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Hi folks
I am broaching an interesting subject regarding selling an old legend car after doing it's mot & some mildly expensive repairs versus just scrapping it without bothering to do any mot. The car in question is Japaneese 18 years old Suzuki alto which has been faultless but only issue invariably arises when it is brought to Mot garage. Worth mentioning that always one problem keeps on reocurring regarding its CV boot rubbers which always is found broken and it's repairs always quoted as £250. Most important to note that car never incur any other expense except aforementioned one and it is running satisfactorily. Another thing to share is that, from five years £250 or thereabouts is being spent on CV boot rubbers, and other than that no major problem ever faced except few ones like faulty bulb, windshield wiper etc. so by keep in mind above what should be more sensible: either the next mot should be considered or simply sell it to scrap people. Doesn't the scrap would be foolhardy decision because it would give very low yield.

£250 is a low amount to keep an old car on the road but if you're asking why the boot covers keep failing then it sounds suspicious.

What is the VRM (numberplate) of the car.

as above, CV boots last YEARS! something is not right.
what exactly do they say is wrong with the boots each time?
I would suggest a different MOT testing station.
also £250 for  CV boot change?? really? sounds steep to me.
get sone quotes from other garages.

IF there's anything wrong with the boot.

Unfortunately the area in which this duplicity is happening is east London which conceivably be happening elsewhere too. In my view, old cars are always subjected to subjective MOT test where garage owner always want to make quick cash by having you over barrel. Due to everything is recorded digitally so you usually have little escape. In my view, in my case the main problem is the actual bone/joints (steel made) which no mechanic bother to replace and they just wrap it with cheap rubber. Unfortunately most of the garages always remained overwhelmed with the sheer number of cars requiring repairs so nobody will look honestly on your old car. Maybe the best way is to sell it but who knows that the same will not happen with your replaced car.

Unfortunately the area in which this duplicity is happening is east London which conceivably be happening elsewhere too. In my view, old cars are always subjected to subjective MOT test where garage owner always want to make quick cash by having you over barrel. Due to everything is recorded digitally so you usually have little escape. In my view, in my case the main problem is the actual bone/joints (steel made) which no mechanic bother to replace and they just wrap it with cheap rubber. Unfortunately most of the garages always remained overwhelmed with the sheer number of cars requiring repairs so nobody will look honestly on your old car. Maybe the best way is to sell it but who knows that the same will not happen with your replaced car.

My local MOT place operates a no pass no fee policy and won't do any repairs not even a bulb. I've taken two 18 year old and one 36 year old car there recently with no issues. They have a branch in Deptford.

I'd take it to a different garage. When I had my last Saab Aero, I had the choice of two local Saab specialists. One did MOTs, the other took it down the road to an independent test centre. The one that did their own MOTs quoted me £1500 of essential repairs to get it back on the road. The other one £340. Its funny how the amount of failures found when the test station was not making any money out of the repairs went down...