Developing a relationship with the tester is never a bad thing. I just had
Freddy in for his annual "sticker" as we call it in Maine - I go to a local
Sears store with an auto department. They always give my cars to the same
guy, as he is the only one old enough to actually know how to operate the
lights and horn on old British and French cars. ;-) Anyway, this time he
took me aside and told me that I had a slight exhaust leak at the last
clamp on the new system, but that he would pass me anyway as he knew what
good care I take of my cars. So I drove home and tightened things up.
Kevin Rhodes
Westbrook, Maine
Freddy the Spitfire of many model years
At 10:44 04/17/2002 +0100, T. .R. Dafforn wrote:
>I'm pretty sure these guys are not in it for making money on rectifying
>faults.
>I take the car to a place that just does MOTs for all the other garages around
>here (for that very reason.)
>Its really just the 'billy the kid' attitude. The car is usually tested by an
>older guy who knows the car, and makes good comments on the bits of work I
>have
>done to the car each year. In fact at one point he asked how much I wanted for
>it!!
>Maybe I should book it in for MOT by him!
>Cheers
>Tim
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