Lou
New member
Hi,
My Ulysse 2.2 jtd failed it's mot on Friday, as far as I can remember it's the first time iv'e had an mot failure. I'm partly annoyed as it's the same garage that serviced it (mini service only) only 4,000 miles ago and the tyres were apparently fine then but now both offsides were worn. I didn't think they were but then I'm no expert. The main pain here is that I have ended up with tyres that I don't know much about (Marangoni Verso 100H XL) plus I could have got them cheaper. The only other alternatives they had were Pirelli's which were really expensive. So my first question(s) is; has anybody heard of these tyres and do they wear quickly? and at what mileage have most of you had to replace tyres? Mine have done 24,000 miles which probably is not bad.
The other failure, and this is the one I don't understand is on Front Brake Imabalanced 3.7.A.2e It was 30% and is listed as dangerous on the mot failure certificate. I discussed this with the tester saying that I would have expected some kind of pulling to the left or right if this was the case (I am extremely sensistive to changes in braking performance and apart from a slightly longer pedal travel I have felt no change), he said I would not and that 24,000 miles is very good for front brakes on an Ulysse as they normally go at 14,000 miles. He said as they could not take the wheels off on an mot he could not tell me whether it was brake pads or not but that they would have to change them and see. Now that figure I find hard to believe. I admit it's my wife who drives it most of the time and she is easy on the brakes so they may last longer but the cars done really well if one has got an extra 10,000 miles out of the front pads. So my next question(s) is has anybody got any experience of this failure? and at what mileage have your front brakes gone? Also does the dashboard warning actually come on when the pads are worn or is it it like every other car I have owned where the light never comes on as the sensors gets clogged with brake dust and the light never comes on? The car has now passed with new front pads...surprise surprise.
Lou
My Ulysse 2.2 jtd failed it's mot on Friday, as far as I can remember it's the first time iv'e had an mot failure. I'm partly annoyed as it's the same garage that serviced it (mini service only) only 4,000 miles ago and the tyres were apparently fine then but now both offsides were worn. I didn't think they were but then I'm no expert. The main pain here is that I have ended up with tyres that I don't know much about (Marangoni Verso 100H XL) plus I could have got them cheaper. The only other alternatives they had were Pirelli's which were really expensive. So my first question(s) is; has anybody heard of these tyres and do they wear quickly? and at what mileage have most of you had to replace tyres? Mine have done 24,000 miles which probably is not bad.
The other failure, and this is the one I don't understand is on Front Brake Imabalanced 3.7.A.2e It was 30% and is listed as dangerous on the mot failure certificate. I discussed this with the tester saying that I would have expected some kind of pulling to the left or right if this was the case (I am extremely sensistive to changes in braking performance and apart from a slightly longer pedal travel I have felt no change), he said I would not and that 24,000 miles is very good for front brakes on an Ulysse as they normally go at 14,000 miles. He said as they could not take the wheels off on an mot he could not tell me whether it was brake pads or not but that they would have to change them and see. Now that figure I find hard to believe. I admit it's my wife who drives it most of the time and she is easy on the brakes so they may last longer but the cars done really well if one has got an extra 10,000 miles out of the front pads. So my next question(s) is has anybody got any experience of this failure? and at what mileage have your front brakes gone? Also does the dashboard warning actually come on when the pads are worn or is it it like every other car I have owned where the light never comes on as the sensors gets clogged with brake dust and the light never comes on? The car has now passed with new front pads...surprise surprise.
Lou