On 8/10/2016 8:29 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
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> On Wed, 10 Aug 2016 10:09:49 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>> My second Karmann Ghia was jinxed. I was the third owner and the car was
>> hit seven times but it was never moving when hit. I bought it from my
>> brother. He had the rounded nose fixed and the next day it was hit in
>> the rear and pushed up on the sidewalk. Parked on the corner of my
>> street it was hit for the last time during the night. Sold the engine
>> and junked the body.
>>
>> My first, a '64 Ghia I bought for $15 and it rusted away. A
>> convertible, I could hold the windshield frame and make the front
>> fenders rock. Fun to drive though except in the winter as the heat was
>> rusted out.
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>> Do you not have laws about the state of your cars??? Ours have to be
>> tested
>> every year
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> Yes, but it is a joke. The shop I went to always said you needed a
> headlight adjustment and put the sticker on after they "adjusted"
> them. Another shop checked your brakes by pushing the pedal down
> while he scraped off the old sticker.
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> Did you see the link I posted earlier to Cindy about what happens when
> we have our annual MOT?
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> If the car doesn't pass any of those things, it isn't allowed on the
> road. I rather think I prefer that
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That is what was supposed to be checked here too. Some legitimate shops
did, others did the visible stuff like lights so they would not be
obviously cheating if the state was watching. You also had shops that
told you the car needed expensive work but it was just a scam.

I bet your inspection system, if done by independent shops, has a lot of
fraud too. Always somebody looking for the quick easy buck.