Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Err, I think ~1390kg is the 'dry' weight - ie with no fuel, people etc on board, this is the value normally quoted by the manufacturer ('cus it's the lowest!).

1580 is probably the average loaded weight which is the value the roading people use as not many cars travel round with no fuel and driver!

Hmm. My corolla has 990kg (86 model) on the paper which I don't know what it includes...

Mines a 93,

I thought these cars were lighter than a commodore which is around 1580...

I'll have to find out what that measurement is - I dont thinkthey include people in the rego one.

Err, I think ~1390kg is the 'dry' weight - ie with no fuel, people etc on board, this is the value normally quoted by the manufacturer ('cus it's the lowest!).

1580 is probably the average loaded weight which is the value the roading people use as not many cars travel round with no fuel and driver!

Thanks for the reply 51Jay - Is that wahat is on your rego papers? Bit heavier than I would have thought...

I though tthe tare weight was unladen weight, so it shouldn't include driver or petrol.

Could we go to them with this extract from the R33 service manual to get them to adjust the weight?

weight.jpg

Thanks for the reply 51Jay - Is that wahat is on your rego papers? Bit heavier than I would have thought...

The origional question was "what is the weight of a 4 door"

I replied with the actual weight of my R33 4 door with driver and 1/2 tank of fuel.

There is no weight mentioned anywhere on my rego papers

My Coupe's rego papers state 1370 tare weight and if I remember correctly John at UAS told me our car was 1375 on the weighbridge when he got it 1st regoed. No ABS but I have every other option.

Neil.

I can't see a sedan weighing that much more either but remember you do actually have doors,,,electric windows,,,locks and all the other associated stuff that goes with the extra doors. Maybe 30 to 50 extra but not 200. Maybe do a little homework and find out say the difference between a 4 door commodore and the 2 door monaro. Might give you some indication.

John told me back when we bought ours (3 years ago) it had to go to the weigh-bridge before the RTA,,,maybe that has all changed nowadays.

Good luck buddy

Neil.

Thanks Neil.

Yeah - was sort of interested in how heavy it really is and also could save $100 a year if it is registered at what I think wil be the correct weight (1580kgs...cant be that heavy..my old large mazda 929 was 1180kgs tare weight).

I had a dealing with John and others at UAS - they were really good I must say.

Like you said there are a few extras for the extra 2 doors.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • This looks great! Awesome to have the 5 speed with an LSD in this. The Recaro's look like SR2's or SR3's. It's a shame they've been retrimmed as they would have looked sweet in their original colours. I think I'd want my agent to be a little more up front and informative too. I've never imported but I reckon it would make me a little nervous, so the more info the better.
    • Thanks for doing that Duncan! Makes you a good person in my books. We don't get kangaroos or wombats here. But we have bats and it's similar. AFAIK it's often the mums with a baby attached that get hit because they drop lower when starting from a tree. If you hit an animal, check on it. https://www.ifaw.org/au/resources/wildlife-rescue-app An app to get the closest wildlife rescue contact.
    • My dream is also to have a proper hoist, but I don't think it will ever happen. My quickjack is probably as close as I'll ever get, it really is very good though. 
    • Yeah we keep on in the dailies, it is pretty poor how many animals get hit and the driver leaves without checking....have saved a couple of little ones over the years. Bit of a gruesome job though, pouches generally need to be cut open because they are so tight and often the joey doesn't realise mum is gone so they are still locked onto the teat. I checked the modules in front of the DS wheel where an oil cooler should go.... There is the radar unit - that can go for race use) One of the 2 HX water pumps, the silver cylinder. That needs to be kept but might be able to be relocated But the bad news, the big computer mounted vertically in front of the wheel (blocking any potential air exit) is the electric steering computer. That is required until/unless i do a hydraulic steering conversion, and in CAD based modern car design it is not like I can just pop a big unit like that somewhere else (plus the loom would be too short anywhere else too). So, the passenger side is OK to clear out (just use a smaller washer reservoir, potentially elsewhere), but the DS no beuno
    • Well, all the best with the new camry It was interesting to hear about the UK process, it is generally a lot more streamlined here with a shipping agent looking after all the import side (noting the exact final price can still be a surprise.....) and I've used a few different brokers on the japan (or US) side, and never had any trouble with any of them....luck of the draw I guess. You mentioned you didn't get the auction sheet (understandable since you bought it from a dealer, not auction), but I always try and get hold of that because they are pretty thorough. I've imported 2x R grade vehicles over the years and both were fine, repairs in Japan are pretty thorough compared to here in Oz.
×
×
  • Create New...