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Mar 13th 2017, 2:11 pm

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BobFord

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Re: Buy another or take my car

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Originally Posted by Rotor

Very, you can fail for having odd tyres, tracking being out, low oil, just a hint of corrosion,ANY modification that does not have a Spanish engineers report is also a fail.
Headlights are the obvious one ,they can be very expensive for Lhd ones and some can be very time consuming (expensive) to fit.

Those are the two things that won't be a problem however the lhd headlights might be a problem unless I can find some in UK 2nd hand maybe.

Mar 13th 2017, 6:57 pm

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Rotor

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Re: Buy another or take my car

Also worth noting that MOT`s are done by government test centres (ITV) , not by independent garages as in the UK.

Mar 13th 2017, 6:59 pm

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Re: Buy another or take my car

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Originally Posted by BobFord

]I am a Vehicle Technician (Mechanic in old money) I can do most repairs myself if allowed. I'm surprised the Spain MOT is strict when I see some of the old sheds they drive around in.

You have one of the few trades that could find you work in Spain , be it for expats or natives.