Regency Experiences

[Bl4cK32]

Everyone should email the transport minister with a complaint about the Nazi regime called reemgency demanding reform. Why do they want equal laws in regards to traffic offences with other states, yet we have a system that are a law unto themselves???

:bs!::bs!:

[Phorte]

thats what steve was kinda putting together.. (as referred to by all the posts earlier in this thread)

[Bl4cK32]

i know, but how many of ppl out there have? Even if u haven't been defected, a letter stating how it is unfair that your car can be taken off the road - even if it has a full engineers cert. is helpful. Unlike queensland who can have what the fik they want.

[terry.m]

For the life of me, I can’t understand the whole compliance process and all the REGENCY, ADR, SEVS, WHATEVER, requirements. You can’t tell me that a car that is 7 years old (which is way ahead of it’s time compared to the cars manufactured locally), coming from a country with 80+ million people, is less roadworthy or safe.

There they are worrying about:

- child capsule restraints (Yer…like I’m gonna have a capsule in the back of my 33)

- Tyres with ‘M’ ratings

- Stickers with ‘Unleaded Fuel only’ (Nah shit)

- Spare wheels painted yellow with 50Kph stickers on them (Gee, I was thinking about taking my car down the quarter with the space saver on)

I can understand if they need to make sure that the car is ‘roadworthy’ before it is registered (tread on tyres, brakes OK, Chassis OK, etc) but the pedantic BS that they worry about is unbelievable. It’s a mathematical certainty that most if not all of the imports that come off the boat are in better condition than the clapped out VB Commadores and XE Falcons cruising around Adelaide.

(Ahhh…Those child capsule restraints…what an eye sore!)

No wonder Nissan couldn’t be stuffed importing Skylines properly, too much BS.

I really wished that I have my car registered in Qld before I had it shipped over, then I wouldn’t have received the treatment from the Gods at Regency.

[Bl4cK32]

Its so we purchase the Aussie built cars and keep people like me in a job.

[paullys 32]

well we could just tell them that the nazi rule of the sa police force are making us too scared to leave our driveways cause of the continual harasment we recieve from the piggers daily and that soon no1 will import viechals because it is simply costin too much to keep the viechals if were visiting regency evry 2 months and getting fine even though we all have perfectly road worthy cars that dont polute the enviroment and dont cause acciedents on our roads unlike rusted out corrolas /commodores /colts etc that polute our environment cause accidents (simply cause the rust appart)and dont comply with australian standards.

for example i was cruising to town doing christmas shoppin with my dad the other day and we pulled up next to this rusty kingswood with sup hippy singing his head off with no seat belt on he had a dog in the back running around barking cause his radio was too loud and his back seat had been eaten away by sumthing one of his break lights were ****ed all 4 of his tyres were bald, then a cop on a bike (a traffic cop )pulled up behind him waited for the light to go green and road off as if he didnt notice its unfair to all of us that people with cars like that dont even get ##### looked at and we cop apsouloute harassment evry day we drive just cause we have nice cars

[terry.m]

Imitation is the best form of flattery...

As far as the SA cops are concerned...Defect is the best release for Jealousy

[Steve]

terry.m, doesnt surprise me at all. A mate who tried to transfer his rego from WA was told he had to remove the OEM spare wheel on a stock original Landrover discovery as it 'obscured the tail light' from a particular angle.

I agree with Bl4cK32, e-mail the minister for transport, but also the shadow minister, more likely to see something happen that way. Also, ask for a detailed response, and ask specific questions - make enough work for them and they might actually do something about it.

Hopefully my submission will create a bit of work for them:)

[hippy]

maybe them cops dont' have lots of "authority" over them really old cars ... i mean they have different sets of rules right?? so some u dont' even need seat belts?? ..

[EnricoPalazzo]

every car needs front seat belts. Some old cars dont have rears.

[Steve]

hippy, you are right. Old cars dont have as many ADRs to comply with.

BUT they still do have to comply with the road traffic act, which is basically to make sure cars are safe on the roads.

This is where I think they miss the point of ADRs, they are there to ensure cars arent designed in a way that could be dangerous, not to make sure cars dont get modified by enthusiasts.

The reason I say this is that firstly other states allow modified cars on the roads, just work with the owners to make sure they are safe - makes sense.

Tim Ireland acutally recommended to me that if I wanted to own a modified car, I should mod an old one then I could do what I want, and as no design laws apply (or emissions laws if pre 1972) I can do as I like and wont get hasselled. - clever beaurocracy, make moddifying old cars legal, but new cars illegal - that will certainly improve vehicle safety on the roads eh?

Someone I know went through a defect station, and had their car inspected. The car was the only commodore, the other 10 cars there were imports (mainly skylines). The commodore was a 1981, it had been lowered and had extractors. It also had engine oil leaks (front seal), power steering leaks (from the supply line out of the power steering compressor), two exhaust leaks (it sounded like a truck), all the emissions equipment had either been removed or crudely blocked which looked obvious - including the carbon canister, lastly the wing mirror was a bit loose.

After the cop had inspected under the bonnet, he went up to the driver and bumped the mirror, said ' you better get that fixed' and told the driver to be on her way.

How many imports would get away with that? But an old, and obviously defective commodore, no probs.

[farkas007]

i have my VR4 inspected on monday, so i will post about it.

...we cant win this battle until war doesnt start....

We need to get togeather and blew up whole regency with inspectors in it , including us, then maby futher generations will have ease with moded cars.

I know that this sounds stupid, but why are soldiers dying, for fun? no...

...also i will come with my dad, and will see what is all about....

police wrote in my paper that i need to change BOV and put resonator on my exausth, i will do that before i go, and i will act confused and tell them that they need only to check those 2 points, nothing else....

but i know that they will sh^t me.

It's all about money...

i came to Australia 5 years ago, and now is making me sick with stupides laws in the world. Yes you can afford good car and toys for it but you can use it....that's like haveing $$$$ but not be able to spend it.

........wery behind rest of the world

and for australian cars, they are one of the worst in the world, you need to but TOP of the range version to get them with power windows..c mon

reality sucks and it wont be considered till somebody gets killed....

sorry but i know that many drivers feel like me...

[Steve]

good luck with them.

Unfortuneately they can give your car a full inspection any time they want, whether your in for 1 defect or 20 - thats the law.

[EnricoPalazzo]

well my car is now defectless. But it took 2 times to get it rite, and the first defect turned into 5 other things...

I dont even enjoy driving my car now. Im that scared and paranoid...

[farkas007]

o well, i guess it's time to sell our turbos coz this is just redicilous. I love my turbo but beeng targeted as a criminal is too much, and i cant afford it.

BTW anyone interested in Apexi BOV fully adjustable, i will sell it coz it's off anyway. Spread arround coz i need money, any reasnoble offer will be considered.

PM me for more info

[paullys 32]

nar just move to the hills the coppers (excluding the smartarse brunette bitch at mt barker ,and biker cops ) wouldnt know what a skyline is let alone pull one over i havent been to the city for a week and i havent even been looked at once

[farkas007]

...i know that one person cant do change, but 100 signatures probably would.

There is a lot of clubs in adelaide, i recon that we should all join togeather and protest or something, coz current situation sucks. Also i would band for shops to sell so called illegal parts, then maby something would change afther couple of buisneses go down....

why should queensland or japan be any diffrent to S.A.

i think it's time!!!!! but i cant do it myself

[EnricoPalazzo]

well this is what steve has been goin on about for soooo long!!!!!

[farkas007]

...ups ...sorry Steve (i'm new u know)

any way i passed my regency at once, but my magna flow was still bit loud , even if engine was louder.

But by some crazy luck he passed me with little oil leak, hidden Turbo timer(Mallboro cigarette box...) and only one baby capsulescrew point.....

lucky me

[Steve]

very lucky, I just wish they could be a bit more understanding to all car owners - and the SAPOL could use a bit more discretion.