I don't know about Australia, but "Cash for Clunkers" deprecated those and enabled faster iteration.
Good luck finding an authorised mechanic who can work without OBD-II or other computerized diagnostics.
Good luck finding an authorised mechanic who can work without OBD-II or other computerized diagnostics.
(Inspections? Sure. But inspections are by no means universally required.)
For example: Ohio is broadly this way, with the exception of some counties near Cleveland that require emissions testing for vehicles that are between 4 and 25 years old.
To extend that example: For most of Ohio, anyone can hire anyone else to work on their their cars (or DIY) without any practical third-party concern about things like "authorization" or "certification."
Or "geniune parts" or "insurance" or "liability" or "loss of use" or "damages" or "employment-related injuries". Just sign this waiver; payment in cash only, up front...
I just take my car to the [both "unauthorized" and "uncertified"] shop when that is necessary. My mechanic looks at it and either generates an estimate while I wait or he calls me later -- depending on how busy they are.
I then either agree to have him do the work, or I don't.
If I do, then: He gets it done, and then I pay the bill, and then I drive my car home.
It's a very straight-forward kind of transaction.
Congratulations to y'all from Bizarro-World.
OBD-II, electronic port fuel injection, decent crash structures and side airbags, often better suspension design, no DI carbon fouling, decent mileage. Cheap parts and nearly no remaining depreciation.