the mandatory periodic inspections here.
My 25 y.o. micro van was due and with minor prep got óne defect noted:
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the mandatory periodic inspections here.
My 25 y.o. micro van was due and with minor prep got óne defect noted: |
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The front license plate was deemed a defect to be listed.
The perspective being that two´leves´(light defect) can equal fail. Repaired with a blob of white nail polish.
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Dang, here in Michigan I've seen vehicles with bent frames, duct tape for windows and belching blue smoke still on the road.
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76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 66 Lammy S3
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Yeah. In Tennessee, so long as it can pass an emissions test every two years, it can be a rolling deathtrap.
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'15 GTS300, '86 PX125EFL, '66 VBB, '01 ET4
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in california - no inspections or rules whatsoever. we suck for title transfers and back fees, but once it's yours, do whatcha like.
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2005 Vespa PX 150 Serie America #107 of 500
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sdjohn wrote: in california - no inspections or rules whatsoever. we suck for title transfers and back fees, but once it's yours, do whatcha like. |
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it is here to stay.
Once sold as a safety tool to get dangerous vehicles up to scratch or off the road, it is now a political tool to eliminated older ICE. The end game is phasing out autonomous vehicles. The only vehicles ´safe´ from it are those predating emission laws demanding catalytic converters. Thus thóse are submitted to sillyness in order to discourage their use. For motorbikes/scooters; Euro emission standards for two- and three-wheelers Standard Date CO (g/km) NOx (g/km) HC (g/km) PM (g/km) NMHC (g/km) Euro I 1999 13.0 0.3 3.0 Euro II 2003 5.5 0.3 1.0 Euro III 2006 2.0 0.15 0.3 Euro IV 2016 1.14 0.09 0.17 Euro V 2020 1.00 0.06 0.10 0.0045 0.068 Euro V+ 2024 1.00 0.06 0.10 0.0045 0.068 Ergo; for NSM you ideally want a pre ´99 one and at the very latest a pre-cat PX. For MV pre Euro 4 is better and Euro 5 imo getting into programmed obsolescence. The periodic inspections are to enforce the obsolescence. |
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I find I post this more and more every year. Enjoy.
Quote: My uncle has a country place That no one knows about He says it used to be a farm Before the Motor Law And on Sundays I elude the eyes And hop the Turbine Freight To far outside the Wire Where my white-haired uncle waits Jump to the ground As the Turbo slows to cross the borderline Run like the wind As excitement shivers up and down my spine Down in his barn My uncle preserved for me an old machine For fifty odd years To keep it as new has been his dearest dream I strip away the old debris That hides a shining car A brilliant red Barchetta From a better vanished time I fire up the willing engine Responding with a roar Tires spitting gravel I commit my weekly crime Wind In my hair Shifting and drifting Mechanical music Adrenaline surge Well-weathered leather Hot metal and oil The scented country air Sunlight on chrome The blur of the landscape Every nerve aware Suddenly ahead of me Across the mountainside A gleaming alloy air car Shoots towards me, two lanes wide I spin around with shrieking tires To run the deadly race Go screaming through the valley As another joins the chase Drive like the wind Straining the limits of machine and man Laughing out loud with fear and hope I've got a desperate plan At the one-lane bridge I leave the giants stranded at the riverside Race back to the farm To dream with my uncle at the fireside |
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