Top Gear reasonably priced Astra on eBay
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Vauxhall has stuck the (one of the?) Astra(s) used for Top gear on ebay
They say it's not street-legal because it has no airbags. How do cars which don't have airbags (Atom/caterfield) get past this?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/231786726259
Simon
They say it's not street-legal because it has no airbags. How do cars which don't have airbags (Atom/caterfield) get past this?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/231786726259
Simon
Edited by simonrockman on Monday 21st December 13:59
simonrockman said:
Vauxhall has stuck the (one of the?) Astra(s) used for Top gear on ebay
They say it's not street-legal because it has no airbags. How do cars which don't have airbags (Atom/caterfield) get past this?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/231786726259
Simon
Vehicles which have factory-fitted airbags removed cannot pass an MOT test.They say it's not street-legal because it has no airbags. How do cars which don't have airbags (Atom/caterfield) get past this?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/231786726259
Simon
Iva Barchetta said:
Listing says "airbags disabled",not removed.
Put the fuse back in ?
Not necessarily that easy - the airbag itself may have been removed entirely, and it may not have a reel seatbelt. You'd have to remove the cage. Generally, you don't mix airbags with rollcage/helmet, it's one or the other.Put the fuse back in ?
Iva Barchetta said:
Listing says "airbags disabled",not removed.
Put the fuse back in ?
Did you bother to read to ad?Put the fuse back in ?
It's in bold in case you missed it...
IMPORTANT NOTE: Bidders should be aware that the airbags have all been disabled making room for the roll-cage. To re-instate the airbags would involve removing the roll-cage and seating. So, in its current state, the car is not type-approved and should not be driven on the road. The Vauxhall Technical Team will work with the successful bidder at handover to fully explain how the vehicle has been adapted. Please be aware converting the vehicle back into use on the public highway would incur significant cost.
Iva Barchetta said:
Listing says "airbags disabled",not removed.
Put the fuse back in ?
Actually I suspect they've unplugged them, the listing states that the cage and seats would have to come out to allow access to enable them again. Not to mention that those seats aren't going to be reporting to the ECU which will also cause a fault light.Put the fuse back in ?
Helicopter123 said:
Did you bother to read to ad?
It's in bold in case you missed it...
IMPORTANT NOTE: Bidders should be aware that the airbags have all been disabled making room for the roll-cage. To re-instate the airbags would involve removing the roll-cage and seating. So, in its current state, the car is not type-approved and should not be driven on the road. The Vauxhall Technical Team will work with the successful bidder at handover to fully explain how the vehicle has been adapted. Please be aware converting the vehicle back into use on the public highway would incur significant cost.
Reading it on a phone gives far less detail than that.It's in bold in case you missed it...
IMPORTANT NOTE: Bidders should be aware that the airbags have all been disabled making room for the roll-cage. To re-instate the airbags would involve removing the roll-cage and seating. So, in its current state, the car is not type-approved and should not be driven on the road. The Vauxhall Technical Team will work with the successful bidder at handover to fully explain how the vehicle has been adapted. Please be aware converting the vehicle back into use on the public highway would incur significant cost.
SonicShadow said:
shakotan said:
Vehicles which have factory-fitted airbags removed cannot pass an MOT test.
Not true, there are exceptions for competition vehicles like rally cars, for example.Jim AK said:
I'm confused.
Just recently I saw a TG episode where Hamster took their Suzuki Liana to be scrapped because they weren't allowed to sell it.
Why is the Astra different?
At a guess the cars were owned by the manufacturers and lent to Top Gear to use. Suzuki wanted the car to be scrapped after Top Gear finished with it, Vauxhall didn't.Just recently I saw a TG episode where Hamster took their Suzuki Liana to be scrapped because they weren't allowed to sell it.
Why is the Astra different?
That's only a guess
MG CHRIS said:
SonicShadow said:
shakotan said:
Vehicles which have factory-fitted airbags removed cannot pass an MOT test.
Not true, there are exceptions for competition vehicles like rally cars, for example.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff