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"Svend" (svend) 04/10/2019 at 13:39 • Filed to: None

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2000 Chevrolet 1500, 5.3.

Brought over from Canada and registered here in the U.K. in 2005.

It’s cur rently sat on the road with an expired MOT (vehicle inspection).

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Svend 04/10/2019 at 13:48

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Actually looks pretty good for having almost 400k miles.

E90M3 > Svend 04/10/2019 at 13:52

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“do not drive until repaired ”

That would probably apply to half the cars on the road here in South Carolina .

Aremmes > Svend 04/10/2019 at 13:54

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The MOT report shows stuff that’s easy to fix, if the truck were on this side of the drink. I guess Chevy truck parts are hard to find over there?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Svend 04/10/2019 at 13:58

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Those are good trucks. They go forever. Where I live if you have one good brake on your truck you are fine. I think our Ford only had working brakes on the left rear wheel.

ToyotaFamily > Svend 04/10/2019 at 14:11

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I’m surprised it’s not rusted out (at least what we can see) 

Svend > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/10/2019 at 14:16

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I tried looking inside but as you can see, you can’t, well see much. 

Svend > Aremmes 04/10/2019 at 14:18

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Not necessarily. There are a few places here in the U.K. that do North American vehicles (sales and aftersales care), but if need be they can be had from Holland or Germany* .

*There is more of a North American scene in Holland and Germany. 

Svend > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/10/2019 at 14:28

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Here our MOT rules are that everything must be working. Even if you had a slight fender bender and caused some metal to jut out causing a sharp edge or more than 2mm from where it should, that’s an MOT failure and could be if stopped, ordered off the road either by the police, Vehicle Inspectorate or the Highways Agency* . If the vehicle is found to be on the road without an MOT, it’s £1,000 fine.

*not really lik ely unless it’s really bad, and they’d call in the police or Vehicle Inspectorate to examine the vehicle.

Svend > ToyotaFamily 04/10/2019 at 14:29

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To be honest, looking under the vehicle and inside the load bed, there only seems very slight surface corrosion in places. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Svend 04/10/2019 at 14:47

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Wow, that would take probably 10-20% of the cars off the road around these parts.

Svend > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/10/2019 at 15:25

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Here’s our MOT in short.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/car-parts-checked-at-an-mot/car-parts-checked-at-an-mot  

Below is Section 6, one section of 11 , pertaining to the structure

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

6.1 Structure and attachments

6.1.1 General condition

6.1.2 Exhaust system

6.1.3 Fuel system

6.1.4 Bumpers

6.1.5 Spare wheel carrier (if fitted)

6.1.6 Coupling mechanisms and towing equipment

6.1.7 Transmission

6.1.8 Engine mountings

6.2 Body and interior

6.2.1 Body condition

6.2.2 Cab and body mounting

6.2.3 Doors and door catches

6.2.4 Floor

6.2.5 Driver’s seat

6.2.6 Passenger seats

6.2.7 Driving controls

6.2.8 Cab steps (if fitted)

6.2.9 Not in use

6.2.10 Not in use

6.2.11 Not in use

6.2.12 Handgrips and footrests

Section 6, subsection 2. Body and interior.

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

https://www.mot-testing.service.gov.uk/documents/manuals/class3457/Section-6-Body-Structure-and-Attachments.html#section_6.2

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

This inspection is for all vehicles and includes:

all body panels

undertrays

spoilers

mirror housings

For inspecting bumpers, see Section 6.1.4.

A ‘body pillar’ applies only to the load carrying area of a goods vehicle.

An unsafe modification is one that is likely to cause injury.

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

You only need to inspect vehicles with a separate body and/or cab. Class 3 vehicles don’t need to be inspected for cabs and cab mountings.

You should assess for corrosion within 30cm of the mountings of the body or cab and its chassis.

Cab/body mountings are not prescribed areas and you should only reject the body or cab if its overall security is significantly reduced.

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

A lack of door handles due to the original design or a specialist modification isn’t a defect as long as the door can be latched securely in the closed position.

Driver and passenger doors must open from the outside using the relevant control.

Driver and front passenger doors must also open from the inside using the relevant control.

Load space doors must be able to be secured in the closed position.

You should only reject door hinges, catches and pillars for deterioration if it causes the doors not to work as intended.

etc... 

shop-teacher > Svend 04/10/2019 at 15:32

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They’re excellent trucks.  Hopefully its owner well get it back in order before too long.

Cé hé sin > Svend 04/10/2019 at 15:46

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Is it actually used for hauling things around, or just as some kind of big toy? A thing like that doesn’t seem viable as a work vehicle with a huge petrol engine and galloping thirst.

Svend > shop-teacher 04/10/2019 at 16:07

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I went to the guy’s house to ask whether I could take some pictures and he seems nice enough. He’s in his late 50s early 60s and the truck has always been parked in the same spot for years (this was the first time I thought to take pictures), it never had anything in the bed, ever. 

Svend > Cé hé sin 04/10/2019 at 16:09

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It’s always parked in the same spot all these years and I’ve never seen anything in it’s bed. Just seems to be a truck he bought while he lived in Canada and brought it back with him.