cd.thomson
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 09:50 AM |
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flipping vosa, jobsworth douchebags.
I cant get my car through IVA without getting it past the CAT emissions test.
Depite it being a pre-95 engine (confirmed by haynes) the guy wont test it to NON-CAT standards without documentary evidence that the engine with that
SPECIFIC engine number was produced prior to august 1995.
I've got a little over a month to get it passed and no money to make any major modifications.
I have not had one moment of enjoyment out of this bleeping car. its taken twice as long and twice as much money as it should have done and all its
given me is problems.
sorry for the title, didnt realise filtering didnt work on the subject lines.
[Edited on 19/7/10 by cd.thomson]
Craig
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 09:55 AM |
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What engine is it?
Send a letter/email to the manufacturer stating the engine number and they will send a letter stating the date and probably time the engine/car was
built.
[Edited on 19-7-10 by speedyxjs]
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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edspurrier
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 09:57 AM |
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ford happily supplied me with a letter confirming engine age.
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 09:58 AM |
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This is a family site?
All very frustrating I'm sure but it doesn't excuse the x rated title on this thread.
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 09:59 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
What engine is it?
Send a letter/email to the manufacturer stating the engine number and they will send a letter stating the date and probably time the engine/car was
built.
[Edited on 19-7-10 by speedyxjs]
Vauxhall C20XE, and not unless I attach a nice £100 cheque with it - with no guarantee they'll find anything.
I've also tried autodata and can't find any matches.
I'm completely done with the whole endeavour. I honestly wish I could go home and the car and everything to do with it have disappeared.
Craig
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Surrey Dave
All very frustrating I'm sure but it doesn't excuse the x rated title on this thread.
Alright softlad, I've changed it now.
Craig
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Davegtst
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:05 AM |
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It's a Vauxhall lump, i doubt Ford will help.
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:06 AM |
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Basically after 2 years of building I'm sitting on a £9k method of getting quickly from one end of my 20ft drive to the other.
Read above, I need to spend an imaginary £100 on a non-guaranteed letter from vauxhall which can take up to 4 weeks to arrive.
Craig
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Benzine
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:16 AM |
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The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:22 AM |
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Tried to strong arm £100 from my old man until I read the email that I got back from vauxhall.
They'll only produce me a letter if I can give documentary evidence of purchase (i.e. a receipt/invoice), which I can't.
So my only option is to replace my exhaust with one with a cat fitted, which I can neither afford or have the time to do.
Urgh. I'm going to sit on it for the time being but I'll be selling it unregistered if it's not sorted by Sept 14th.
What a great endeavour.
Craig
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coozer
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:26 AM |
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Craig, I understand your frustration but it is the builders responsibility to confirm engine age. Its stated clearly in the SVA/IVA manual.
Blaming them ain't going to get you a MAC.
So, its either a letter proofing engine age or a fitted CAT that will pass the more stringent emissions.
*Call for help!*
Is there not a Vauxhaul owners club or other resource that can help, any Opel organisation in Europe, or, any Vauxhaul/Opel engineers here who can
help?
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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BenB
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
Tried to strong arm £100 from my old man until I read the email that I got back from vauxhall.
They'll only produce me a letter if I can give documentary evidence of purchase (i.e. a receipt/invoice), which I can't.
So my only option is to replace my exhaust with one with a cat fitted, which I can neither afford or have the time to do.
Urgh. I'm going to sit on it for the time being but I'll be selling it unregistered if it's not sorted by Sept 14th.
What a great endeavour.
So you need an invoice from a scrapyard for an engine. Shouldn't be too difficult! 
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:31 AM |
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all well and good if a significant number of XE engined cars hadn't passed emissions and been given a MAC based on the information from
haynes.
Simple fact of the matter is that I can't get a letter and I can't replace the exhaust. So where does that leave me?
Flat on my face at the final hurdle, £4-5K down even after I resell the car and two years of sweat and tears with no significant pay off.
"Its all your fault" is hardly constructive.
Craig
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:34 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
Tried to strong arm £100 from my old man until I read the email that I got back from vauxhall.
They'll only produce me a letter if I can give documentary evidence of purchase (i.e. a receipt/invoice), which I can't.
So my only option is to replace my exhaust with one with a cat fitted, which I can neither afford or have the time to do.
Urgh. I'm going to sit on it for the time being but I'll be selling it unregistered if it's not sorted by Sept 14th.
What a great endeavour.
So you need an invoice from a scrapyard for an engine. Shouldn't be too difficult!
You'd think, but I tried this method first (get an invoice implicating car age). I contacted 3 local scrappys near me, all promised me a letter,
all never to be heard from again.
Same for a couple of members on here.
I don't blame them, as its an illicit activity, but it just removes that option.
Craig
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l0rd
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:35 AM |
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There is a sollution
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/engines-transmission/328856-official-engine-age-proof-sva-needed.html
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:37 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
There is a sollution
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/engines-transmission/328856-official-engine-age-proof-sva-needed.html
I'm already in touch with Jonathon, he won't touch it without an engine receipt though.
Craig
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Agriv8
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:38 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
Tried to strong arm £100 from my old man until I read the email that I got back from vauxhall.
They'll only produce me a letter if I can give documentary evidence of purchase (i.e. a receipt/invoice), which I can't.
So my only option is to replace my exhaust with one with a cat fitted, which I can neither afford or have the time to do.
Urgh. I'm going to sit on it for the time being but I'll be selling it unregistered if it's not sorted by Sept 14th.
What a great endeavour.
So you need an invoice from a scrapyard for an engine. Shouldn't be too difficult!
My thought a letter for a 'Freind' / 'Farther' stating that he sold you the engine date cost ect should be Ok shouldnt it. on
the event they do case it up ( VERY VERY unlikley. 'Bought a job lot of XE parts and this came with it ? '
Regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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l0rd
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:44 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
There is a sollution
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/engines-transmission/328856-official-engine-age-proof-sva-needed.html
I'm already in touch with Jonathon, he won't touch it without an engine receipt though.
What about autodata?
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:46 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
There is a sollution
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/engines-transmission/328856-official-engine-age-proof-sva-needed.html
I'm already in touch with Jonathon, he won't touch it without an engine receipt though.
What about autodata?
Can't find any matches apart from the XE wasn't produced after 1995.
Craig
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l0rd
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:53 AM |
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Isn't there someone here with an XE and a letter that he could lent you the engine for the test?
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 10:57 AM |
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the tester wants documentation that links my specific engine number to a specific date so that'd be no good, hes a nightmare. Its like talking
to a robot. He has absolutely no flexibility or discression.
From everything I've read hes got to be the worst examiner I've heard of.
Craig
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l0rd
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 11:02 AM |
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doesn't vauxhall have a program like Dialogys from Renault?
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MikeR
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 11:07 AM |
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i'm not going to suggest that someone else with a letter scans it in, changes the engine number and sends it to you.
That would probably be against the rules, but i'm sure someone else may have an idea that isn't against the rules.
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BenB
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 11:11 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
i'm not going to suggest that someone else with a letter scans it in, changes the engine number and sends it to you.
That would probably be against the rules, but i'm sure someone else may have an idea that isn't against the rules.
To be honest when someone is being so anal in terms of interpreting the rules I think it's limbs that need breaking not rules
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thunderace
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| posted on 19/7/10 at 11:12 AM |
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i would have just faked a letter from vauxhall
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