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  • TUV

    Andrew Grebneff · Tue, 7 Mar 2000 22:00:47 +1300 · Mailing-list archive

    Funny, I remember the TUV being criticized by an Australian car magazine because they don't check safety issues like: a motorcycle with a...

  • Re: 16" alloy wheels on ebay 5x112 (vanagon bolt pattern)

    Steve Lashley · Sat, 2 Feb 2002 16:57:10 EST · Mailing-list archive

    In a message dated 2/2/02 12:46:28 PM, derekdrew@RCN.COM writes: << The number is supposed to be registered with TUV...

  • RE: AW: syncros 14'' & 16'' for sale

    · Tue, 13 May 1997 18:47:38 +0300 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Than it has to be examined by the TUV (see VANAGON.com >dictionary) and off you go. There is a specialist at TUV Manheim...

  • Re: Doka lunch wagon?

    Jake de Villiers · Sun, 5 Apr 2009 20:43:58 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...seldom seen > > < > http://cgi.ebay.de/Verkaufsfahrzeug-VW-T3-DoKa-Eigenbau-TUV-Asu-neu_W0QQitemZ130296473285QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDE_Auto_Motorrad_Fahrzeuge_Nutzfahrzeuge?hash=item130296473285&_trksid=p3286.c0...

  • Re: Original Carat Alloys in 15 inch size

    · Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:05:49 -0600 · Mailing-list archive

    on 2/20/03 10:26 AM, TJ Hannink at tjhannink@YAHOO.COM wrote: > Someone had sent me a copy of a TUV compliance...

  • Doka lunch wagon?

    Todd P Last · Sun, 5 Apr 2009 17:28:20 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    Something seldom seen <http://cgi.ebay.de/Verkaufsfahrzeug-VW-T3-DoKa-Eigenbau-TUV-Asu-neu_W0QQitemZ130296473285QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDE_Auto_Motorrad_Fahrzeuge_Nutzfahrzeuge?hash=item130296473285&_trksid=p3286...

  • Re: Optimal bus to bring to Germany

    · Mon, 13 Jan 1997 11:51:22 +0200 · Mailing-list archive

    ...the car has to pass technical inspection (TUV) and smog inspection. This have to be done every two years. Smog inspection will be no...

  • VR6 stopping, 4-disc-brakes almost finished!

    Raimund Feussner · Tue, 20 Nov 2001 11:09:57 +0100 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Then I�ll look for a TUV station here in Germany to legalize it. I am thinking about selling these kits complete for ca...

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  • TÜV

    (Technischer Überwachungs Verein) An agency of the German Federal Government. sort of a combination of DOT and EPA , as well as being responsible for inspecting cars every few years. They very thoroughly checks the car's safety features (breaks, body rust, steering). Older cars often fail, so they head for Eastern Europe, while Germany is left with only spic-and-span cars. Some people believe there is a collusion with car manufacturers to increase turnover.

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