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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fly on August 23, 2012, 05:04:14 PM

Title: Storm in a tea cup, or not, new EU Regs . . . .
Post by: Fly on August 23, 2012, 05:04:14 PM: Wll this be the end of custom or kit cars, I hope not.
Loved my souped up MKII Escort back in the 80/90's,
not standard by all means, but MOT'ed and legal q?

http://www.the-ace.org.uk/armageddon/ (http://www.the-ace.org.uk/armageddon/)
Title: Re: Storm in a tea cup, or not, new EU Regs . . . .
Post by: Pete on August 23, 2012, 05:29:09 PM: I'm with you on this Flyboy - it would be a crying shame if some of the most beautiful, much loved hot rods and modified cars disappeared from our roads.

http://bit.ly/SsdsdF (http://bit.ly/SsdsdF)
Title: Re: Storm in a tea cup, or not, new EU Regs . . . .
Post by: Alsatian on August 23, 2012, 06:19:09 PM: Not a big fan of hot rods et al, but, provided they are properly taxed and tested i don't see why they should be banned.
Title: Re: Storm in a tea cup, or not, new EU Regs . . . .
Post by: chesterfieldchris on August 23, 2012, 06:56:43 PM: POST DELETED AT USER'S REQUEST
Title: Re: Storm in a tea cup, or not, new EU Regs . . . .
Post by: Pete on August 23, 2012, 07:03:13 PM: >> Has anyone considered what the implications of this being strictly adhered to will be on say the likes of Halfords, Overfinch, Khan etc?

Yep. And thousands of small car accessory shops - and the thousands of people who work in them...
Title: Re: Storm in a tea cup, or not, new EU Regs . . . .
Post by: Fly on August 23, 2012, 07:08:06 PM: Quote
Another piece of EU legislation that is obviously "designed" to target vehicles that are unsafe or that have been modified in a dangerous manner

That statement I can't fault, agree totally, death traps off the roads.
As a taxi driver, there's all to many laws apertaining to Public Service Vehicles.

Pete's already answered my second comment I see ;)
Title: Re: Storm in a tea cup, or not, new EU Regs . . . .
Post by: Slacker on August 23, 2012, 07:53:53 PM: I presume this is the same legislation that the bike and scooter fraternity are up in arms against.

I think it's a disgrace. People spend a good deal of time customising their vehicles and therefore they are likeley to be more roadworthy and driven more carefully than the bog standard.
Title: Re: Storm in a tea cup, or not, new EU Regs . . . .
Post by: Scimitar on August 23, 2012, 10:09:38 PM: It's ok to modify a car to make it go faster etc., but please remember to upgrade the brakes to make it stop quicker.
Loads of "supercars" - i.e. the ones we can't afford to run - let alone buy - are limited to 155 mph, because if they went any faster the brakes amongst other things wouldn't cope.
I don't see the point anyway when you can only do 70 mph on motorway - ok you get there a bit quicker but...
Mate of mine in the 80's restored a Ford Escort Mexico 2 litre. Five of us in the car going up Hady Hill at 80 mph!!
Happy Days ;)
Title: Re: Storm in a tea cup, or not, new EU Regs . . . .
Post by: chesterfieldchris on August 24, 2012, 09:24:40 AM: POST DELETED AT USER'S REQUEST
Title: Re: Storm in a tea cup, or not, new EU Regs . . . .
Post by: therealjr on August 24, 2012, 11:47:23 AM: Brakes exist that will stop a car st speeds in excess of 200mph. If you don't believe me ask Lewis Hamilton!
Title: Re: Storm in a tea cup, or not, new EU Regs . . . .
Post by: chesterfieldchris on August 24, 2012, 02:59:55 PM: POST DELETED AT USER'S REQUEST