Mot Failure .... End Of The Road?

[Yox]

Hi there folks ....

 

My beloved Xantia Activa (first registered in 2000) has just failed its MOT! Not only that, but its got one of those horrible red "dangerous" thingys!!!

 

The stated reasons for failure were:

 

1) NSF pipe union/joint fluid suspension leaking

2) OSR fluid suspension levelling valve leaking ** Dangerous **

3) NSR (bush badly worn) fluid suspension levelling valve insecure

 

When asked what all that lot meant, and how much would is be likely to cost, resulted in a lot of slopy shoulders and the eventual "book it in ..... and we'll see"

 

The wonderful MOT station cannot look at it for a week, so I'm still wondering!!

 

The question I have to answer is this: It's a ten year old car, with 98000 miles on the clock. I had a brake fluid leak a year ago, and that cost me £200 to get fixed. If this little lot is much more serious - and it sounds to me like it is - then is it worth getting repaired - or do I get rid of it and buy something else??

 

Your comments appreciated.

 

Thanks!!

[Johndouglas]

Am I right? Spanish MOT stations don't do repairs? I would find yourself an independent garage. I don't know how close you are to Malaga but there's an English guy who has his own garage on the opposite side of the highway from the Airport. I think it might be Avenue de Villa Rosa. A few years ago I lost all the LHM from my Xantia and I had the car lifted to his garage. He'd diagnosed the trouble and had a new anti-sink valve fitted by the end of the next day. If you like your Activa, it's worth having it done.

[Yox]

Am I right? Spanish MOT stations don't do repairs? I would find yourself an independent garage. I don't know how close you are to Malaga but there's an English guy who has his own garage on the opposite side of the highway from the Airport. I think it might be Avenue de Villa Rosa. A few years ago I lost all the LHM from my Xantia and I had the car lifted to his garage. He'd diagnosed the trouble and had a new anti-sink valve fitted by the end of the next day. If you like your Activa, it's worth having it done.

 

Hi John - humble apologies .... We relocated back to the UK! You're right - a Spanish ITV station would not have been any help!!

[Johndouglas]

We relocated back to the UK!

 

Right! I would suggest asking on

http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/

to see if anyone can recommend a Cit Indy in Bristol area. There are one or two guys on the forum that run Activas. Tell them your problems and they might help.