What does it take to get an MOT?

After 3 weeks of doubting how I got the polo home and where I was going to store the polo (it was a bit of an impulse buy). Eventually, with the help of the company where the polo was located, the polo was transported to a nearby car company of an acquaintance. There it could be further checked and, if all went well, given an MOT. On a Saturday, with a Limburg pie as a reward for the garage, the polo was transported to the place where it would stay for the first few weeks.
After this I started emptying the polo. I was most worried about the interior and what the moisture had done to the bottom of the carl. In short: I was counting on rust. a lot of rust. Fortunately, it wasn’t that bad, to say the least. There was no sign of rust on the bottom. The interior was then removed to dry and immediately tackle the mold.
The inspection
The polo was taken care of by the gentlemen at the garage after storage. We will forgive them for the fact that it was a Opel garage. The 1.3 60 HP HH engine was also equipped with new fluids and other wearing parts as it was not clear how long it had been on it or how much it had suffered from standing still. In addition, the car was completely checked to check if there was anything why you shouldn’t drive it.

Result: replacing an axle rubber and a brake line. In addition, new tires were not a luxury….

After the necessary maintenance the Polo was brought to a nearby inspection station (literally around the corner). They approved it for MOT in one go!.
I quickly took the chance to look at the car on the bridge. You can see it all much better that way. But I found no new Gremlins.

After approval of MOT I directly went to the Autobahn (It’s German right?) and tested what it could do. Wining like a cat the 160 to 165 was reached shortly. It’s clear the four speed gearbox will not allow any more. But what a scucces after saving it from being scrapped!