We sent the Goo for the vehicle inspection test required for all commercial registered vehicles in Singapore. This has been an annual affair since we got the Goo on 11 October 2000. The Goo has to pass this test before we can renew the road tax.
Since October 2006 Singapore adopted the Euro 4 standard for diesel engines. Our Goo has a Euro 2 diesel engine. So we wondered how we were going to do for the carbon emission test. In previous years, we passed the inspection with no problems. Last year, we also passed the test but we were warned for the broken tail light cover. I told the vehicle test centre that the agent didn't have the spare part so we couldn't change the cover and they let us go. OK - I lied because we were just too lazy to get it fixed. :-p
This time, we were in trepidation again because we don't really do very much about maintaining our Goo. We always tell folks around us that our Goo is agent maintained. No lie - we are totally agent maintained - all our servicing and washing since we started driving the Goo. We do very little maintenance other than the occasional coolant and tire pressure check. Excellent right?
The lower the score, the better the rating. The worse score acceptable is 50 where the carbon emissions are bad, but not so bad that it will fail the test. Anything over 50 is considered FAIL and a re-test is required.
The test inspector told us that we passed the whole test with the exception of the light alighment balance. Apparently all vehicles fail the light alighment test because going to humps and bumps will just throw the alignment off. The guy just gave me the PASS CERTIFICATE and was surprised when I asked for the test results sheet and more specifically the carbon emission reading.
The Goo received a rating of 13.5 - the guy told us that for a vehicle of our great age, the Goo is doing very well.
GOO PASSED THE TEST WITH FLYING COLOURS!!!
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