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Post by arabheaven on Dec 20, 2010 15:30:15 GMT 1
Her first MOT with me, flew through everything... except welding... Lots of corrosion at the driver and passenger underside. Garage estimates 8 hours worth of welding  at £590 they reckon she'll be as good as new once it is done but it could be more than 8 hours.... I have 10 days before re-test to get it done... sooo the wrong time of year for this  Poor Becky lorry poor bank account!! |
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Post by specialsparkle3 on Dec 20, 2010 15:42:29 GMT 1
 Oh what a bummer  Especially in this weather . Hope she gets welded soon ;D
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Post by anastasia55555 on Dec 20, 2010 16:20:50 GMT 1
:-( friends 3.5t lorry had lots of work mot just gone, over £1000!! ouch!! tbh any £'s is ouch at the mo!!
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Post by cbc on Dec 20, 2010 16:58:07 GMT 1
Vehicles....cant live with them, cant live without them. Hope Becky doesnt go over budget
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Post by KoLaTo on Dec 20, 2010 23:00:10 GMT 1
Thats dirt cheap, Daisy lorry cost me £1000 for a new floor of welding in the front earlier this yr, then followed new brakes / pipes / king pins / wipers / lights etc etc.............. still she's worth more with an MOT than without and should last me another couple of yrs now, bless her ancient person.
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Post by Lorraine L on Dec 20, 2010 23:38:04 GMT 1
" Becky " ............ " Daisy " ?? Is this a trend that i am unaware of ? lol
I know that lots of people call their cars by girlie names, but i didn't know the horsey world did the same with lorries ? Poor Becky: thats a Bill big enough to be called William.x
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Post by Louise C on Dec 21, 2010 15:00:07 GMT 1
LOL Lorraine!!! Hope Becky is all fixed soon!
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Post by arabmania on Dec 21, 2010 22:28:10 GMT 1
mines called 'lucy' lol ;D
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Post by sunflower on Dec 21, 2010 23:30:25 GMT 1
Oh no. My horsebox needs some work and Im hoping its not going to cost that much its down one side of the box where the top meets the bottom, the sill and also a patch at the back as well as maybe a new head gasket, which Im praying its not but given the fact that towards the end of the summer the heater kept coming on to cool it down Im not expecting it to be anything else. Im going to take it in to the garage after Xmas. I really cant afford it but since I bought it Ive not spent any money on it so I suppose its due some but Im dreading the bill.
Also a question on horseboxes esp 3.5 ton, when its going thru the MOT do the garage check the floor for corrosion?
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Post by arabheaven on Dec 22, 2010 12:59:37 GMT 1
good luck sunflower!!
Yes my garage have checked the whole lorry so I suppooooose it's not too bad this welding being the only thing needing doing. I love my lil lorry, would never go back to a trailer now ;D
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Post by orangetails on Dec 22, 2010 14:43:15 GMT 1
Could be worse... mine (she's called Jemima!!) just cost me £1500 for welding on her chassis/suspension to get thru her mot..!!
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Post by jen1 on Dec 22, 2010 18:42:58 GMT 1
im so glad i dont own a wagon anymore, mine was fine but its only a matter of time before they become money pits, hope you get it soted, i named my aneater cos she had a heater in it that didnt work very well,
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Post by steve on Dec 22, 2010 19:26:22 GMT 1
Oh nickers!! What a bummer!!
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Post by sunflower on Dec 22, 2010 20:31:41 GMT 1
Could be worse... mine (she's called Jemima!!) just cost me £1500 for welding on her chassis/suspension to get thru her mot..!! Whaatt, Im really hoping and praying when my box goes in in January to investigate why cooler keeps coming on and with the welding work that needs doing its not going to be that expensive but Im not counting on it. I did consider just getting a 4x4 and now this option is looking more attractive. |
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at £590 
Oh what a bummer 
Especially in this weather . Hope she gets welded soon ;D
