jkjeeper06 t1_j1zou95 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:33 PM

Reply to comment by zkentvt in Vehicle Inspection for VT Newcomer by Footie57

Unfortunately, the cost of not doing it is so high now with inspection failures. rust repair is never cheap and most of the time you only want to buy another year or 2 on the vehicle, not restore it so it lasts 15 more years

zkentvt t1_j1zs6ih wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:55 PM

I miss the days of driving a car into the ground.

I personally don't think the government should be telling me what I can drive. If they want us to maintain our cars better, they should use more carrots and less sticks.

jkjeeper06 t1_j1zt89l wrote on December 28, 2022 at 5:02 PM

I think there is a happy medium. One trip to michigan would show you what it could be like to allow people to do this in a state that has roadsalt. You'll see truck bedsides flapping in the wind as you go down the road. Cracked frames on vehicles, broken windshields, non-functional lights, etc.

For me the happy medium is allowing more budget friendly fixes on non-structutal/safety related components. Rusted cab corners on a truck is not a big deal, just let the owner bondo it and it will hold for a few years.