Yes, very comprehensive, virtually everything from windscreen wipers, seatbelts and lights to brakes, suspension and tyres, even a failed bulb can cause a re-test.
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Time for some gravity.
Nice view, binary moons.
Nice view, binary moons.
That profile makes me think of the Blitzspear from Nemesis The Warlock.
The Anaconda looks quite handsome there.
I haven't played that one. Yeah, the paint is fresh and seems to hold up better than before, I was disappointed that super cruise assist doesn't work with the SCO, maybe Fdev can bring us that down the road.
It isn't game, It a 2000AD character. Probably most familiar to Brits.
I didn't realise supercruise assist doesn't work with SCO. I stopped using it early on because crashing into stuff at aleast gave me something to do beyond the grind.
I have that Anaconda paintjob though. I'm tempted to buy one now and pretend I'm a Blitzspear.
Oh, sorry, I reckon so about it being unique to the UK market.
Yeah, they are. Most custom built cars from the US would struggle to get past this test.
It is a gasoline engine. But the engine isn't the main problem. A lot of the suspension parts are rotting away after 21 years. The car being this old also means that replacement parts are very hard to come by. And as this car wasn't really popular with tuners, there's not much on aftermarket parts available that would be worth the money.
This is not my actual car, but that's how it looks like:
Von Rudolf Stricker - Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3735528
Mine has a slightly more boring silvery grey color, though.
Time to get a Vespa with heated seat and hand grips.
In the UK testing starts at 3 years and covers almost everything but engine clutch and gearbox.
Easy mistake to make. I humbly accept your humble apology.
Well, that would work if it was just me that relies on this car.Time to get a Vespa with heated seat and hand grips.
That's quite similar to what we have to face, though our cars have to pass an exhaust emissions test at the same time. So the engine gets tested, too.
I don't want to demean your situation, I know your on a tight budget. Here in California, we have to smog our vehicles every 2 years in the Bay Area, where I grew up in Tuolumne County we do that one time, when we sell it. All the other stuff like tires, wipers, mirrors and body rot is up to peace officers to write you a fix-it ticket where you have 30 days to comply.
My Peterbilt is different (commercial vehicle) in that we take them to our local CHP headquarters (California Highway Patrol) where they have a commercial cop that knows big rigs. He puts on overalls, grabs a creeper and tools and goes from one end to the other checking for oil leaks, air leaks, brake condition, steering slop, lights and wipers, road flares, horns (both types), fire extinguisher, ect, ect. It's pretty involved and that's every 2 years, if you pass, they put a sticker in the lower RH side of my windshield.
It didn't feel demeaning to me. In general, that would be a valid idea.
It's just not the right idea for my situation. Aside from that I need a vehicle that has room for a walker (for my mother), I often need more than two seats. And my driving licens only allows me to drive cars, light trucks up to 7.5 metric tons and motor bikes with max 50cc (3ci) displacement.
In my best days, I would have been faster on a pedal bike than those "motorized" bikes.
Here, a new car has to pass the test before its new owner gets the keys to it, gets tested again after three years, after that every two years. They check structural parts of the body (both visually and in doubt manually), brakes (visually and via a roller test that shows if the car might pull to one side) and the suspension (visually and manually, though shocks and springs usually only get a visual inspection). If everything is okay, I get a new sticker on my rear license plate.
I got an old 1965 Buick you can have, it's got room for your mom and all her friends and their pets. You could even smuggle a crew of emigrants into a drive-in movie in the trunk.
Commercial (Heavy goods) is every year over here, it is way stricter than private vehicles and is done in specialised testing stations by a team of testers with some fancy equipment, these teams are also used for random roadside checks and if a minor fault* is found will involve rectification and a full re-test within 2 weeks (this does not count as a test so normal yearly test still has to be carried out) a more serious fault will need rectification on spot or vehicle recovery to repair facilities followed by re-test before being allowed back into commercial use.
The majority of commercial firms don't even own there own motors over here, they are all hired on contract from the manufacturers and are replaced roughly every 3 years, the "old" vehicles are mainly sold off abroad.
* change a faulty bulb or similar.
As much as part of me would love to jump in, shipping cost to Europe would be scary, I fear...
Thanks for the offer, nonetheless.
from the 2000AD comic
after the Great Nuclear War . Due to nuclear fallout of strontium-90, humanity has an increased number of mutant births, most of whom have physical abnormalities but some of whom possess superhuman abilities. John Kreelman is born with white blank eyes and a mutant "alpha radiation" power that grants him greater perception, allowing telepathy and the ability to see through many surfaces. Facing discrimination, John Kreelman adopts the name "Johnny Alpha" and becomes a bounty hunter for the Search/Destroy Agency. Due to the origin of their mutation and their S/D badges, mutant bounty hunters are nicknamed "strontium dogs." A formidable bounty hunter, Johnny Alpha uses not only his mutant abilities in combat but also an array of high-tech gadgets and weapons.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5EZaO1HPF4
the most famous 2000AD character being Judge Dredd of the DREDD movie fame
after the Great Nuclear War . Due to nuclear fallout of strontium-90, humanity has an increased number of mutant births, most of whom have physical abnormalities but some of whom possess superhuman abilities. John Kreelman is born with white blank eyes and a mutant "alpha radiation" power that grants him greater perception, allowing telepathy and the ability to see through many surfaces. Facing discrimination, John Kreelman adopts the name "Johnny Alpha" and becomes a bounty hunter for the Search/Destroy Agency. Due to the origin of their mutation and their S/D badges, mutant bounty hunters are nicknamed "strontium dogs." A formidable bounty hunter, Johnny Alpha uses not only his mutant abilities in combat but also an array of high-tech gadgets and weapons.
the most famous 2000AD character being Judge Dredd of the DREDD movie fame
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A long drive along a valley to find this colony. The reasons colonies avoid areas of the valley, despite identical terrain, that you drove through for 1.5km before finding this one, have been set out in a new paper by Profs Murphy, Sod, et al.
(It's not because it's in the shade, the hillock casting that shadow is no bigger than the one you can see on the left so it's only shady in the morning. And obviously it's only morning because I landed near the terminator to get the best contrast on the plains.)
(It's not because it's in the shade, the hillock casting that shadow is no bigger than the one you can see on the left so it's only shady in the morning. And obviously it's only morning because I landed near the terminator to get the best contrast on the plains.)
It's funny how, when an enemy drop ship eructates soldiers, they always drop near the next checkpoint to come online
Yep, I'm still in ground combat. Addicted much?
Yep, I'm still in ground combat. Addicted much?
Yes there are emissions tests as well but no physical inspection/testing of the engine.
This time of year with all the muck on the roads you could get a fail for the vehicle being too dirty.