Tare

[TurboDoseBro]

Hey guys, as most of you may know, on the registration sticker will have the word 'Tare' on it, followed by the weight of the vehicle (Obviously rounded off to the nearest 10).

Tare = The weight of a vehicle without cargo, passengers, etc.

From my experience, when i was looking for R32s (GTS-T), i always checked the registered tare out of curiosity, and this ranged from 1280 to 1380. According to http://www.motortraders.net/imports/home.asp it should be 1320. My questions are, is this number actually accurate? and why do they range so much?

Edited June 4, 2010 by TyresBro

[mad082]

the numbers vary because of different spec (also different publications may say different weight due to differing scale accuracy). for example in later model cars where airbags and abs are options you will be looking at a rather large weight difference between models with and without. also sunroofs will alter the weight of the car too. even the wheels you have on the car will alter the weight.

i would take those numbers as a rough guide. even if you put your car on a weigh bridge i wouldn't take that weight as being the exact weight of the car as there will be a margin of error. even a 1% error on something as heavy as a car can be 10 to 15kg.

[TurboDoseBro]

Yeah that's funny because my friend got an Impreza recently and according to Redbook (wouldn't put my life on it because look at the 0-100km/h time, obviously mistaken form a WRX, but it's rough figures) it's supposed to be 1150kg but his tare reads exactly 1000kg so that was an amazing variance. (Yes he has sunroof as well)

http://www.redbook.com.au/used-cars/detail...id=12905877E689

Edited June 5, 2010 by TyresBro

[SECURITY]

tare weight is the weight of your empty car (no passengers or cargo) as well as no fluids... so no engine, diff + gearbox oil and no fuel.

[OMGGTR]

yeh i guess they vary... i got a GTS - 4 front diff give me a nice 50+- kg in weight..

[TurboDoseBro]

Yeah but this isn't just a 50kg difference, it's a 150kg difference. And that's massive.