Just had lunch with three cops!

[QuickR33Melb]

NOT HAPPY!

I have been promising another young bloke in my office he could take my car for a spin for a few weeks now and at lunchtime today I threw him the keys and said 'Let's go!"

Anyway he started the car, taking it easy as the engine was cold, turned into a street leading into Victoria Parade in East Melbourne and sat at a red light. A patrol unit cruised up behind us waiting for the light to change.

Traffic Light turns green, police sirens turn red and blue.

The policeman comes to the window asks for Chris's (my mate from work) licence.

I told him the car was mine and he said he thinks its too low and pulls out his wallet which is apparently 100mm high and confirms his theory.

He goes back to the patrol car and comes back in five minutes saying another Traffic Enforcement Unit is on their way to go over my car. Mind you we are two blokes in suits, Government ID and both are fully licenced and not on P plates taking it easy without even going over 40kmh at any point of the drive.

I said "come on mate, we're both public servants"

He said "I couldn't give a f*ck if you were Steve Bracks"

Anyway an unmarked SS patrol car popped in to join the party after about 20 minutes.

Confirmed my ride hieght to be 97mm, my tyre tread is too low even though they have heaps of meat left, left park light is out.

He told me to open the bonnet and tried to tell me that the pod filter is illegal. I somehow convinced him that if they are secure then they are legal. He wrote it down with a question mark

He was looking at my boost controller and I told him I had no idea what it was as it came with the car.

The TEU Officer told me its dangerous to drive a front wheel drive car with low tread. I didn't think it was help my case if I told him it was rear wheel drive.

By now nearly an hour has passed and I have tied up the resources of three police officers and two patrol cars. I got issued with a lovely yellow sticker and was sent on my way.

What a criminal............................

[saff_cossie]

Thats harsh man! Have they nothing better to do! That 3mm ride height could have been tyre tread thats worn out. Was the boost contoller plugged in or disabled?

[allblitz]

You might as well smoked up the tyres and given them a real good reason to pull you over!

[crack]

front wheel drive

ROFLMAO

[VL-TRBO-RB20]

man that sucks!

[pushead]

ouch .. .. how many days did they gave you to change it ?

[nds]

I honestly can't belive how skyline owners are being treated these days by cops. Those of you who have skylines that are daily drivers have my sympathy

Did they have to find more than 3 things 'supposedly' illegal for the yellow sticker to be handed out?

[THE CHIEF]

Thats harsh man

I know its a pain in the ass to now go and fix this stuff but it should be a little easy.

For the ride height, if the tyres are good and you plan on keeping them then just whack 40psi through the tyres to raise the height of the car... if you need new tyres then $$$ is gonna hurt

Good Luck man

Thats sucks!

[Let Me Drive]

that F&(*ing sucks man, just asking did he write that it was frount wheel dive cos if they put any of that on paper shows in the court of law they have no clue what they are looking at and the fine would have to be lifted.

[QuickR33Melb]

Yes to three things:

Ride Height

Two tyres

One park light.

Boost controller was installed free of charge when I had a new turbo installed last week. Its a very subtle unit that comes from Japan. You need an alan key to adjust it. I just said I didn't know what it was.

As I gazed at the cop that booked me like he had just raped my sister he said

"Look mate, it's for your own safety and others on the road. I did you a favour and I haven't issued a fine and I've allowed you to drive the car for 7 days while you fix all the defects so you have got off pretty lightly."

I was thinking "F*ck you! There are hundreds of old bombs out there with worn drum brakes and shonky supension that would be far more dangerous than my car with 50% tread on the front and 95% on the rears with a 3mm difference in ride height.

I would have liked to line his SS up and see who pulls up quicker at 80km hour to prove my line is safe.

This is my forth import and 2nd skyline and I have been pulled up more times than I can imagine whilst driving like anyone else on the road.

[VL-TRBO-RB20]

i got a speeding fine today only 1 point n 128 tho

[eXc]

He said "I couldn't give a f*ck if you were Steve Bracks"

who?

[QuickR33Melb]

He is the Victorian Premier.

[(B1) MR_fanny]

im sirprised they went to the effort of callin in another 2 units to defect you. talk about priorities,

[always_me]

melbourne what a joke of a state

[WazR32GTSt]

hey jevan,

sorry to hear mate... and the car's only new as well... bad start

i didn't get badly hasseled in all my driving time in melb must have just been bad luck

i haven't even seen a cop car up here in brisvegas!

[chaos]

how could you keep a straight face when he accused it of being FWD? i would of been rolling around laughing

[INASNT]

He said "I couldn't give a f*ck if you were Steve Bracks"

If you we steve bracks he would have been on his knees doing what he does best!!!

And talking about steve bracks it a ***ing joke he gets to hand out the winners trophey at the grand prix when his main policy in victoria is to screw every drive he possibly can!!

[LANFOH]

You guys in Melbourne get it tough, from what I hear there pretty strict on imported cars. Sydney can be bad in areas but not that bad. FWD? what the Fu(k..... couldnt he see that you had wider wheels on the back....goose. Obviously they dont know shit all about the cars were driving but know enough to defect you. The cops in Sydney easier going but still have no clue about skylines, eg my mate told a cop that his shiny ass intercooler was a radiator the cop just nodded.

Best of luck getting your car back on the road mate.

[Lukas]

Bad luck dude... one week 'till i'm out of this place! :bs!: