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Car emissions device, would you hire one?

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  • 08-07-2018 3:35pm
    #1
    the real cappawhite
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭


    Hi everyone, hope life is good for you whatever you are at!

    So I was thinking about renting out handheld car emission testers for people buying a car? This tester would give you an accurate reading in real time and you would know straight away if the engine has healthy emissions.

    Would this kind of service be something that anybody would find helpful??

    All feedback very welcome!

    Thanks for reading and would enjoy hearing your thoughts

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    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 82,587 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    How would you deliver it to them?


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    the real cappawhite
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭the real cappawhite


    By Post I think, if they were in the Dublin Area I would meet but would have to be post other then that


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,455 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    How many testing machines would you plan on needing?

    What happens if you don’t get one back?


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    mikeecho
    Registered Users Posts: 5,119 ✭✭✭mikeecho


    It would be broken within a week.


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    #6
    the real cappawhite
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭the real cappawhite


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    How many testing machines would you plan on needing?

    What happens if you don’t get one back?


    Not a whole pile, I'd say a small enough number of units to start off with.

    I was thinking about that issue if they were not sent back or broken, not really sure of how to secure that. Would anyone have any ideas?


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    the real cappawhite
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭the real cappawhite


    mikeecho wrote: »
    It would be broken within a week.

    But let's just persume it doesn't break, would it be something useful to be able hire?


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Tbh, I don't think it would work.
    You could offer a house-calling emissions test service though?


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    gctest50
    Registered Users Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    There might be drive-by emissions tests here soon - if you "pass" you just get a notification you don't have to attend a conventional test





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    the real cappawhite
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭the real cappawhite


    biko wrote: »
    Tbh, I don't think it would work.
    You could offer a house-calling emissions test service though?

    Thanks for feedback Biko, would you think call out would be better way of doing it? I suppose it takes the risk out of the machine being broken.

    See I was going out looking at an Audi TT that had been remapped up to 280bhp and one thing I was suspicious about was the emissions and thought of this idea


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    the real cappawhite
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭the real cappawhite


    gctest50 wrote: »
    There might be drive-by emissions tests here soon - if you "pass" you just get a notification you don't have to attend a conventional test




    That's pretty interesting gctest, thanks for the comment!

    Guards could do some Double Baggin' for alcohol and emissions then ha


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    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    Sure the NCT check your emissions every twelve months for you for €55 as it is, I don't think I'd have anymore need for it than that.


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    the real cappawhite
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭the real cappawhite


    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    Sure the NCT check your emissions every twelve months for you for €55 as it is, I don't think I'd have anymore need for it than that.

    That's true Toyotafanboi, definitely would see your point.

    Is it possible tho it could be useful with some older motors just to be sure or some performance vehicles?


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    Del2005
    Registered Users Posts: 18,989 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    People won't spend the money on the most basic of finance checks or getting a mechanic to check over the car. So I doubt many will pay for an emissions test when they don't care about anything else when buying a car.


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    the real cappawhite
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭the real cappawhite


    Del2005 wrote: »
    People won't spend the money on the most basic of finance checks or getting a mechanic to check over the car. So I doubt many will pay for an emissions test when they don't care about anything else when buying a car.

    Thanks for your comment Del2005, appreciate hearing your thoughts


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    tcawley29
    Registered Users Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭tcawley29


    Del2005 wrote: »
    People won't spend the money on the most basic of finance checks or getting a mechanic to check over the car. So I doubt many will pay for an emissions test when they don't care about anything else when buying a car.

    Thats not just when buying the car either. I have often heard of people idiots talking about saving money on a car by not servicing it.


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    Leonard Hofstadter
    Registered Users Posts: 5,541 ✭✭✭Leonard Hofstadter


    On some cars (such as mine), the engine malfunction light only comes on when the fault is something would affect the exhaust emissions. So, as long as the light isn't on, I'm assuming I don't need to worry about it passing an NCT (for the emissions part at any rate).


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    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,067 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    I would rent one if price was €10.
    €40 is way too much for me for that.


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    You can get a professional scan for 50 or so, with a high-end tool.


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    rex-x
    Registered Users Posts: 1,893 ✭✭✭rex-x


    captainspeed wrote: »
    On some cars (such as mine), the engine malfunction light only comes on when the fault is something would affect the exhaust emissions. So, as long as the light isn't on, I'm assuming I don't need to worry about it passing an NCT (for the emissions part at any rate).

    Unfortunately that is not how it works


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