My NEW 2022 Suzuki Jimny is Now ILLEGAL to DRIVE!!

In today's video i will be taking my new jb74 suzuki jimny to the yearly examination. For some weird reason it's mandatory to get every car fully checked to see if it's safe to be on the road. It costs a lot of time and money and if you get lucky you get a green card...but not me , nope i got a red car!
I forgot my wallet and everything that could go wrong went wrong....enjoy :-)
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[@dukeonsteroids5474]

This editing 🤣Had a laugh when I saw the Jimmy driving 'backwards' 🤣

[@IIGrayfoxII]

This is why you revert to stock for the inspection, then revert back to mods after the inspection In Australia we have a yearly inspection to make sure the vehicle is "Road Worthy" on all cars older than 5 years. Ie not rusted, lights all work, tires are good, brakes are good, etc If you get a new car, you do not need to get the inspection for 5 years. The first inspection you get may hurt some people as they get hit with a list of issues

[@blackcat4370]

In Germany cars, who are brand new have their first TÜV approval after 3 years, after that it's every 2 years. For commercials it's from the beginning every 2 years. But the german TÜV is much stronger, so for safety of pedestrians here is a lot of possible modifications, like metal Bumpers or the Jimnybits HD-winchplate, is not allowed to have on the Jimny!

[@LifeofSmokey]

If you hit a person with a Suzuki Jimny you might be hurting more as the person you just ran over 😅🙈

[@jamest5149]

Spain, yes, ITV… UK, yes, MOT, Germany TUV. Similar costs although the UK MOT not as strict on non-genuine parts like exhausts, wheels and tyres etc. Spain is very strict, any changes or additions from OEM need engineering approval and part approval certificate plus fitting invoice for a qualified workshop, even changing tyre size from what is writen on the log book is a no-no

[@jonahladd818]

In the US it varies dramatically state to state. Some more rigorous, some more lenient. In NY it's state inspection every year, and registration renewal every few years. $25 & $65 USD.

[@RustyRecovery]

In the UK vehicles are required to take a yearly M.O.T ( ministry of transport ) check once the vehicles is 3 years old. The exhaust would only fail here if he did not meet noise decibel or CO2 emissions levels. Good video.

[@RooT2K20]

This video describes my yearly frustration. I've actually bought new cars within 4 years every time just to avoid this... 😅 Not the true reason but happy to confirm I haven't seen these horrible places in quite some years!

[@AdarshKookal]

My country doesn't have yearly checkups. They have daily checkups. It's called the motor vehicle department, like a wing of police. They patrol every highways and catch all the modified vehicle like Pirates. We are even not allowed to add a luggage carrier

[@LifeofSmokey]

What country you in bud? Sounds like North-Korea

[@ghostofbase]

@@LifeofSmokey the above comment sounds like Kerala state in India. But in general in India, there are no yearly checkups. We need to do a full fitness test of the vehicle after it completes 15 years. If it doesn’t pass then we gotta scrap it I guess. Every year/6 months we need to do an emissions test. If you miss emissions test you can still drive but cops will fine you if they stop you on the road.

[@DarrynAndAshleigh]

I’m glad in South Africa we don’t have to do this. Just yearly maintenance. And I can bet most people don’t even go for that

[@AntonioCiabarra]

WOW the yearly check is a pain in the ass ! I have a JB74 in Melbourne Australia and Bali Indonesia NO yearly checks required 🫡

[@d.collier_8280]

My country won’t even let us import them into the country… Super disappointing, because these vehicles look to be more economical off roader than all the gas guzzlers we have around here

[@MNEFK]

Switzerland has 5years for a new, then 3 years and then every two years. Crazy every year, what a waste of resources..

[@nevillegreg1]

In New South Wales, Australia no check-up required (we call it 'inspection') for cars, including Jimmy and SUVs for 1st three years from the date a 'new' car was first registered for on-road use.

[@jhkerensky8769]

Spain IS the pain. Yeah, conditions are similar but everything you add must be homologated before. Add the LEDs on the roof? Homologate. The exhaust, homologate. The wing, ladder, winch or whatever homologate. You have to pay per every item in separated tests and then, go to technical inspection or is no-no for all. Its really expensive to pimp Cars here, homologations can go Up to 200€ per item 😱

[@hjc355]

Editing is brilliant. Made me laugh and I only came to look for the raptor paint video and ended up watching this. :)

[@handlehbt]

In India you could modify a Jimny into an aeroplane and still drive it on the road forever.

[@rangerxairsoft8171]

All across Europe is the same stuff, with yearly check-ups etc. You are lucky you passed with those tyres though! 🤣🤣🤣

[@ekimandersom4478]

Not true, in most of europe the first four years cars don't need a check

[@vivienneocarroll3914]

Luv...your jimney....in South Africa we don't have that, but we do have to renew our drivers licence card ever 5 years...painful!!

[@PhillipMcCallum]

I know New South Wales has a yearly inspection, Queensland does not.. In Australia

[@P4ddyC4ke]

In Louisiana, USA we have a yearly inspection. It's $18. You are required to show vehicle registration and proof of insurance when you go for the inspection. It doesn't usually take very long to complete. I doubt its as thorough as the one you have there. Love your Jimny. I'm looking at importing one from Japan to the US.

[@ednarasay9841]

Might have problems with that bocz jimmny i think has a 3 star rating on collision and emmision

[@ekimandersom4478]

Don't import from japan, youwill have a rhd

[@arturs79]

We have same chek every year in Latvia

[@voidfalse]

In my country we have a yearly inspection that costs about 350 USD. It's one of the most expensive checks in the world! And they almost ALWAYS try to fail you on some bizarre stuff like dented license plate! But oh well, at least we drive 4 seated Jimnys

[@user-pp5or5og4k]

South Dakota, USA zero inspections! When I lived in Germany I dreaded the TÜV inspection every year.

[@Newbutold]

That's how you make passive repetitive loads of money. People can just learn from the govt. No yearly check here, valid for 15 years at the time of registration but they do charge almost 40-50taxes on cars throughout the purchasing process and huge riad taxes for no roads. Goota say for this situation, Jimny suits well, if they launch one here.

[@wickusvwyk9407]

Lol bro come to South Africa - If your car is 20 years old & falling apart here, the police will ask you for a lift 😆I wish we had checkups

[@beingaxay]

Hilarious 😂 😃

[@virgilsoerjadi6536]

Yeah in suriname we have the same thing... Butt they are not so strict here

[@agustinespinoza3300]

This guy is literally a Dutch Texan

[@hvhvgitaar]

These inspections are a pain, but on the other hand, you don’t want cars being driven when they’re unsafe with faulty brakes or steering. Most of us wouldn’t do that but some people would , just to save money or because they don’t care about others. So yeah, it’s a pain, but our cars can be a danger to others if we don’t look after them. In the U.K., private garages can be licensed to do the annual inspection (MOT) and you can just leave the car there for an hour or so and pick it up afterwards. Costs money as well, and sometimes maybe they take advantage to sell you new parts or a repair, but it’s pretty convenient…

[@eiurgretarsson9884]

i got the GL type the cargo version on iceland but Suzuki dealership loopholes it somehow in iceland where you go every 4 years and everything is like with other cars here.

[@soulside454]

bro, you washed the car and then ran over some muds and puddle of dirty water HAHAHA i was like WTF !!! but great content as always! 🤣😆

[@LifeofSmokey]

Wasn't my best of ideas haha

[@madfishpaul]

Yearly MOT in the UK (not for first 3 years from new though)

[@cinzia19851]

Welcome to Italy... oh, sorry not. Take it easy, everywhere is almost the same with "revisione". Bye and have nice moments with your Jimny!

[@rogerh123]

Congratulations on the (eventually) green paper! :) Hilarious edit! I'm surprised they didn't crack down on your removed cargo wall/net. I think that's a big thing here in Sweden for light truck/cargo vans. My Jimny is also just about 1 year old, but here the first inspection is after 3 years, second inspection 2 years after the first. Then yearly... Exhaust are usually fine as long as it meets the emission and sound levels.

[@tvardy00]

We do have yearly checkups in Poland as well although they cost much less(like 30€ or so). Although they want to change the price because it hasn't been changed since forever.

[@psdr1977]

In Chile, new cars dont have check-up for 2 years. After that, annual check-up. This checks costs about 15,000 clp (16 euros)

[@Bravo78631]

Colombia when you buy new it’s good for the first 6 yrs but after that it’s a yearly inspection at about 50 euros.

[@jefcornelis1645]

Funny as hell going back home backwards, didn't see that comming 😆 Although your Jimny sounds exactly the same when driving back after exhaust change 😉🤫

[@rich7447]

I'm in Maryland US and when you buy a new car you never have to have an inspection. Inspections are a one time thing on used cars or when you import a car into the state that you did not have registered in the state before. I had a 2011 Ram 2500 that I bought here, but then moved to Kansas and back and no inspection was required when I moved back into the state or any other time in the 11.5 years that I owned it (sold it about 6 weeks ago). Since it was a diesel it was also exempt from emissions testing (diesels and hybrids don't test).

[@jasonkofoed6626]

😂 so funny. Here in Tasmania no need for RWC or yearly checkups. If you’ve ever been to Tasmania you’ve probably seen cars driving around without doors and bumpers and home made mad max style body panels etc. No dictatorship down here brother!

[@beingaxay]

👌 cool

[@hannesdemeyer6915]

You mentioned briefly that you got rid of the annoying beep when the key is still in the ignition and you open the door. How did you manage to do that? Thanks for all your videos, always entertaining. 🤪

[@LifeofSmokey]

I made a youtube short about that. You can find it under my "short" playlist. 😃 Let me know if you can't find it

[@martinlegrice1414]

We do in Texas. You have to pay an annual registration fee but have to have the vehicle pass inspection first which runs about $25USD

[@PNVSAG]

Portugal is the same… Europe is punishing all citizens with so many taxes…

[@Brian1987sf]

Hey bud. Writing to you from Bulgaria. I also got a Jimny LCV (cargo version). Love you videos. As for the yearly scam, sorry I mean check up or (yearly technical exam) in my country, yes we do have that BS here but we are blessed with being one of the most corrupt countries in the EU so we can pay a bit more under the table and we pass the exam even if you drive a full blown sports car. Gotta love corruption.

[@TheHolan]

greetings from greece. here you don't pay extra to pass it. everything gets passed. no corrution here. but also no fuggs given. hahaha

[@vladjucan4386]

They had no comments on the tires? Are the tires the same dimensions as in paperwork?

[@LifeofSmokey]

The tires got out of the sides just a tiny bit , he said it's actually not ok but he followed me on TikTok so he was gonna let it slide haha. Big commotion about these yearly checkups last week in our country. They are a private company , hardly getting any checks themself. People are paying millions to these private companies and it's a complete scam!

[@OJxiii]

You are a funny guy... Great content. Watching from Kenya 👋

[@bang2loud1981]

I live in the US and in my state no inspections at all but on your situation at least you can change your exhaust before it's gets inspected

[@cgee3999]

Nanny state, making you clean it!!!!!!

[@thelegendreh1609]

No yearly checkup on my jimny in Pakistan

[@monkeymachine62]

Awesome videos, my friend. There's no better life than jimny life.

[@shadowmorty]

In Ecuador we do have those check ups, but new cars until 2 years old are exempt. Although, that doesn't matter, even if the car does not has headlights, no exhaust, and the engine misfiring you can bribe your ass in to compliance.

[@mikejacobs2786]

I live in NewZealand and new vehicles have a 3 year WOF second hand vehicles back to 2000 have a yearly WOF and older ones are 6months. WOF stands for Warrant of Fitness. mechanical checks to make sure your car is safe to be on the road. Also like your videos I brought a 5 door Jimny on the 07/06/24 brand new

[@123Comrade]

In Qatar the checkups are free but its also very restrictive in terms of what mods you can have. I have a Jimny too and I cant change the exhaust either.

[@mabsbry1318]

Yes. U.K. has an MOT, annual check. Costs £60, so similar to your cost. Check everything and including exhaust. So pretty much the same as you have. 😊

[@davep6286]

That’s a expensive MOT, only £35 local garage west mids, that’s on family car! 👍

[@ioangriffiths9141]

Yeah 60£ way to much, £30 Normally

[@Cous1nJack]

There’s a max price and then there’s the price you pay. Often a purchase from halfords will get a free voucher.

[@ekimandersom4478]

On new cars every year?

[@NelisBaas]

Hey Smokey, klein vraagje. Is de Jimny echt ingeschreven als Lichte Vracht. Alsin 0 BIV. Mij maken ze wijs dat dit niet kan en er toch nog een 180 euro's tax per jaar bijkomen. Enlighten me! Heerlijke video's trouwens. Al vele mod's besteld ookal heb ik de Jimny nog niet :D

[@LifeofSmokey]

Nee de Jimny is in België bij de DIV inschrijving geen lichte vracht want de kofferruimte is niet groot genoeg om 50% van de wielbasis te zijn dus eerste inschrijving is alsnog 1080€. Maar je kan hem wel inbrengen als lichte vracht op de zaak lol. Gaat nergens over :-)

[@NelisBaas]

@@LifeofSmokey Heb em gisteren ontvangst genomen. Gaat idd nergens over! Gelukkig is het boekhoudkundig wel LV idd 😂

[@SunshineAndBass]

OMG!!!! now getting home, you can change the exhaust back :D :D :D Love the videos!!! My type of person, hating the gov too.

[@LifeofSmokey]

Haha thanks bud! Appreciate it :-)

[@Afrikaaner72]

We have the same shitty inspections here in Spain, I have to change my HD exhaust every two years... I also have a Jimny Model 3 and decided not to install anything to avoid problems when the inspection comes...

[@assapippi]

In Italy we have quite the same system. Every two years you have to bring the vehicle and pay approximately 100€ and I don't know why every year it costs more.

[@jcmiami78]

To save the earth, you know climate change in other words lol

[@andrewmatthews8185]

No check ups in South Australia. And you can still buy the Jimny here as a 4 seater car, not a commercial vehicle.

[@rich7447]

I can't imagine anything that small being classified as a commercial vehicle. Half ton pickups aren't even considered commercial vehicles in Canada or the US.

[@andrewmatthews8185]

@@rich7447 Yes, it’s bureaucracy gone mad. Apparently the Jimny didn’t meet emissions regulations for private cars in Europe . Australia is always a bit behind on that sort of thing. Mine is pretty economical… I’m getting 6.6 litres per 100 km about 35 mpg which I’m happy with .

[@rich7447]

@@andrewmatthews8185 I was happy with 16 mpg from my Ram. Out Rubicon 4xe is getting mid-40s which is better than any other vehicle that I have owned.

[@jc7654]

try painting the sports exhaust with hi temp black paint and don't tell them it's not factory and see what happens next year

[@LifeofSmokey]

I was thinking of welding a plate with a random number on it that says Suzuki 😂

[@gordonroberts8206]

we have to get a M.O.T every year if the car is 3 year's old or more same thing for a motorcycle as well £55 ( 60.67 euros)

[@mauddescamps7572]

Not a rip off! It is a safety measure! It is not always crowded. It is only the case if you don't go there early. I am glad that this thing exist as at least they can check up your car as many garage don't actually check properly your car. It is a great safety net. I cannot imagine how many unsafe garbage on wheels would be around not for this. My car is quite old but all in order thanks to the guys working there. It does not last long and you can even have a nice chat with the staff while waiting. I am willing to pay every year for my safety and the safety of others even more now that I am moving to a really cold country up north.

[@rudipalm9224]

In Denmark, it is illegal to remove the “grill” behind the seats, because then it is not a cargo van anymore

[@LifeofSmokey]

Same in Belgium but they didn't check it 😅👌.

[@rich7447]

No grill behind the seats required here in the US, but we don't register cargo vans any different than any other vehicle. If it's 8,500 lb or less GVWR it is considered a passenger vehicle, if over it is a commercial vehicle. Many states charge more for registration as the vehicle class increases.

[@adventureswithham2223]

Hey mate, here in New Zealand 🇳🇿 we have yearly and 6 monthly checks, depending on the age, weight and type of vehicle. They are called a Warrant of fitness for cars and lite vehicles like Utes and vans. For heavy vehicles over 3500kg it’s called a Certificate of fitness. Peace ✌️

[@julesmarwell8023]

horseface is conning you.. taxing you silentlly... no such BS in oz

[@downhill64]

No way, that sounds like over regulated dictorian Country, surely not here in good old NZ where they charge $160.00 every six months for COF inspection on a motorhome even if you have only done less that 50 km since the last check, that's 50 km not 50,000km

[@Varrakk]

Next year they adding check if Catalyst is still there EU wide. Bad news for motorcycles..

[@ramiretz]

Hey my Jimny Brother, yes we have the exact same shit here in Austria........ costs start at 65€

[@chazzber]

love what you've done with the jimny, do you have a list of the parts you have used?It really looks awesome

[@LifeofSmokey]

Euhm no but i do have all those videos in a Playlist 😁

[@mauart.7893]

Yes, we call it the hauted house. Never know what will spook you.

[@josephbrowne3533]

Ireland has the NCT, I remember when it was introduced I thought "yeah it's a good idea" that very very quickly changed seeing how much friends and family are reefed by them. And watching as they damage cars "testing". Pretty sure its more expensive too. Thank fuck motorcycles are exempt. And I'll keep fight to keep them exempt.

[@tyroneharding142]

No such checks in South Africa. We can modify our cars, trucks, bikes to the extremes.

[@LifeofSmokey]

That's it!! I'm moving to South Africa!!! You guys got crocodiles?

[@tyroneharding142]

@@LifeofSmokey yip we do indeed. We also have the best roads for the ktm1290R. Just ask Chris Birch. We'll need to organize you a visit soon,🤟

[@reubenjackson7829]

UK have MOT basically checking it's road worthy

[@uldislavrinovics]

So right now I am waiting for stock exaust for my Alfa Romeo GT 3.2V6 Busso, with the "red paper" issued. "Too loud". Interestingly enough the car was driving around Germany (Stuttgart) for, like, 15 years, with TUV certified Ragazzon exaust without any problems. Come to Latvia and it's too loud suddenly. The inspection fee is a bit less here though. Circa 30 euros ... but then there is road tax and insurance and...

[@JohnnyTheCache]

Cool car!! But mate, yearly checkups for such new cars? Jesus christ BE sometimes goes a bit overboard with car rules 😅

[@kaigaming2759]

Glad we don't have that over here in Australia, it sounds so stupid.

[@Superrock93]

Yep, here in Portugal is the exact same thing!! 😓😓 Fortunatelly I don't need to go for the next 3 years with my Swift Sport (2021). 😅

[@ednarasay9841]

Here in our country it was implemented but due to coruption it was stop bcoz of public riallies and high cost and even a brandnew car fails the test even if the car is maintain by dealer it still fails hence it was stop by a presidential degree

[@jtownsend]

Smokey please tell us how to stop the door beeping with the key in?! if you already have a video of this can you link it? Champion! Take care

[@LifeofSmokey]

of course I can :-) kzbin.info3LPKzRVRxJU

[@jtownsend]

I owe you a cold beer! Doing this as soon as I knock off work. Have a good one :) @@LifeofSmokey

[@deureka2002]

You describe the feeling of millions of citizens every year🙃 For example, in Germany only every 2 years 👍 ( I didn't know you drive to the inspection along the lilse mountains roads 😂 )

[@ekimandersom4478]

Not true, also in Germany anew vehicle doen't need tuv the first 4 years

[@motores2007]

Nice and fun! Congrats

[@racequad9]

No inspections here in Florida USA. I would like to import one of these from Mexico but they're rare there

[@jc7654]

got the thumbs up just because you drive it like you stole it 🤣. that's how you should always drive a Suzuki

[@cinidtv6384]

I just saw a Jimny yesterday, it looks much better than yours on the inside. All digital dials. PLus has a back seat. Hahahaha

[@michaelbaerg5582]

In California U.S. we have yearly registration of $150 and every 2 years smog test $25-50. If the vehicle is older than 1970, no smog ever. However, CA is regulated by county and some counties are more strict than others. Surprisingly San Francisco, one of the most liberal cities in the world, has no requirement for smogging vehicles registered in their county! Because California's bad air is "the farmers fault".

[@DJGYT13]

I’m happy to see your DMV (department of motor vehicle) is not different than ours in the US. Money grab with poor service

[@giorgos1190]

and in Greece it is the same but every 2 years for professional cars and every 4 for normal cars

[@CHUNKYNUGGET666]

No not in Oz, that’s absolutely ridiculous and must hurt a lot of ppl..

[@mr_outlived]

How have you disabled that key ignition beep please? Drives me mad…

[@LifeofSmokey]

Little screw underneath steering wheel , remove plastic cover , undo white connector and you got. Check out my shorts , i made a short video on it 😁

[@mike.boysen]

You're explaining why I'm not interested in visiting (so much here I haven't seen) and don't want travel for business either. Yea, state by state is different here. But we can move to a different state :)

[@Abdul_rahman_von_yasin]

you got this car like a year ago and you already made more than 45 videos on it 😂its a beast tho and veru cool looking car

[@vu3sxe]

yearly check up...is crazy..here in India... petrol cars can be used 15 years

[@mikel6315]

How did you managed to fit the original wheel caps into your rims? In a previous video the rims center hub seemed too big to fit them on 🧐

[@SOYERICKCID]

Mexico, we do the same but…. Every six months ! Is your car creates a lot of pollution you cant drive one day in the week and one Saturday per month, but trucks and busses that are the worst they have not the same regulations, so you need to pay the people to gave you a green note so you can drive always , you know, third world and corruption.

[@modbusd119]

Hello my friend I'm interested in your modifications for your suzuki jimny and have you ever heard about avm free wheel hubs that fits the front diffrential to reduce noise and improve fuel consumption I think this will be a very useful modification

[@LifeofSmokey]

Nope not heard of that before 😁

[@Culls-adventures]

Thanks Smokey

[@ShaftDrive]

It’s called a money grab. Here in Canada if you buy a bike from another province you have to do an out of province inspection , you get a five year grace period that allows no inspection when the bike is new. After that has to be inspected. Any exhaust or modifications not in line with Canada traffic act will fail and have to return to stock to get road worthy to register

[@amirsalim4700]

Same thing in my country! So I removed the middle muffler, it sounds almost the same, but i get a green paper somehow 🤔 I have a jimny 2021 by the way hah😬

[@Terrr169]

Hello, Nice video. I'm a Flemish Jimny owner myself. Mine's not a commercial vehicle tho. I have a winch in my bumper too. They didn't complain about that? Greetings.

[@LifeofSmokey]

Nope my winch is more inside my bumper so that's not a problem. 😁

[@Terrr169]

@@LifeofSmokey Thx for the answer! A little part is sticking out of the bumper... We'll see. Next summer will be the first time "keuring" for my Jimny.

[@ianwollstein8974]

MCM WD40… and no yearly check up 😱

[@vonsud]

In Slovenia new car 4 - 2 - 2 and than every year. They take you 35€.

[@TaintedAngel692]

It's pronounced annual inspection. Or M.i.t in England. 😉

[@pim1234]

Did you kill the tyre pressure beep ?