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Old 17-05-2018, 01:15 PM   #41
Vesper Martini
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Default Re: Labor's Pitch to save Mechanic Industry

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Originally Posted by smoo View Post
Not really. VTNZ staff are failed mechanics a lot of them with a chip on their shoulder who are unreasonable and unrealistic about what is actually buggered. Someone with not a lot of money with an old car from the 1990s wouldn’t want to go there as they’d defect it so much it wouldn’t be worth repairing leaving them between a rock and a hard place.
I haven't lived in NZ for a few years now, but I was there when testing stations were introduced.
The general consensus was the opposite of what you are saying.
a 25 year old car from the 1990's that doesn't belong to an enthusiast should expect defects, to be getting a pass at an independent sounds a bit sus to me.
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