tegwin
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 01:59 PM |
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The SVA mist discends...
So my SVA test is 22 days away....
Went down to the garage last night to do a couple of small jobs and ended up spending 45 mins just walking around the car picking holes in everything
I have done....
Its weird, last week I was happy with most things, now for some reason I have decided that nothing is quite perfect and its getting to me...
I dont want to get to the SVA test and have the examiner laugh at me because my idea o f perfection or safety isnt the same as his...
It really was a weird and depressing feeling, walking around the car seeing things that you are not happy with...
Im sure we have all been there...how do you get over this mental wall? (Short of tearing it all appart and starting again which is, so tempting!)
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02GF74
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 02:05 PM |
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if in boubt, post photos of what you think is questionable.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 02:05 PM |
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You get to a point when you say "I've done my best, I can't do any more, let's see what the examiner thinks of it".
A big thing to remember is that the examiner wants to pass your car - but he won't if he sees something that worries him. He will never laugh
at you - you'll find them very professional (he certainly should be). Just accept the fact that you may end up with a list of things to fix -
you may get pleasantly surprised (as I was) and get told that it's passed.
Just go round and make sure everything's done up, the cars clean, wiring and piping is secure, and then sit back and wait.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 02:13 PM |
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go to the pub with your mates, get pissed and forget about it
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 02:16 PM |
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Passing first time is extremely rare, so just accept that you will get a list of a few things to fix and don't worry about it. As above, the
testers are professional and will not look down on you if your car doesn't pass straight away. Retest is about £30 no matter how much you fail
on so it's not really a big issue.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 02:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
go to the pub with your mates, get pissed and forget about it
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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02GF74
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 02:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
He will never laugh at you -
at least not to your face, they have an office just for that 
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iank
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 02:30 PM |
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The very worse that can happen is they refuse to test as it's too far away from ready or is a complete donkey (or you turn up late).
They aren't looking for perfection, very few cars that turn up are even close, but something that complies the rules and regulations in the
manual. Sounds like you are pretty close already.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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tegwin
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 02:36 PM |
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Im am genuinly worried that I will turn up and he will think its a "complete donkey"....perhaps not a founded assumption, but still
worrying!
Its just those small niggly things that wind you up...
I got too tempted to fiddle so I have pulled a couple of bits off to rectify some of the glaringly obvious things...
Will get some photos up later on in the week so you can all tell me how much of a muppet I am, and make some constructive criticisms...
[Edited on 26/2/08 by tegwin]
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Guinness
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 02:38 PM |
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I felt exactly the same as you before my test.
It's the unknown! At this point you just don't know how far away you are from getting a MAC.
Do the SVA, then if you fail, you get a finite list of points to deal with. Once those 10-20-30-40 points are dealt with, re-test. Even then if you
fail again it will only be on 1-2 points.
I did my SVA test blind. Then, before DarrenW did his test, he came round to mine, I showed him my fail list and we looked over my car. He went
away, worked on his car, then went for his test. Came away with a completely different fail list! Same with Kurt, he looked at both cars, both fail
sheets and still came away with a completely different list!
Bear in mind the point of the SVA test, it's to test a Single Vehicle, built by you! He won't be comparing it to a Jag, a Caterham or a
Rolls Royce, just working through the manual / his check list.
Have faith!
Mike
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02GF74
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 02:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
The very worse that can happen is they refuse to test as it's too far away from ready or is a complete donkey (or you turn up late).
No that is not the worst thing.
If it caught fire on the rollers burning down the whole SVA test centre that happens to be next to the nuclear reprcessing plant that exploded putting
the earth out of orbit onto a collision course with the sun ...... 
That would be worse, much worse.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 03:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by iank
The very worse that can happen is they refuse to test as it's too far away from ready or is a complete donkey (or you turn up late).
No that is not the worst thing.
If it caught fire on the rollers burning down the whole SVA test centre that happens to be next to the nuclear reprcessing plant that exploded putting
the earth out of orbit onto a collision course with the sun ......
That would be worse, much worse.
My word that would be definite fail
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tegwin
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 03:27 PM |
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I dont think you can fail if the examiner has been vapourised...
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iank
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 03:39 PM |
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Presumably by that logic the worst thing would be a comet strike on the test center wiping out the human race in the resulting 10 year winter.
A vaporised examiner can't sign your MAC either
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iank
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 03:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Im am genuinly worried that I will turn up and he will think its a "complete donkey"....perhaps not a founded assumption, but still
worrying!
Its just those small niggly things that wind you up...
I got too tempted to fiddle so I have pulled a couple of bits off to rectify some of the glaringly obvious things...
Will get some photos up later on in the week so you can all tell me how much of a muppet I am, and make some constructive criticisms...
[Edited on 26/2/08 by tegwin]
On the whole the kind of people who worry they might have produced a complete donkey actually tend to be the ones with first time passes and short
fail lists.
Post some pictures, they key words for me above are 'the small niggly things' examiners will tend to laugh at 'the bl**dy great
stupid things'
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 05:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
You get to a point when you say "I've done my best, I can't do any more, let's see what the examiner thinks of it".
A big thing to remember is that the examiner wants to pass your car - but he won't if he sees something that worries him. He will never laugh
at you - you'll find them very professional (he certainly should be). Just accept the fact that you may end up with a list of things to fix -
you may get pleasantly surprised (as I was) and get told that it's passed.
Just go round and make sure everything's done up, the cars clean, wiring and piping is secure, and then sit back and wait.
Easy for you to say Dave.. your car IS immaculate! 
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Marcus
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 05:34 PM |
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The tester isn't looking for perfection - far from it.
He's looking for safety. You could have the shittyiest looking car and, as long as it's safe, you'll get a pass.
Obviously, if it looks good, the tester may take a shine to it, making his job easier, so don't worry. As said before have a pint and chill out
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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blakep82
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 07:00 PM |
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walk away. if you thought it was finished before. leave it till SVA day
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/2/08 at 07:10 PM |
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Dave - stop it, you'll make me blush!
I do think that you should try to present it as if you really care about the car - not spit and polish, but so that it looks like you've tried,
and that you take the SVA seriously.
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