Car of The Day
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Not wanting to return to the "old cars vs new cars" discussion of a few days back, but this does unfortunately touch upon it in the sense that none of the vehicles listed in this list of BritGov collated horror stories are old vehicles, they're all modern vehicles.
Just thought it might be interesting to car heads here. I found it horrifyingly fascinating, and also just plain horrifying in the sense that we are at any time travelling at 80mph next to, in front of, or behind shit like this on the road...
https://mattersoftesting.blog.go…
The rusted subframe on the Vauxhall Zafira for example. Rusted so bad the inspector assumed it was a problem with the font suspension. And all because the rusting subframe was hidden from view by purely cosmetic plastic cladding making it easy for the owner of the car to just assume everything was perfectly okay.
- yup, it's pretty insane how unsafe old cars areformed
- This link came up because in the UK the govt has just decided that cars over 40 years old are no longer required to have safety checks...Muncher
- ... the rationale being that cars over 40 years old are well maintained by knowledgeable owners and so less of a risk, statistically speaking, than newer cars.Muncher
- The UK classic car community are now in uproar/meltdown because it also means that any car with significant modifications will be excluded from the ruling...Muncher
- and will have to have BIVA or IVA testing, a special Q-plate, Annual safety checks, and a high rate of road tax.Muncher
- I thank Yaweh I sold my radically altered 60's racing saloon and got a stock 70's rumbler instead. Feel sorry for the bloke who bought my old car though. = (Muncher
- "will have to have BIVA or IVA testing, a special Q-plate, Annual safety checks, and a high rate of road tax" AND an ultra high insurance rating.Muncher
- It's the death of hot rodding in the UK for sure.Muncher
- It also means that people with no previous car skill/experience can buy shitbox classic wrecks and drive them around for free tax, low insurance, and no tests.Muncher
- ...which will further damage the reputation of classic cars and their owners.Muncher
- ... and perpetuate the common myth that old cars are unreliable, dangerous and prone to failure.Muncher