I'm looking into buying a 1994 Romahome and have found some concerning things in the MOT History.
In May of this year it failed an MOT for a number of reasons including; Spill pipes Fuel hose leaking (7.2.3) and Front bulkhead Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.A.1). It also had several advisory notices including; Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d) and Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
In June it failed its MOT again but this time at a different garage and the only reasons given were; Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d) and Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d). Four days later it passed its MOT at this second garage with the following advisory notices: Headlamp masks/converters fitted, N,s,f,and o,s,f and n,s,r, tyres side walls starting to deteriorate and Fuel pipe corroded.
The owner claims to have a full service history which I'm going to look through in detail but my questions is can a bulkhead with excessive corrosion be fixed or is this a fault which the second garage has failed to spot? I did notice that all four tyres were new so the owner has had some work done but rectifying a problem with the bulkhead strikes me as being too big a job to justify on a vehicle of this age.
I've become a big fan of Citreon Romahomes so am keen to buy one but am worried this one isn't safe.
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