Understanding Your Ford’s MOT Failure
An MOT failure sheet can look alarming, but it’s really just a list of things the tester found, sorted by how serious they are. A failure means at least one item was marked “dangerous” or “major”, which must be put right for the car to pass. Not every item on the sheet is a disaster, […]
Ford Corrosion & MOT Rust: The Owner’s Guide to Spotting and Handling It
Rust can fail an MOT, but only when it’s in the wrong place or bad enough to matter. Corrosion on a structural part of the car, or on certain prescribed areas near important components, is an MOT failure; light surface rust on a non-structural panel usually isn’t. The trouble is that rust works out of […]
What’s My Broken Ford Worth? How Damaged & Non-Running Fords Are Valued
A broken Ford is worth more than most people think, and almost always more than scrap value. What it’s actually worth depends on a handful of things: the model, the mileage, the specification, what’s wrong with it, and how much demand there is for that particular car and its parts. A tidy Fiesta with […]