Inspections vs safety (was Rusted old cars)

[dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I have not been in N.Z. but judging from Europe, I would not be surprised if 
mechanics are better there than in the US.  Also, in many of these other 
countries, usually there is a good public transmortation system, so owning a 
car is not as essential to every day life as in the US.

In Germany, the inspections are probably as severe as they can get.  But the 
reason there is probably to stimulate the local auto industry and drive the 
older cars to poorer countries.  
D^2 

Quoting William Herbert <Willbarc@xxxxxxx>:

> These inspections seem a bit extreme to me. Seems like a good excuse to
> keep poor people off the roads......Talk about kicking the underclass in
> the TEETH. I suppose this system would work well..if New Zealand is
> filled with talented, honest auto-mechanics.(ya right) I suspect...it's
> more about the FEE  rather than safety's sake.   
>   
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Keith Hopping
> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 9:55 AM
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: IML: Inspections vs safety (was Rusted old cars)
>   
> In New Zealand we have a warrant of fitness every 6 months costs about
> $35.00 and is very tough ,no rust of any kind seat belts must conform to
> todays laws,even had to fit them to my 58 when I first put it on the