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Why wouldn't it be possible? The car couldn't pass the TUV inspection at that mileage, simply because of the high km on the odometer? Or do the inspectors dema
by chiph 9y ago
Why wouldn't it be possible? The car couldn't pass the TUV inspection at that mileage, simply because of the high km on the odometer? Or do the inspectors demand that things like airbags get replaced, where the parts are no longer available?
- zhdc1 9y agoRust is a big reason for why cars fail.
- TomMarius 9y agoMileage itself is not an issue, but the requirements are increasing (especially for emissions) and new cars are nowhere as durable as old cars used to be.
- chiph 9y agoSo your car gets tested against current emissions standards, and not the ones that were in place back when it was manufactured? That sounds harsh. But certainly a boon for the auto makers, anyway.
- TomMarius 9y agoThey get tested against the standards that were in place, that's alright. They tax and/or disallow the whole standard. There are several different measures for different things, e.g. a green/yellow/red plaquette with a number that straight up disallows old cars from accessing some central areas of cities. Then there's the Euro1-whatever rating on which the calculation of ecological tax is based.