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Are these still street legal? I've heard conflicting reports about two-stroke cars in the EU.
by aww_dang 5y ago
Are these still street legal? I've heard conflicting reports about two-stroke cars in the EU.
- varjag 5y agoThere's usually exemption for historic cars (over 30 years old).
- Tomte 5y agoGermany: They've got an "H" license plate (historic — older than 30 years), are exempt from emissions laws and often you don't have to pay taxes on them. Just last week I saw a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartburg_(marque) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartburg_(marque) on the Autobahn and it made me smile.
- tchalla 5y agoHere’s a Benz Victoria from 1894 in Germany with a legal status https://youtu.be/bQ4vB55z0RE https://youtu.be/bQ4vB55z0RE
- flo123456 5y agoApart from the already discussed H license plate Germany also has countless laws dealing with and keeping things legal that were legal in GDR times.
- guenthert 5y agoThey shouldn't be. Aside the terrible emissions from the 2-stroke engine, they're pretty unsafe. I once had the misfortune to get a ride in W-Berlin in one (early nineties). The windows/interior are so oddly designed, you have a pretty poor view. That might not have been much of an issue in the DDR with the low traffic density then, but it's unfit for the current situation in most European cities or highways.