Road Legal ST185 For Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dee]

Well we didnt even bother to take in the Crate for her MOT as all the way there she was misfiring like a bugger    Seriously, she sounded just like a VW Beetle and I dont mean a new version! 

We took her to his mates garage and they said they'd test the emisions and if they failed they wouldnt go on.  Jools knew she wouldnt as she was sounding very poorly sick, and he was right she was WAAAAAAAAAY off.

We've brought her back home and he's out there now trying to work some magic, testing leads, changing spark plugs and making sure every single pipe/hose is on firmly.  I just hope this works as I know after the nightmare with the Faff he'll be well disheartened and I fear he'll just give up the lot.

Fingers crossed for us everyone that the Crate decides she's happy again and starts to purrrr

[Dee]

Well Jools changed plugs etc and we took her up the road again, and there is def. a huge huge improvement but she is still missing 

I'm not sure what else Jools can do, he knows much more than I do about cars obviously, but he's been out there for hours trying to sort her and she just wont do as her told for him.  Stubborn mare    He says she's running a bit rich and not burning all her fuel hence the misfiring and sometimes the odd backfire when changing gear but I have no clue what he can do to sort it. Any ideas I'm sure will be more than welcome 

[Dee]

HE'S A GENIUS THAT MAN JOOLS 
Seems sometime between be bringing the car back last time and posting on here Jools did something and it seems (please dont let me jinx it by saying this) that he's fixed her!  She's certainly ticking over fine, and I took her up the road and back (far and safely as I could with no tax or MOT) and she only missed a tiny bit just once in 3rd gear when I gave her a bit of toe but other than that she's not running rich anymore and she actually sounds like the Crate we all know and love and not a VW Beetle anymore YAY   

[ChrisW]

Nice work Dee, looking good

I might have to swing by with mine and let you have a go at it

[RobbieMcVee]

good news Dee, keep plugging away - im sure she'll run sweet soon enough!

[Dee]

Well we went in the smelly weasel Astra to collect Katie today, and had a day out with her, making sure we were back in time to get the Crate in for her second go at an MOT.

(HC emissions yesterday - 3280 and climbing, today 120 max - rather better!) 

It was a very nerve racking moment for me and I was pacing the garage, Jools laughing at me and Katie in tow 

After a tense 40 minutes or so Tim the man that does the job went into his little office and produced a nice green piece of paper    I was so happy!!!!  All my hard work wont be going to waste, and all Jools' one armed hard work has paid off to 

Poor Jools doing his best for me to get the Crate sorted.



A VERY VERY VERY Happy me with my green piece of paper!!

[paul_gt4]

yes girl smiles all round now then

[Dee]

Yeh was very excited last night, fed up today though as cant drive her for at least a month as Jools cant find the owners docs so we cant tax her.  He's going to send off for new ones but that takes weeks so until then I'm going to have to keep driving round in the shed and just enjoy keeping her clean and sparkling 

[calam]

Dee. If you tax it online (now you've got your new style mot) you dont need any docs. Its automatically checked online. So i would say just go for it.

[Jools]

That is not the case Calam, you must have the 11 digit code from the front of the V5 to tax online or by phone, unless you have a current reminder for tax renewal, (once used for SORN they become invalid). Will have to go to local DVLA office with plenty of ID and try to do it in my name and transfer it to Dee later.

[calam]

unless you have a current reminder for tax renewal, (once used for SORN they become invalid).

Must have forgotten this bit, as i must have renewed once my reminder came through.
I remembered taxing mine from when it was sorn, and I couldnt find my log book. I rang up the DVLA to confirm it was definitely in my name, then just went ahead online to get my tax disc. I still havent got my logbook, so as you say, it must have only worked because my reminder came through.

[markd1984]

if the car is in your name you can use a v62 form to tax it.

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/forms/v62.pdf

[Jools]

We are just setting off to our local DVLA office, where we can tax it immediatley, but only by adding it onto my insurance, paying for a new V5 and then transfer it when the new log book arrives. Bit of a mess around and some costs incurred, but should be sorted today!!