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[adrian-richards]

Hi!  My first post after two years of owning and restoring a 3200GT.  I’m looking for someone close(-ish) by who is able to reset the fault codes.  I’ve picked up a few as things have been connected and disconnected over the last couple of years.  At the moment I have an airbag light on which will preclude me from getting an MOT pass!

Anyone around who has the correct SD2(?) code reader?

Thanks. Adrian Richards

 

[Tony Jaskeran]

I don’t think there is much nearby, for general maintenance I know someone uses Auto Alfa in Basildon, alternatively a good indie that will have the diagnostics is Grimaldi Engineering in Halstead.

Shame you’re not in Surrey as I have the unidiag software.

Hope you get sorted soon.also any chance of a photograph of your 3200, I do miss mine.

[adrian-richards]

Hi Tony,

Thanks for your reply.  I’ve been to McGrath with the car (before I took it to pieces) and liked them.  I just wonder about a 99 mile journey with a car that’s SORN even though it would be travelling to an MOT appointment, might be trumping ol’ Dominic Cummings’ trip!

[Tony Jaskeran]

That’s a lovely photo Adrian, my friends has exactly the same colour. I used to drive from London to Waterlooville to let Mike Roberts look after my 3200. If you are happy then the drive is worth it. Also McGraths museum is always good for the eyes.

[Annie Potter]

Not sure with a SORN vehicle – but thanks to Covid 19 I believe your MOT is currently automatically extended by 6 months (although I believe the DoT is reviewing this) – google ‘when is my MOT due’ on the gov.uk site and it will tell you – if that makes sense. If it hasn’t been I think you can email them and request it. (I’m aware of this as for convenience, I wish to extend mine by a month to August so have been doing a bit of research). However I also think – but you’d have to check – if your MOT has expired you may drive to a garage to get it done, as long as you have an appointment, etc.

Hope that helps

Annie

[adrian-richards]

Many thanks.  Will take a look before i drive, although it has been off the road for nearly two years undergoing lot of slow work so not really in the realms of ‘extending’ an MOT i expect.!  Certainly some sort of appointment is necessary from what i have read.

Adrian

[Tony Jaskeran]

Official guidlines if your current mot has expired “Your car, van or motorcycle’s MOT expiry date will be extended by 6 months if it’s due on or after 30 March 2020 – but you must keep your vehicle safe to drive.”

So as long as you have booked an mot in advance for the day you are travelling to the garage you will be fine. This is what I do when mine is passed its expiry date.

 

[adrian-richards]

Thanks Tony!

 

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