimalbus on Oct 1, 2007 21:26:43 GMT 1
glad you're getting it sorted, see ya soon eh!! ;D |
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Post by wolfdogstinkus on Oct 18, 2007 1:51:34 GMT 1
You gotta keep an eye out for these jobs before the mot in the summer when weather is nice..Glad to help another bug stay on road but no garage only driveway!!
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