An unroadworthy old Toyota bakkie using a five-litre plastic bottle as a petrol tank was impounded in the Northern Cape. The driver of a 1976 Toyota Hilux bakkie was pulled over by Chief of Licensing, Moses Alfonse in Vergenoeg, Galeshewe, Kimberley after noticing the vehicle swaying side to side in his rearview mirror.
The driver walked away after being questioned by Moses over the bad condition of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the municipal testing station where its was discovered that wires were holding the suspension in place back and front.
The car didn't have a brake booster handbrake and had numerous neglected hazardous parts.
The bakkie had no lights, no wipers and only rudimentary car seats.
It had only two gears, the tyres were completely smooth, the shock absorbers had been tied into position with wire.
The owner, a Zimbabwean, told police that he had bought the car for R5 000 ($US 650) from a South African in 2011. He was fined, and the car was permanently impounded.
(from news24.com)
Well in Zimbabwe that is a good car!
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