Mot Fail

[Jahdr]

Hey guys im new to this site, hey everyone!
Not sure if this is the right place to post some help i need.

My car recently went for a mot and it failed, ive got the list of things that went wrong and just looking for some ideas if i should fix the car or just get a new one? I havent officially used the car as its been sorn. Below theres the details of my fiat.

MOT history of this vehicle

Test date10 July 2017 Test ResultFail Odometer reading73,979 miles MOT test number8666 5783 4405

Reason(s) for failure:

Nearside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch (5.2.6)
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch (5.2.6)
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)

Advisory notice item(s)

Nearside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
Offside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)


It got a fiat punto 2002. Thanks

 

[varesecrazy]

Hey guys im new to this site, hey everyone!
Not sure if this is the right place to post some help i need.

My car recently went for a mot and it failed, ive got the list of things that went wrong and just looking for some ideas if i should fix the car or just get a new one? I havent officially used the car as its been sorn. Below theres the details of my fiat.

MOT history of this vehicle

Test date10 July 2017 Test ResultFail Odometer reading73,979 miles MOT test number8666 5783 4405

Reason(s) for failure:

Nearside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch (5.2.6)
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch (5.2.6)
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)

Advisory notice item(s)

Nearside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
Offside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)


It got a fiat punto 2002. Thanks

Hi,
it looks a bright car..

tyres.. is it just worn out..? or is the inner edge trashed..and the outer still quite good.. that's a mechanical issue - tracking/or worse

( lesson for future.. keep any eye on this.. as it COULD have put 6 POINTS on your licence) dangerous condition...

welding.. it's at an age where they CAN fall apart..

get a quote for the welding..less than £200 , then it's another year to save / look for a newer / better car.

any more - don't bother

I've done this with several mk2's .. they rot-out in the end.. yours is now 15 years old..

charlie - Oxford

 

[Jahdr]

Hi,

it looks a bright car..



tyres.. is it just worn out..? or is the inner edge trashed..and the outer still quite good.. that's a mechanical issue - tracking/or worse



( lesson for future.. keep any eye on this.. as it COULD have put 6 POINTS on your licence) dangerous condition...



welding.. it's at an age where they CAN fall apart..



get a quote for the welding..less than £200 , then it's another year to save / look for a newer / better car.



any more - don't bother



I've done this with several mk2's .. they rot-out in the end.. yours is now 15 years old..



charlie - Oxford

I havent check the car yet, as its my mother in law hows sorting things out but hopefully it wont cost me that much to fix it. I really like the car and just cant wait to get it on the road lol


Thanks anyway mate [emoji1431]

 

[Jahdr]

Updated:


Couldn't safe the little red punto but i end up buying a newer one mk2b 2006. That was looks much nicer and only have done 40k miles! Will upload pictures next week.

 

[varesecrazy]

so what was the welding quote..??

I spent @£400 to get all the fail AND advisories plated.. ( to make it last..)

next years MOT it needed ANOTHER £400 - so I scrapped it

the reason for the terminal corrosion is the underseal applied when built;

it DRIES over years, then CRACKS as it shrinks,
water gets under the surface..but is essentially trapped there " under a skin",
and rust really gets a hold

so worth checking the state of the 2/B

 

[Jahdr]

so what was the welding quote..??

I spent @£400 to get all the fail AND advisories plated.. ( to make it last..)

next years MOT it needed ANOTHER £400 - so I scrapped it

the reason for the terminal corrosion is the underseal applied when built;

it DRIES over years, then CRACKS as it shrinks,
water gets under the surface..but is essentially trapped there " under a skin",
and rust really gets a hold

so worth checking the state of the 2/B

Well they quoted me £700 to weld the whole bottom of the fiat and remove the seats etc etc. I just didnt want to pay that and decided to get a new one instead.



And im quite happy as the mk2/b i got seems fine and run fine and smooth. Lets hope it doesnt bring the same problems.

 

[glenn2602]

Well they quoted me £700 to weld the whole bottom of the fiat

I understand you backing off at a quote like that ..

However, welding is something that you can do yourself.

Back in 1984 I used to play around with old Rovers - the 'bangers' of the day. Welding was always a big issue, due to costs.

I bought a mig welder and obtained a big pub-bottle of carbon dioxide and got a friend to show me how to use it. I also bought a video cassette of how to weld (that was in the days before anybody had heard of a computer, let alone the internet..).

It's a lot easier than you would imagine. It isn't a 'black art' by a long shot. It's something that you'll pick up in about 30 minutes..

Nowadays they have 'gasless mig welders' which are quite cheap.

For the home mechanic who wants to keep a car on the road .. well .. why not? You can do it.