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i got told the other week that because the clamp on my blow off valve (which is also stock) wasnt factory that he assumed my blow off wasnt factory and he could defect me for that, now is that being padantic or what

Madaz, I had a look at my stock blow off and bugger me! It has a mitsubishi symbol!!!! I guess I better defect myself? All kidding aside, if he didn't defect you don't worry. As far as blow offs are concerned, as long as the outlet is plumbed back, no matter what the brand you shouldn't have problem. You might not like the suggestion but paint it matt black so it doesn't stick out like dogs nuts.

L3nny, The law would be great if it was 'black and white'. Unfortunately all you get these days is grey area. This is why some of my answers may seem a little ambiguous. I like to supply what information I can without being free legal advice. If someone took my advice as gospel and ended up in the poo, you could imagine the hassles.......don't need em.

ADM, You're mostly right. The way this reads, unless you are driving like miss daisy you're pretty much stuffed. It depends on how much the severity can be mitigated in court. There isn't much case law on the topic due to the fact it's new.

ax53b70p25, Once your car is defected it is flagged as such on our systems until it is cleared. After that it goes back to normal.

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It's interesting how often some of you guys are getting pulled over. So far to date since aquiring my Skyline over 18 months ago I was pulled over only once. This situation occurred on a clear saturday nite on a near coastal road, regularly used for cruising. The copper was going under 60, I must have gone past him at about 63-64 (accounting for any speedo error) max & he pulled me over for doing between 60 & 69 in a 60 zone. He ended up giving me a warning & informing me that it is illegal to do more than the speed limit.

Now contrast that with an early saturday morning when I was on my way to work, I'd come up next to another car that was going only a tad slower than me when I notice that a cop car was bearing down on me fairly quickly (no lights flashing). I was a bit hesitant at first as to whether or not he wanted me to get out the way or if he was looking to pull me over. Interpreting (hoping) that he wanted me to get out the way, I buried the right food & sped past the adjacent car & moved accross for him. To my relief he simply waved in thanks & was on his way.

In short I drive my car every day to work & back, usually in a pretty swift manner, but without being a lunatic & I've never had any of this crap apart from the odd dickhead motorist, who probably pulls the same stunts on half a dozen drivers every week.

What keeps me in the clear more than anything I think is that I don't have custom plates that are easy to remember, & my car is fairly understated in it's appearance apart from it being bright red. Even my wheels get attention of some people, but not with a racey lunatic sought of mentality. My exhaust gets no attention as it doesn't have fat piping out the back either & it is fairly quiet for an aftermarket system.

Don't get me wrong guys I think you should be allowed to make your car appear how you want it to, I just find I get stuff all attention doing things the way I have. Just happens to be my style :unsure:

What keeps me in the clear more than anything I think is that I don't have custom plates that are easy to remember, & my car is fairly understated in it's appearance apart from it being bright red. Even my wheels get attention of some people, but not with a racey lunatic sought of mentality. My exhaust gets no attention as it doesn't have fat piping out the back either & it is fairly quiet for an aftermarket system.

Don't get me wrong guys I think you should be allowed to make your car appear how you want it to, I just find I get stuff all attention doing things the way I have. Just happens to be my style :unsure:

Its been like this for years, make your car look hot and it will get attention from the police.

It happened to my old man, he had all of his cars (v6 Ford Capri running around with a v8, big arsed flairs & huge wheels, 351 Ford Fairlane, SLR5000 & HQ Monaro) defected numerous times.

Yeah it's never been any different really ever since the phrase 'sports car' was invented. Keep it subtle & they won't really take notice, make it loud to look at & listen to as well as easy to identify & you're looking for trouble as far as (some of) the cops are concerned.

It's all crap of course & it all comes down to the fact that the way the whole system operates is antiquated & out of touch with reality. No credit is given to how good the driver is, it's just assumed that every car that's done up must have some brainless nut case behind the wheel, and it's downright rude & insulting.

Of course if these idiots weren't handed a license so easy in the first place (I learn most my road craft off of my dad & other study of driving, not my instructor, ta very much) then this wouldn't be such an issue. Then the cops could be left to catch all the real criminals doing drugs, stealing from & murdering people.

My 20 cents worth

mmm too true about the system being outdated and out of touch. Instructors are still teaching unsafe driving methods etc. in this day and age. If they want to reduce the road toll, its education that makes the difference IMO. We simply are not taugh enough as far as car dynamics etc when we learn how to drive.

The above posts raise a good point. IMO, I would love to see advanced driver training compulsory on application for p plates. The training I've had for my job was great. It opens ones eyes as to how dangerous our machines can really be in the hands of a novice. Not pointing any blame, but a recent incident just shows how much you have to be aware of your surroundings....... and BAM, out of nowhere there is some absent minded fool in front of you in a daydream.

P.S. Get weel soon Drew.

As a side note, a bloke in an RX7 was lucky tonight. His exhaust was less then a finger width from the ground and if I wasn't going to an urgent job I would've had a word. Dangerous.

i guess also the police commision is worried if they applied to change the laws regarding driver training, there worried that yound one will of done there ADVANCED course and think there pro drivers which could then account for young ones driving faster

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