well i managed to get myself defected this arvo,dont get me wrong,im not looking for sympathy,i brought this on myself and im taking it on the chin
heres the story-
was in glenelg (were i live) having a coffee with FR33K (aleks),got some bread from the bakery then started to head home
i was in front of aleks for 1 block of jetty rd,he pulled out in front of a marked police car onto jetty rd with myself in front
pulled into the turning lane to get off jetty rd,i was the first car in line to turn,aleks behind,then mr.policeman (i didnt see him)
light went green,turned the corner and gave it a bootfull down the sidestreet in 1st,2nd gear
then had a look in the rearview,to see mr.policeman on the wrong side of the road,disco lights blazing and full pursuit sirens,i went thro the roundabout then indicated to pull over
i stopped,turned off the car,but didnt get out straight away
the cops was quite harsh at the start,did his personal assessment then asked for my license
he asked was there anything i would like to inform him about before i popped the bonnet,i said to him honestly, straight out,its got a full turbo back 3 inch exhaust,boost control,pod,cai,oil coolers,front mount etc
he went straight to the passenger side of the engine bay and picked out my boost controllers wastegate t piece,he knew exactly what the car was and what to look for,hence the reason i was honest with him and didnt try to argue any points with him,he was very well informed! very impressed
he asked if there was any reason i was driving like a that,basically told him i got abit carried away,he said to me "your obviously not a dickhead,i can see you just had a momentary lapse of judgement" then went on to say "i appreciate your honesty,thats why i wont impound your car for 7days and issue you a $300 fine for excessive noise,and take your license now"
in the end he only did me for my boost controller, he asked whether id been to regency before,i replied "no" (check my sig,ive had plenty of previous visits...) then he went onto explain the regency process and said "you cars clean,well maintained,and you obviously take pride in it"they didnt notice any other blatant defects hence only writing me up for the controller,gave me 72hours to drive it,and explained that if i remove the controller,take it to a copshop they will give me an indefinate permit to drive once i organise an appointment at regency,until i get it inspected
once again,im not looking for sympathy,i was a dickhead and ill face the consequences
im very happy with the way the police dealt with me,they were totally professional and understanding at the same time
we all shook hands at the end,and went on our way
im extremely fortunate that we have a close knit group of stag owners in S.A,as adam and aleks (plus i mite steal some of chris')have already offered me parts for the inspection
well thats my story,all i can say is be wary of who is around before you decide to get on the wastegate,be nice to the police,and they will be nice to you
big ups to S.A.P.O.L,my confidence has been restored in your work
aleks,you farken owe me dude
peace,love
rodders