Need help with passing car wof please- desperate [Archive]

Tank

23rd January 2009, 15:01

Hi all,

Sold my bike to get rid of vehicle (car) troubles once and for all, to get something modern that's not going to fail wof's. Got a nice 2000 car and now i'm facing possibly thousands of bills to repair the thing for wof- all bullshit things that are probably all false. These fucking wof places honestly... had so much trouble with them.

I'm a student and broke, got to pay for a bike for my brothers bike i crashed due to mechanical failure. I'm getting very desperate and need some help in regards to getting that fucking wof sticker PLEASE.

So basically....

Does anyone know:

1. dodgiest wof place possible that will pass me without any questions?

2. Someone possibly on this site or an acquaintance that i can pay to pass me?

3. Any other alternatives?

Many thanks!

Go a WOF place that DOSN'T do repairs - then they have no vested interest in failing you for little things thay can fix.

Other than that - if your car cannot stand up to a WOF without $$$$$'s being spent then its probally not road worthy and should be off the road - else it can become a danger to other road users.

riffer

23rd January 2009, 15:09

Yeah here's an idea.

Fix it yourself. Stop whining.

Don't put your POS on the road where it could cause my WOF'd, registered and safe motorcycle at harm.

racefactory

23rd January 2009, 15:12

Go a WOF place that DOSN'T do repairs - then they have no vested interest in failing you for little things thay can fix.

Other than that - if your car cannot stand up to a WOF without $$$$$'s being spent then its probally not road worthy and should be off the road - else it can become a danger to other road users.

I've tried both the mechanics places and the wof only places. Both have failed me on such tripe in the past. Though i'd try CITY NISSAN as I got a free wof voucher from them and since they are so amazingly busy and don't have any room but to make appointments in advance, i figured they wouldn't want anything to do with my car and to make money on me.

If anyone can help me out with a dodgiest wof place you know, somewhere that doesn't want anything to do with you- i'd greatly appreciate it.

racefactory

23rd January 2009, 15:13

Yeah here's an idea.

Fix it yourself. Stop whining.

Don't put your POS on the road where it could cause my WOF'd, registered and safe motorcycle at harm.

Hi there,

It's a 2001 Nissan Wingroad, great condition. I'm sure it's in better condition than your RF900. It's not going to cause you any harm, that's for sure.

Cheers.

Tank

23rd January 2009, 15:14

I've tried both the mechanics places and the wof only places. Both have failed me on such tripe in the past. Though i'd try CITY NISSAN as I got a free wof voucher from them and since they are so amazingly busy and don't have any room but to make appointments in advance, i figured they wouldn't want anything to do with my car and to make money on me.

If anyone can help me out with a dodgiest wof place you know, somewhere that doesn't want anything to do with you- i'd greatly appreciate it.

Since all sorts of places have failed you and you are the one looking for a dodgy WOF - me thinks the problems not them but (wait for it) YOU!!!!

Try VTNZ - they are straight up.

edit:

Hi there,

It's a 2001 Nissan Wingroad, great condition. I'm sure it's in better condition than your RF900. It's not going to cause you any harm, that's for sure.

Cheers.

FFS - You wont have any problems passing then will you.

Badjelly

23rd January 2009, 15:15

Try VTNZ - they are straight up.

I don't think he wants "straight up".

riffer

23rd January 2009, 15:15

Hi there,

It's a 2001 Nissan Wingroad, great condition. I'm sure it's in better condition than your RF900.

Cheers.

My RF900 sailed through its WOF on December 27, 2008.

Tell us about your warrant of fitness inspection.

I would respectfully suggest there appears to be a credibility gap here dude.

Ixion

23rd January 2009, 15:21

So, what sort of things are these 'bullshit' items ? Which said, it does happen

racefactory

23rd January 2009, 15:23

My RF900 sailed through its WOF on December 27, 2008.

Tell us about your warrant of fitness inspection.

I would respectfully suggest there appears to be a credibility gap here dude.

That's right, there is. But this is rediculous. I waited over an hour for this Wof to be done.

Basically, apparently i've got nails in both my rear tyres, yet i've never had losses in pressure...

Front tyres are apparently too worn, yet i measured lowest of 2.5mm with average of 4mm.

Power steering belt got a split in it- don't know how there are pre 1995 cars even on the road if this has gone. It has an absolutely tiny split in it i'm amazed anyone saw.

Engine mounts split- again, no idea how a pre 1995 car can be on the road. This car has not many km's either.

Bull eye on front windscreen- so small. Passed it's previous wofs with this, no problems....

Of course i now realise not to go to any similar places but i feel this is rediculous.

Please, i don't want an argument, just a way i can get this sticker.

Tank

23rd January 2009, 15:25

That's right, there is.

Basically, apparently i've got nails in both my rear tyres, yet i've never had losses in pressure...

.

Lets start with the easy one then huh - Do you actually have nails in the tyres?

Or is that something they are making up?

racefactory

23rd January 2009, 15:31

Hey there,

I'm sure they couldn't make this one up? Had a quick look after the wof but haven't seen anything.

I've had a lot of vehicle troubles recently... please, i stress that the thread is not about repairing the vehicle, it is about places to go for the wof.

Cheers.

riffer

23rd January 2009, 15:32

Please, i don't want an argument, just a way i can get this sticker.

Here's some ideas:

Basically, apparently i've got nails in both my rear tyres, yet i've never had losses in pressure...

Front tyres are apparently too worn, yet i measured lowest of 2.5mm with average of 4mm.

Get the tyres fixed, or replace.

Power steering belt got a split in it- don't know how there are pre 1995 cars even on the road if this has gone. It has an absolutely tiny split in it i'm amazed anyone saw.

Change the belt.

Engine mounts split- again, no idea how a pre 1995 car can be on the road. This car has not many km's either.

I take it you mean the rubber inserts on the mounts. Tricky to bodge. I'd replace the rubbers.

Bull eye on front windscreen- so small. Passed it's previous wofs with this, no problems....

Sorry dude. This is a dealbreaker on the warrant. Ring the Novus people.

Agreed - there's a few little things. But they're all important.

Think about it - tyres either worn or with punctures, worn engine mount, crack in windscreen, potential steering loss.

Come on mate. I wouldn't give you a warrant. You owe it to yourself and US not to bodge this one.

Do the right thing.

racefactory

23rd January 2009, 15:38

Ok thanks for that riffer, but for now i'm just going to hold on and wait for a PM, i've explained the situation, and i'm sure there are some people who can help out who have been in the same position. Unfortunately, sometimes you just can't do things the right way eh.

Thanks.

Disco Dan

23rd January 2009, 15:53

This is a wind up thread yeah???

Some plonker wanting everyone to 'bite' ?

As already mentioned - details of what failed have been entered on computer so good luck getting a real one.

Even if you get a fake one - the next time you have a police car near you and they run your plate it will say "no wof" - then you will be pulled over... that is when you get in LOTS OF TROUBLE.

Also if you drive this car - which has been professionally deemed "unsafe" you then become a rolling potential manslaughter charge waiting to happen.

Add to that how tetchy bikers are about cagers anyway.... :mad:

I kind of hope you hit a power pole after reading what you want... :oi-grr:

mdnzz

23rd January 2009, 16:00

Surely your not serious???

If you can't get the little bullshitty pieces fixed then maybe just maybe you shouldn't derserve to use the same roads as us.

Heaven forbid your vehicle fails and an innocent life is lost all because you thought it best not to get your vehicle upto safety standards.

Get the items fixed or get the car off the road so that we don't have to read "car ploughs into crowd" at a later date.

XxKiTtiExX

23rd January 2009, 16:01

Please, i don't want an argument, just a way i can get this sticker.

Way to get the sticker = Repairing what needs to be repaired, and replacing what needs to be replaced.

Its that simple. They obviously failed the car with good reason. It ain't as though its just "one" minor thing wrong now is it?

If you can't afford to keep your car road worthy then sell it.

Jantar

23rd January 2009, 16:03

That's right, there is. But this is rediculous. I waited over an hour for this Wof to be done.

Basically, apparently i've got nails in both my rear tyres, yet i've never had losses in pressure...

Get some needle nosed pliars and remove the nails. See if the pressure drops then.

Front tyres are apparently too worn, yet i measured lowest of 2.5mm with average of 4mm.

The wof form that you received will show the measured dept of the tyres. if you can show that their measurements are wrong then you don't need to replace them for the retest.

Power steering belt got a split in it- don't know how there are pre 1995 cars even on the road if this has gone. It has an absolutely tiny split in it i'm amazed anyone saw.

Replace the belt. They are cheap and your life may depend on it.

Engine mounts split- again, no idea how a pre 1995 car can be on the road. This car has not many km's either.

This can happen, but noe too dificult for you to replace yourself.

Bull eye on front windscreen- so small. Passed it's previous wofs with this, no problems....

Do you have glass cover on your insurance? This will be repaired under insurance at no cost to you. If you haven't got glass cover, then you have just learned an important lesson.

Qkchk

23rd January 2009, 16:14

Get some needle nosed pliars and remove the nails. See if the pressure drops then.

Better to try that now than having your tyres blow out on the road at 100kph.

Replace the belt. They are cheap and your life may depend on it.

Powersteering belt? Aint rocket science. Belt snaps midway through a 25kph corner. I hope you have strong arms, cause you are going to need them!

Do you have glass cover on your insurance? This will be repaired under insurance at no cost to you. If you haven't got glass cover, then you have just learned an important lesson.

Who needs a windscreen anyway?

Do us all a favour and keep the car off the road till its up to WOF standards like the rest of us!

Switch

23rd January 2009, 16:20

The amount of money you spent or are spending on getting it tested at different stations, could have been used to repair the stuff wrong with it. You can easily pick up VERY cheap tyres from places, hell you could even get 4 of them from a wreckers for the price of a WOF.
Dude, you need to fix these things, as much as you don't want to, they need to be done.
There are a lot of dodgy places around that can help you out, use them if you must, but at least get them fixed in some way.

Brett

23rd January 2009, 16:55

Hi there,

It's a 2001 Nissan Wingroad, great condition. I'm sure it's in better condition than your RF900. It's not going to cause you any harm, that's for sure.

Cheers.

Not trying to be nasty...but really? If it can't pass a WOF then it doesn't belong on the road. Are they all failing it for the same things?

FROSTY

23rd January 2009, 16:59

DUDE--Im in the business.
If the tyres arent worn down then a repairs gonna cost you $15.00 per tyre. even if ya need top replace em 185/65/14 or 175/70/14 tyres second hand are only $40 a corner
Belt --$25.00 plus some labour time
Engine mount is gonna be $65 from the mount shop--Yes thats their name
The bullseye if its in the C/V area--ie right in front of the driver then ya need to fix it --$50
so $200 and shes all fixed. thats the price of 4 dodgy wof's
Come see me dude --lets get ya car all safe so ya can tow Broken down KBers bikes and earn the money back

Brett

23rd January 2009, 17:08

i stress that the thread is not about repairing the vehicle, it is about places to go for the wof.

Cheers.

You really need to check the attitude displayed in this thread mate. YOU are the type of car owner I do not want to share the road with.

If your car cant get a WOF, fix it...

I know nails in tyres are a pain in the arse...a car of mine with 265 wide rear tyres, only half worn, got a screw in one of the rear tyre tyre walls, new tyre required, $450. However, since you are not a sports car driver, you could probably get some replacement tyres for $50 each max.

Stop bitching and looking for easy outs and sort it out. It is not the WOF shops fault, it is yours If you want a GOOD WOF shop who is fair and reasonable (and charge only $25 for the WOF) I highly recommend Seoul Motors in East Tamaki, see Seeki he is the owner, and does a really good job.

marty

23rd January 2009, 18:15

Hi there,

It's a 2001 Nissan Wingroad, great condition. I'm sure it's in better condition than your RF900. It's not going to cause you any harm, that's for sure.

Cheers.

it's actually a 2001 wingroad, that can't get a wof. if it was in great condition it would get a wof wouldn't it? sounds like a typical jap import with a clocked odo, that actually is a POS.

my son's '94 telstar wagon hasn't got any split belts or engine mounts or nails in the tyres - some people actually know how to look after cars and keep them safe.

and you sell a bike, buy a car obviously without checking it over, and come on here looking for symapthy?

FROSTY

23rd January 2009, 18:28

Heck a 2001 car for $2000 surely ya knew there would be issues to resolve

Madness

23rd January 2009, 18:28

You sold your bike?

To buy a Nissan "Wingroad" with no WOF?

Yeah, you need help alright.

racefactory

23rd January 2009, 18:31

racefactory

23rd January 2009, 18:34

You sold your bike?

To buy a Nissan "Wingroad" with no WOF?

Yeah, you need help alright.

Sorry, you don't know half of the story. Sold it for many reasons. Actually this is my good friend's vehicle and he's been through 2 wofs at that VTNZ wof station before with NO problems with the bulleye or the engine mounts!! Needless to say I wasn't bothered about getting the wof...

racefactory

23rd January 2009, 18:38

Ixion

23rd January 2009, 18:44

Lol good grief!

No really, you guys are absolutely right i know- i'm just going to get it sorted and bite it. Question is just getting the money eh.

One thing though... FROSTY- you say the bullseye in front of the drivers area is a fail. This tiny bull eye is obviously right over on the passengers side. Does that mean they failed me wrongly?

Cheers all.

Possibly. The bit in front of the driver is called the critical vision area . Any damage there is a failure. But large damage outside that can be a fail also. So if it was a *small* bullseye , outside the CVA, it should pass. But one man's "small" may be another man's "not so small". The size definitions and CVA definition are given here . Fig 5.1.4 (http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/certifiers/virm-in-service/general-05-v3a21.pdf)

*Most* testers will cut a bit of slack for damage on the passenger's side.

FROSTY

23rd January 2009, 19:03

Hopefully the bull eye will pass with what you've just mentioned since it's way on the passenger side.
Dude dont do it. -its simple economics mate--if ya aint got glasscover then WHEN the bullsey gets worse your gonna need a screen replaced at $350 --better fix it whilst its 5/8 of Fa
Which engine mount is it thats farked?
the front lower is a POP to fix--Jack under motor -loosen 4 bolts -throw old mount away and put new mount in--ditto the right upper.
Re Tyres-- Most likely the car has a camber issue.
Im betting that on the outside they are all good tread--trouble is that im bettin that the inside edge is as smooth as a badgers butt.
The problem there is that yes they might pass the 1.5minimum over 3/4 of the tread rule but if worn to almost exposed cords anywhere then its a fail.
Also dude sorry but shit wears out its a fact of life --none of this stuff is major to fix but if it fucks out you're gonna be a sorry camper

xwhatsit

23rd January 2009, 21:47

Seriously, go and see Frosty, he's an absolute champion and you'll end up with both a safe car and a WoF. The guy is offering you a hand, let him help you out.

racefactory

23rd January 2009, 21:51

Yeap PM sent :) . Very grateful for it.

Brett

23rd January 2009, 21:56

Yeap PM sent :) . Very grateful for it.

Good move, and good on ya. Good luck, hopes it is sorted quickly.

karla

23rd January 2009, 22:04

Yeap PM sent :) . Very grateful for it.

Well done :) My son is a student and he has also had issue after issue with his car .. each time he has learned something. He has replaced the radiator, changed tyres (some tyre places will let you pay $5 week off new tyre) sanded and bogged rust, replaced the headlight from a second hand parts shop ... and on it goes.

Tell you what tho' - he's learned more about cars by having to fix the problems than he ever would have trying to dodge the problem. It's all about attitude, a little humility - admit you don't know it all and keep asking for help from those who know their stuff and a willingness to stick at it til the problem is fixed.

Cars will always keep you broke, but you won't be a student forever so hang in there!

turtleman

23rd January 2009, 22:16

racefactory

23rd January 2009, 22:58

If you DO get a dodgy warrant and subsequently wipe out someone I care about, I WILL hunt you down. I may not be the biggest baddest mofo out there, but I CAN climb up you and chew your face off

Do the right thing, FFS....

Hey, hey- calm it down ffs. You do realise how many real threats there are out there right? Boy racers, small dick exhaust honda civics with no insurance, maoris in stolen cars, asian woman, rugged big boy kiwis in their 5.5L holdens driving like maniacs, disgruntled bus drivers, couldn't-give-a-fuck mums in their big 4wd's... I think me in my innocent 50kph insured nissan is the least of your worries my friend... Get real, come on. I'm telling you, if you came down here with your pre 2009 car for a one hour wof inspection at this place, you'd get failed too...

Hoping to go hard and get it all done this weekend. Should feel great doing it the right way that's for sure...

turtleman

23rd January 2009, 23:02

Hey, hey- calm it down ffs. You do realise how many real threats there are out there right? Boy racers, small dick exhausts, maoris in stolen cars, asian woman, rugged big boy kiwis in their 5.5L holdens driving like maniacs, disgruntled bus drivers, couldn't-give-a-fuck mums in their big 4wd's... I think me in my innocent 50kph nissan is the least of your worries my friend... Get real, come on. I'm telling you, if you came down here with your pre 2009 car for a one hour wof inspection at this place, you'd get failed too...

Hoping to go hard and get it all done this weekend.

Cool - need a hand ?

FROSTY

24th January 2009, 15:17

racefactory

24th January 2009, 18:09

Trademe--sorry just saw your e mail
Im happy to help you and advise you in my workshop. Ive got a few of them cage tools ya gonna need
I WONT do the work for ya--in uvver words bro ya gotta get ya hands dirty.

Hey man, no problem. I've done it. Did some searching on internet for how to do that power steering belt but the engine mount i couldnt do since I don't have anyway to get under the car. I ended up paying for labour for the engine mount. Apparently it was a load of BS anyway and the mount should have passed wof standards for sure. Paid for the windscreen chip to be sealed up.

It's broken me balls with the $ but at least I know it's absolutely faultless now.

:clap:

Thanks for help...

WolfCollared

24th January 2009, 18:19

Grow some balls and dont shove your irresponsibility onto some poor innocent victim on the road.

Your car fails it fails for a reason. :angry2:

racefactory

24th January 2009, 18:20

Heheh, calm it dude i was just taking the piss, come on!

All done and dusted now!

Rockbuddy

24th January 2009, 18:42

this whole thread sounds like an undercover trying to flush out dodgy wof providers, :shifty:

roadracingoldfart

24th January 2009, 21:23

The one thing nobody has mentioned (no matter if its a wind up or not) is an AVI that reads this shit gets a bit miffed to think there may well be some lowlife asshole with the power to put an unsafe car on the road without any guilt.
What i cant understand is that even if a dodgy wof is issued then the owner gets pulled by a cop (or LTSA checkpoint) and the fault is found then the fact you have a wof on the screen means jack shit. If a car is found to be failing due to some item being damaged , broken , missing , bald or whatever then the sticker means nuffin at all. You get a ticket for the fault and then to get the car back on the road it has to go through an agency that just loves to find ALL the small stuff and big stuff to make a point to the owner.

Daily we have people ask us to issue a wof anyway for a small failure item and they have a mate / cousin or whatever that can fix the item , then they say , "you can trust me to do it aye "? Yer rite asshole , get it fixed and bring it back for a recheck , you have 28 days , get on with it.
Wednesday morning , a middle aged guy with a triple bullet hole in the CVA comes in to work and he says yer i have an appointment at Smith n Smith tomorrow so its cool to issue the wof now. My answer , "sorry sir , cant do it and anyway there is no point putting a new sticker on an old screen , come back tomorrow ".
I saw the car today at the shops , not fixed and no wof but a second inspection sheet on the front seat from another inspector. Bloody tosser.
Its friggen free with screen cover man just do it ffs.

XxKiTtiExX

25th January 2009, 09:23

Hey, hey- calm it down ffs. You do realise how many real threats there are out there right? Boy racers, small dick exhaust honda civics with no insurance, maoris in stolen cars, asian woman, rugged big boy kiwis in their 5.5L holdens driving like maniacs, disgruntled bus drivers, couldn't-give-a-fuck mums in their big 4wd's... I think me in my innocent 50kph insured nissan is the least of your worries my friend... Get real, come on. I'm telling you, if you came down here with your pre 2009 car for a one hour wof inspection at this place, you'd get failed too...

Hoping to go hard and get it all done this weekend. Should feel great doing it the right way that's for sure...

Insured? Did i read that right? Yes you'll be paying for your so called "insurance." Even if you had a dodgey wof sticker slapped on the windscreen if you were to have an accident your insurance is void. :blink:

Dooly

25th January 2009, 20:40

And days gone by, there were places that would post WOF stickers out to people that could'nt get to town, or would'nt, especially rural folk.
They'd ring up with their rego number.......

And no, was'nt us, but sure knew a few places that did that shit.
And no one really gave a shit.

Good ole days huh......:wacko:

hellnback

26th January 2009, 10:48

Just about all the VTNZ's in Aucks are the best place to go. Took my Valiant to the Upper Harbour one, had a broken seatbelt in the back that I had forgotten about and was taped together with bright red duct-tape, the inspector looked at it, gave it a yank and passed it... wtf?! I think that the Indian guy was too busy wondering what sort of fucking car is this....

Also got to do my own brake test (for my bike) at the Glenfield one.

One other thing, don't buy pieces of shit cars from your mates.

imdying

26th January 2009, 11:20

"sorry sir , cant do it and anyway there is no point putting a new sticker on an old screen , come back tomorrow ".Smith n Smith replaced the window on the wifes car (cracked from the heat on the 28th of Dec), was impressed to see the (now expired) warrant sticker was duly transfered to the new window perfectly :blink: Anti peel, ha!