Bashiqa (asker) Jun 10, 2011:

@Safetex Current condition looks an interesting suggestion - propose a complete answer.

SafeTex Jun 10, 2011:

Stade de vie (number of years in service left) Hello/ I'd be careful about translating this as 'age of first vehicle' as it is not so much a question of how old the vehicle is as its 'current condition' (which of course depends on its age but also the amount of mileage). Just a thought

chris collister Jun 10, 2011:

I too wondered whether this was a Saturn V about to launch some object into the furthest reaches of the solar system.... I doubt whether "surveillance" refers to security, Ronald, but rather to monitoring the progress and inevitable teething problems that accompany new models.

Bashiqa (asker) Jun 10, 2011:

No. This relates to the launch of a new car, and is part of their "surveillance plan".

Catharine Cellier-Smart Jun 10, 2011:

Are we talking here literally about the sort of vehicles that launch rockets ?

Ronald van Riet Jun 10, 2011:

sounds to me like they want the security to improve as the development of the prototype advances or something along those lines, sounds sort of logical I guess