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.
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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 road.Also had to strip all brakes so they could be viewed and replace old hoses.We are not allowed oil leaks or any cracks in the glass or lenses.I had a little rust in the rear rockers that was sighted as being sructural and as such had to be repaired by an approved repairer and sighted and passed by an independant surveyer .The testing stations are all online and if your car fails the info is entered so all other testing centers can see it,should you simply try your luck with another.All in all it is for safetys sake I suppose .I also had to replace the front suspension bushes and was quite pleased to see that they were absolutely knackered when I took them out,yet they felt fine in the car.Regards HOP
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 10:21 AM
Subject: IML: Inspections vs safety (was Rusted old cars)
[I can tell you in California, all they care is if the car passes emissions tests. As long as it's clean, they don't care if the headlights shine in the trees (or into the opposing lane of traffic) or if the fenders are flapping in the wind. Clean, yes, safe who knows?]
Daniel M Wing <imp1983@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Question. Do cars in other states have a yearly State inspection to
pass? Here in New York there is a whole book of things that a car must
pass to be road worthy. For instance, I had to get another tail light
lens for my Imp, because the original owner had put a half inch hole in
one.
Wondering out loud again.
Dan Wing
Marcy, NY USA
imp1983@xxxxxxxx
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