3 MOTs in a day! Who let the side down? Mini Cooper, Rover 200vi, Fiat Punto

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  • @terrortorn
    @terrortorn 6 місяців тому +49

    Cars reached their peak in the 90's. Just enough electronics to be modern, just enough home fix mechanicals.

    • @paulie-Gualtieri.
      @paulie-Gualtieri. 6 місяців тому +4

      And much more interesting than modern cars, take Mercedes-Benz now, a range of utterly dull cars which all look the same with shiny trim and multiple screens.

    • @notroll1279
      @notroll1279 6 місяців тому +1

      Hmmmm...
      Got one 1993 Merc and a 2001 Saab. I do appreciate having an OBD 2 socket in the Saab that helped me finding the few faults I had with it - and the Saab was a pretty early car to have one.

    • @TrevorBuick
      @TrevorBuick 6 місяців тому +3

      And before they got so heavy and expensive, cars were a big purchase rather than now when it's more of just a transaction

    • @paultaylor9652
      @paultaylor9652 6 місяців тому +2

      Very true.

    • @dafunk420
      @dafunk420 6 місяців тому +1

      no obd tho

  • @888johnmac
    @888johnmac 6 місяців тому +20

    totally agree with Matt .. if you present your car for an MOT washed , hoovered & generally well presented .. it usually gives the impression of a well cared for car

  • @anthonystevens8683
    @anthonystevens8683 5 місяців тому

    Now this is what I call a result Matt. 3 out of 3 passes is brilliant news. Maybe the 'lost' footage was an omen but who cares. 3 cars back on the road. A top result.

  • @MaxJames597yompfitness
    @MaxJames597yompfitness 6 місяців тому +9

    the 200 VI is a stunner

  • @MartinHopkinson
    @MartinHopkinson 6 місяців тому +5

    The fact is, Matt, you spend lots of time maintaining your cars. You really do keep up with the workload and it makes for great viewing as well as explaining your excellent MoT pass rate! Hats off to you!

  • @chrisrand5185
    @chrisrand5185 5 місяців тому +1

    Congratulations on your 3 MOTs. My 94 Punto Cabrio (the one you saw at FOTU), has its MOT tomorrow. Hoping all is ok.

  • @DarrenCoull
    @DarrenCoull 5 місяців тому +1

    Couldn't help but be distracted by the background during the last bit in the Punto. Carriage Museum, the Rootes dealership being redeveloped, and the white pub with the incredibly low door frame🙂 It has changed quite a bit since I lived there (until 2001) for sure! Fremlins was actually a brewery site back in the early 80's, just another shopping centre now 🙂 Oh well, done on the MOT passes, the Rover 200Vi is still my favourite out of the three!

  • @lesklower7281
    @lesklower7281 5 місяців тому +1

    Three out of three very good

  • @paultaylor9652
    @paultaylor9652 6 місяців тому +1

    Well done Matt, I'm sure you had a smile on your face for the rest of the day.

  • @fhwolthuis
    @fhwolthuis 6 місяців тому +2

    Great news! I am looking forward to see the Punto getting some love and and a good drive 🇮🇹☺️

  • @MrGaryRoberton
    @MrGaryRoberton 6 місяців тому +1

    Friend of mine chased an intermittent connection in the wiring for a month. Took off the suspect line, and replaced it with a new one. Cut the jacket off the old line, and found the copper was green from end to end.....Top quality part that.....

  • @robertngreen6
    @robertngreen6 5 місяців тому

    Great achievement! Hope to see the Punto at Rustival 2!

  • @noeldogmanadventurer
    @noeldogmanadventurer 6 місяців тому +1

    Great to see all 3 cars pass 👍

  • @iamyourfuture808
    @iamyourfuture808 6 місяців тому +10

    how about a video on how you insure your fleet? is it some kind of special policy that covers all cars or are they individually insured?

  • @user-ih7gc7dt9l
    @user-ih7gc7dt9l 5 місяців тому

    Enjoying your videos. Currently laid up with chronic fatigue which is minor compared to many sufferers but enough to severely curtail my activities.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 місяців тому

      Hope you’re in a better place before too long

  • @Mirage8v
    @Mirage8v 5 місяців тому

    Love you went into the red MINI calipers. I would paint them completely red. Or silver, like stock. :) Glad to hear the MOT's were all succesfull after all.

  • @964tractorboy
    @964tractorboy 6 місяців тому +1

    Three-for-three: amazing. Didn't see that coming. One-for-one in a day is as much trauma as I can take. Well done!

  • @TheStwat
    @TheStwat 5 місяців тому

    I drove a Rover 214 SI for a few months in the mid 2000's and absolutely loved it. It was very nippy indeed and handled brilliantly. I thought the build quality was great. I look back fondly on that car.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 місяців тому

      The 90s Rovers were much better than many people give them credit for, I’m a huge fan

  • @roseybut
    @roseybut 6 місяців тому

    Congratulations Matt. 3 passes!! It's about time you have some good luck.

  • @terryatkinson899
    @terryatkinson899 6 місяців тому

    Great news on the punto 😊
    Disappointing about the loss of tinkering footage 😪
    I know 93 unos had a cat so I'd definitely think the punto has one. Window tinkering usually leads to cut hands as every car is put together different and you are learning as you go.

  • @danielrussell446
    @danielrussell446 6 місяців тому

    Well done Matt a great video as ever and well done on the passes on the mini punto and vi and be great to see them driving around! I agree with you I’ve always washed and hoovered my car to go for the mot or service it just seems the right thing to do
    It will be great to see the punto and 145 out especially in their special year! You should have an Italian flag in both of them!!
    All the best and thanks for all your hard work Daniel

  • @grayfool
    @grayfool 6 місяців тому +1

    Woo hoo, 3 on one day? Incredible.

  • @LeftIsBest001
    @LeftIsBest001 5 місяців тому

    We don't have annual inspections here in Western Australia, and I've got to say I'm glad!! I feel like It's a bit of overkill and a bit of a money making exercise.. 🤔

  • @scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain
    @scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain 6 місяців тому +4

    Totally agree with you about the MOT, a clean car shows the MOT Inspector you care for the car, I also go with reverse Psychology and have a chant saying that if I have a questionable car that it will fail, but it will pass.
    Yup know the guilty feeling when the Rozzers appear behind, especially when the exhaust pops and bangs on the over run.... 😂😂
    Well done on the 3 Passes Matt.

  • @mlies37
    @mlies37 6 місяців тому +2

    So here’s a trick: rather than tape a window up, take apart a wooden clothes peg and use the halves as wedges to slide in between the glass and the door. Works wonders.

  • @julianowens4071
    @julianowens4071 5 місяців тому

    Matt still a great video,congrats on mot success

  • @haddonmacdonald3824
    @haddonmacdonald3824 6 місяців тому +1

    Wow! 3 cars passed in a row! 😊

  • @Uni_Iris_1
    @Uni_Iris_1 6 місяців тому

    I got my wife an r50 mini and she loves it! It's fun little car, but motorways are not it's strong suit, so props to you getting to the aisle of white! 3k rpm for 60mph is tiring!

  • @grid212
    @grid212 6 місяців тому +1

    I wondered where the updates were, feel for you when it comes to the data loss.

  • @Ashfielder
    @Ashfielder 6 місяців тому +1

    About to crack on with a bit of wiring on the MX5, this’ll be a good warm up.

  • @maxidyne
    @maxidyne 6 місяців тому

    Such a shame the footage got wiped, but so happy all 3 cars got a fresh MOT!👍

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  6 місяців тому

      It was, it was proper car tinkering time

  • @allanmollison6971
    @allanmollison6971 6 місяців тому

    Great update Matt, nice work 👍

  • @alansimpson835
    @alansimpson835 6 місяців тому

    Aha, so it was instead technology that let the side down and not the cars. Great to see all the hard work paid off and you have three cracking, increasingly rare cars to play with in the long days of summer

  • @kevinnye5132
    @kevinnye5132 6 місяців тому

    What you talking about Matt ? That file you recovered was better quality than your usual weekly videos 😂, yeah joking aside that is so annoying when that happens to anyone , except when I lost all the footage of my mother -in - law drunk at Xmas 😁 that was a joyous LOST 👌🏻😏.

  • @davidminns9799
    @davidminns9799 6 місяців тому +2

    More great content Matt 👍 when are you selling the Punto???????

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  6 місяців тому

      Not for a while, and not on its birthday!

    • @Andy-eo3mq
      @Andy-eo3mq 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@furiousdriving NOOOOO!! You can't sell the Punto, it's the best car on your fleet!!

  • @Lot76CARS
    @Lot76CARS 5 місяців тому

    On that basis Matt I’d definitely buy a lottery ticket!

  • @roberttaylor7462
    @roberttaylor7462 5 місяців тому

    For connection issues Caig Deoxit connection enhancer srayed on connections could help

  • @stevesmith2214
    @stevesmith2214 6 місяців тому

    SRS lights caused by the underseat plugs is a common thing. I've cut out and soldered the wires together on a few cars to fix it's not an issue until you need to take the seat out!
    Do agree with you about Mini elecrics, terrible things.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  6 місяців тому +1

      I’ve done that but it still needs a wiggle and light delete!

  • @peterjohansen7922
    @peterjohansen7922 5 місяців тому

    It sounds like some welding jobs were in the lost footage. So sad !!

  • @aaronjackson7184
    @aaronjackson7184 6 місяців тому +1

    Looking forward to this 🎉🎉

  • @robtt997
    @robtt997 6 місяців тому

    Top job. Soon have 100k subscribers! Champagne at the ready

  • @williamwales6619
    @williamwales6619 6 місяців тому

    Well Mathew, im afraid apologies for the lost footage is no longer acceptable.🤣 So it's touch yer toes and ask Mrs furious to attend with he winkle picker shoe's the rest i will leave up to you. My 21 years old Honda Civic had light corrosion on the back wheel arches. A common fault on these so i looked into getting the car into the local shop and repaired. Well the cost of the repair was more than the value of the car. Looks like i will be looking to change my vehicle next January . Bummer Laters

  • @BRED510
    @BRED510 5 місяців тому +1

    The Punto will have a Cat, it was compulsory from 92.

  • @0161pumaste
    @0161pumaste 6 місяців тому +1

    cats were mandatory in the uk from 1st jan 1993 in order to meet euro 1 emissions...... i remember the toyota carina e 1.6 lean burn, met the standards without a cat, but had to have 1 as it was the new law.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  6 місяців тому +1

      That solves that then!

    • @johnmoruzzi7236
      @johnmoruzzi7236 5 місяців тому

      My 1992 K reg Fiat Panda 1000 CLX had the Fire engine with SPI and Cat… also 5 speed box, it went very well !

  • @tonys1636
    @tonys1636 6 місяців тому

    Never overly fretted over MOT's, put the car in for test then had 14 days to fix and avail of the free retest. What was a worry and a massive expense was the C o F on the taxi, as taxed as Hackney didn't need both but that meant that couldn't be used or insured for SD&P, got around by running the meter when out with the kids or wife in it. A week in an approved garage for a full mechanical often with many new parts, the slightest wear or noise was a fail and on a vehicle covering 50,000+ PA was a few plus new tyres all round. Then a week spent cleaning everything to within an inch of its life, checking the paint was scratch free, T cut and polish, running over the measured mile just in case the meter needed recalibration. Everything crossed that nothing was amiss for another 12 months of work.

    • @bikeman123
      @bikeman123 6 місяців тому

      My local garages and fast fit centres are booked up 2 or 3 weeks ahead. They may offer 14 days retest but there's no chance of getting one.

    • @tonys1636
      @tonys1636 6 місяців тому

      @@bikeman123 I'm going back to the 70's and 80's most of the local MOT testers offered a while you wait drive in service no booking required, one just drove around them until one found one with an hour wait or less. Fine if car still had a current one.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  6 місяців тому

      It depends what it fails on, with cars this age its often things like emissions as sensors go and can be hard to pin down with pre OBD diagnostics

  • @drywater2228
    @drywater2228 Місяць тому

    Punto Power 🇮🇹

  • @timothysimpkins6229
    @timothysimpkins6229 6 місяців тому +1

    You have a Fiat Punto just shown there on the video. Did you know a very low mileage, E reg Fiat Punto appeared on Bangers & Cash!

    • @danielrussell446
      @danielrussell446 6 місяців тому +1

      E reg? First puntos were L and most were M so 93/94 ish would it have been an uno?

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  6 місяців тому

      I did not!

    • @timothysimpkins6229
      @timothysimpkins6229 6 місяців тому +1

      My mistake it was the Fiat Uno. I was carried away with Fiat Punto.

    • @timothysimpkins6229
      @timothysimpkins6229 6 місяців тому +1

      The Fiat Uno was from a car collecter with Aston Martin, Triumph Special, and 1991 Ford fiesta going with this Uno to Matthewsons Auctions!

  • @69Phuket
    @69Phuket 5 місяців тому

    While Matt waits for his MOT text, 69 waits for the Make a Winner call that never comes!

  • @cian87
    @cian87 5 місяців тому

    The drivers window regulator would be an NCT fail in Ireland (none of the others need to work though).

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 місяців тому

      it works going down, so would still pass I guess?

  • @slh950
    @slh950 5 місяців тому

    every state is different but in Victoria (Australia), you get a RWC (roadworthy certificate) and potentially have it for the life of the car if you are the continued ownder ... unless the police pull you over and give you a canary, which I'd definitely get lol

    • @slh950
      @slh950 5 місяців тому

      (canary = vehicle defect notice - a windscreen sticker that is bright yellow and hard to remove)

  • @taficegaming
    @taficegaming 6 місяців тому

    My grandad alway taught me to take a nice clean car for a mot he used to say the same as you

  • @iancampbell8366
    @iancampbell8366 5 місяців тому

    If you lived in Northern Ireland, you'd have to wait until October to get an MOT at the moment. Unless you sat on your PC refreshing the dva mot page in the hope of getting a cancellation.

  • @terryc8164
    @terryc8164 5 місяців тому

    Funny you should mention the original R50? version of the "new" mini being developed by Rover, NOT BMW, I've heard no end of people stating BMW did it. An old school friend of mine, Keith, worked at A C Delco and they provided the suspension systems for Rover. In his job he visited Longbridge fairly regularly and he saw the Rover designed and built Mini while there, with a K series engine fitted of course.
    Additionally he saw another running prototype a short while before Rover collapsed in 2005, he was positive this then vanished at the point Rover was sold off by BMW and then reappeared as the BMW 1 series, with tweaked front and rear styling of course. I wonder if anyone reading this worked at Longbridge in design etc back then and could comment and as I've often wondered if Keith was correct or not ?????

  • @WestYorkshireGuy1
    @WestYorkshireGuy1 6 місяців тому

    Instead of the EBC Greenstuff pads fit the Ultimax2. They are just as good and very close performance wise and cheaper. I've fitted both and they are no different. So always fit Ultimax2 now.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  6 місяців тому +1

      Ive not come across them, thats worth a look

  • @robertristinge4385
    @robertristinge4385 5 місяців тому

    Don`t know where u get the energy,- 4 Red Bull`s maybe.

  • @PatrickHostler
    @PatrickHostler 6 місяців тому

    I’ll bet the air was blue with sweary words when you discovered your filming had disappeared 😮😂

  • @Andy-eo3mq
    @Andy-eo3mq 6 місяців тому

    I'm glad that the MOTs weren't too painful for you. 🙂 Which of your fleet will you be taking to FOTU this year? 🙂

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  6 місяців тому

      Not sure if Im going yet

    • @Andy-eo3mq
      @Andy-eo3mq 5 місяців тому

      ​@@furiousdrivingit'll be a proper bummer if you're not there! 😞

  • @Mjk10957
    @Mjk10957 6 місяців тому

    At work thinking yer wont have to listen to bloody wifes rooster for the next 12 hours , then bam roosters crowing in the video cant seem to get away from them 😂😂😂

  • @michelswerissen6544
    @michelswerissen6544 6 місяців тому

    Video approved no gravity, click.

  • @robertristinge4385
    @robertristinge4385 5 місяців тому

    The mot here on continent is 50 pounds, how much in UK ?

  • @nigelcharlton-wright1747
    @nigelcharlton-wright1747 6 місяців тому

    Just out of interest does anyone in your family who adjust either of the front seats, because I had the airbag light on our Rover 75 car after garage had done work on the car a couple of years ago, and found it was a connector under the driver's seat. I ended up replacing the connector with one I purchased from The Range job done.

  • @katomurray4841
    @katomurray4841 6 місяців тому

    Hi Matt, what code reader are you using on the mini?

  • @paulcharlton2353
    @paulcharlton2353 6 місяців тому

    Out of interest, which diagnostic tool do you use and would you recommend it as a general tool across multiple makes and models?

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  6 місяців тому +1

      It’s my dads, I’ll have to check

  • @edwardalannewton8591
    @edwardalannewton8591 6 місяців тому

    Rover 200 vi

  • @steveosshenanigans
    @steveosshenanigans 6 місяців тому

    75 quid for a window regulator that’s a bargain….I’ve just paid 250 au dollars for a s/h window regulator c/w electric motor for my 1979 Volvo 264

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  6 місяців тому

      but as I pointed out, Im tight - its a Rover owner trait

  • @MrSportster12
    @MrSportster12 6 місяців тому

    Did you know Diamond Bright will only let you use the code once?

  • @repairupdaterepeat5815
    @repairupdaterepeat5815 6 місяців тому +1

    I cannot endorse dmgrs enough. I have spent a lot if money with them and never had to return one part. Only real place to by r75 droplinks from. Mine have been on 5 years now lol

  • @paulie-Gualtieri.
    @paulie-Gualtieri. 6 місяців тому +2

    Any Rover 420 GSi Tourer updates?

  • @davidfromborneo259
    @davidfromborneo259 6 місяців тому +1

    Best place for police cars is in front of you?!😁

  • @jasoncornell1579
    @jasoncornell1579 6 місяців тому

    U could almost say a street car named desire?😂

  • @giulianomarco
    @giulianomarco 6 місяців тому

    I am a mime. My body is a tool. 😋👍

  • @phil7301
    @phil7301 6 місяців тому

    😉👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @MINIMOTOMADNESS
    @MINIMOTOMADNESS 6 місяців тому

    buy a lotto ticket matt......

  • @richardsheil5289
    @richardsheil5289 6 місяців тому

    There is no such thing as., " There is no proper fix for it."

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  6 місяців тому +1

      the proper fix means taking the drivers seat apart and replacing the wiring inside the seat, and as the seat cover is foam bonded to the fabric, that will likely disintegrate so a new seat cover will be needed - and they are not available - so theres not a realistic proper fix

  • @billgriffiths1685
    @billgriffiths1685 6 місяців тому

    Yipee I'm 3rd today

  • @LOTPOR0402
    @LOTPOR0402 6 місяців тому

    About time the government lowered the tax and mot exemption to 30 years , even 20/ 25 .After all you are doing your bit for environment using an old car

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  6 місяців тому +1

      Yes, or did something for 20-40 year old classics, Ive been thinking alot about this