27-05-2021, 10:04 PM
Back in the 1970s I had a Peugeot 504 Estate which regularly went to the Peugeot dealer for service. Since that was the only garage I needed to use in the ordinary way I took my Ruby for MOT there. When I went to collect it I was told it had failed on chassis rot, so I asked to be shown the problem. The car was put on the ramp and the mechanic pointed to some small holes in the bottom of the body side where the running board fixes. I pointed out that the chassis was the substantial 'A' frame which we all know, and he was looking at something non-structural. The response was 'It's chassis as far as I am concerned'. I was not allowed to leave until I had paid for the failure, so that night I got welding, and returned the next day to get the re-test for free.