Why does the EU and insurance everything from car and engine sizes, emissions, safety and yearly inspections but completely ignore that someone can buy a range rover svo or a x5m and put the cheapest set of Chinese tires and have no legal issue?
Not a bad question once I thought about it. Heavy cars with budget tires are incredibly dangerous and people probably do that.
Because tires sold in the EU are required to pass certain specifications to be considered road legal.You do get fined and your car taken off road use if you use non road legal tires or ones that don't have the required certifications.It's also the same for motor oils here, stores are not allowed to sell "shit oils" that don't pass certain specifications.
>>28208090There's a difference between being designed well enough to sell and grip. Even the best euro tire brands still make low-grip tires and throwing those on a 600 hp, 6,000 lb 'car' is actually dangerous to other people. If there are going to be regulations about all that superfluous shit and they have inspections anyway, something like making sure tires are good enough seems more sensical.
>>28208096But they do bitch and moan about that during inspections.My old mans X5 35D got bounced from inspection because he had the cheapest chinkshit tires on it and they just went "yeah nah this ain't flying except off the highway".He was seething for a good couple of weeks because they were still pretty expensive tires.
>>28208097>But they do bitch and moan about that during inspections.Good to know, I assumed they didn't just based on OP's post.
>>28208102They do, at least here in Finland it's a bit of a flip of the coin if the inspector passes your skinny shit tires or not.Sometimes even slightly worn, not badly I mean genuinely slightly worn tires might get you a remark on the inspection papers
>>28208097Then the inspector is going above and beyond for safteyNot much stopping the guy from going to a different garage and getting approval there
>>28208106True, there are some shops that do half ass shit or pass obvious flaws, good luck for them if they're inspecting a glowie and get caught
>>28208104I'm usually anti-regulation, but if they're gonna inspect anything tires make sense.I've been driving 20+ years and never seen an inspection. We've got trash bags for windows and cars where the rear axle is offset from the front. Running catless is a-ok, as are $30 tires from amazon.
>>28208112Yeah I personally think vehicle inspections are a good thing, except when they are for my cars, then I fucking hate them.Even then the worst part is mostly emissions testing which I fucking hate, everything else is A-Ok because it keeps MY shitbox safe, no nignog on 15 year old bald tires and rusted through control arms is going to smash up my precious shitbox.It also helps keep classic cars on the road longer because it forces people to take care of them. There's still a ton of 80s japshit on the roads here because you ha e to look after it, otherwise you're not driving it.
>>28208110>good luck for them if they're inspecting a glowie and get caughtThey sometimes submit broken vehicles for inspection here, just to see if the inspectors catch the issues or not. In one trial in Finland, a car with 3 intentionally created inspection-failing (but not immediately obvious) faults was sent to 38 different shops. 20 of them failed the car. 18 let it pass.It's a bit of a lottery, especially if it's just a couple of issues and the car isn't obviously broken.Of course, a genuinely neglected, dangerous car is likely to have way more than 3 subtle problems.
>>28208097the speed rating didn't match the top speed of the car or the weight rating didn't match the weight of the car
>>28208141I've had horrid shitboxes with dodgy repairs and extremely glaring faults pass too with a "you'll fix it" comment, although the local inspection office dudes are well acquainted with me and my cars.My truck passed inspection despite the fron shock absorbers being only held by the upper nuts, they were just hanging out otherwise.Told the dude I'll attach them back on the spot but he just went "don't worry son, you'll fix it it".Shit like welding subframes is also not allowed, had those pass too when the inspector just looked at it and went "this isn't allowed, but with my 20 years of experience as welding inspector, this shit isn't going anywhere.">>28208166Neither and they just were some random amazon wheels.
>>28207943The EU is solely design to kill EU small business, and chinese tyre manufacturers are not small EU businesses.
>>28208112>>28208116at least in aus, there was a study done that showed that crash rates between states that had regular safety inspections versus states without them were largely the same, and that there was also no real benefit to regular versus random inspections.driver incompetence is a far bigger factor than actual safety shit. otherwise we'd probably hear a lot more HOLD OOOOON events
>>28208232>driver incompetence is a far bigger factor than actual safety shit.Absolutely. You wouldn't believe that clapped-out shit here in the black belt where nothing rusts, I actually like that chaotic feel. But really poor driving and inattention is what causes almost every accident. Still, if they're gonna check anything they should check tires before emissions because poor tires on another vehicle could kill you.
I was shopping for a BMW recently and the fucking number of cars with 20-inch wheels and Linglong tires was astonishing. You can tell where all the budget went.Finally found a car that was owned by a small town’s tire shop owner. 17-inch wheels and Nokian winter tires.
>>28207943>insuranceHas anyone ever bothered checking if insurers care if you run road legal semi-slicks? even if you crash in the rain?
>>28207943>Why does the EU and insurance everythingyou forgot a verb somewherewhat are you even trying to say nigger
>take car in for inspection with fucked brakes>hope to hear back about the brakes being fucked and get them to have a look>it passes with a notice to change the license plate bulb
>>28208097Imagine being so submissive and cucked that you let some self-important “automobile inspector” tell you what tires you can put on your own vehicle. Euro and commonwealth faggots just LOVE themselves some extra Regulation! Mmmhmmm!
>>28209516Not my problem, I don't use poorfag chinkoid tires anyway so it doesn't concern me
>>28209199>Why does the EU and insurance regulate everythingEveryone else understood the question just fine even without the verb.
>>28207943You are wrong, OP. Tires (tyres) in the EU have to be E-marked to be legal. This means they have to meet certain test criteria for items like noise, dry grip, wet grip, load bearing, speed rating
>>28210096OP is talking about people putting cheap, low traction tires (that still pass EU spec) on 600hp 3-ton machines that need summer tires. Just b/c a tire is approved doesn't mean it's a good match for any car.
>>28209915why do you even
>>28210252And those get bounced out as they don't fill the weight nor speed ratings, you get the red "banned from driving" tag on your car immediately
>>28207943Communism.
>friend has a collection of dry rotted, worn out 6+ year old tires >all bad chamber wear, massive cracks, wear markers nearly gone>"yeah they are still good im NOT buying new tires haha">"it only has a massive rip in the sidewall, its still good!" >talks at length about how swapping around 12+ tires over time will save money because they have a few mm of tread left >suggest he stops this nonsense and just buys new tires >I get treated like a moron for suggesting such brilliant ideas
>>28211294Get that feelingStart making massive burnouts, blame it on the bad rubber
>>28211294What do you think hea going to blame when one of them inevitably fails and causes a crash?
>>28213899You know full well it will be everything and everyone but himself
>>28208090>OI YOU 'AVE A LOICENSE FOR THESE BIG WHEELS ON YA LORRY SONNY?europoors cannot be real lmao
>>28214891Certification for the manufacturer retard
>>28207943Chink tires are still tested to the standards of all the real tire brands. A 10 year set of dry-rotted and bald Michelins is a lot more dangerous.
