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Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: p plate restrictions
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Tue, 23 August 2005 02:56
 
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The banning of the merc and saabs had to do with the fact there are so many compressor models ie supercharged 4cylinders in amongst all the sixes, they decided it'd be too hard to police and just threw a blanket ban on all of them.
However recently they have provided a rivised list where they are slowly remvoing low boost turbo and supercharged cars ie 660cc milk cartons. In escence this should also resolve the merc problem as they run low boost setups. ie 120kw from a superchraged 2.0l in a 1500kg is not going to be fast.
But then what is there classification of low boost, cars like the XR6 turbo only run 6 psi in my mind that a low boost car, but its also damn quick.
I have just under a year left on my p's and after 2 years plus of owning the rona i guess i am of the same opinion as Alchemist. By having a car that gets out of control at a lower speed, means one of two things one you probably have more chance of saving it and two should the shit hit the fan and you crash its gonna be at a much lower speed so you probably won't die.
Then theres the other argument, when i first got my car the suspension was rooted, going straight thru a roundabout upon correcting to exit the car would just snap and there was fuck all i could do at the time to change this. Generally it involved an attempt to correct and get the car aiming straight again.
Surpisingly i have never spun the car, gotten it about 60 degrees sideways befor the suspension was fixed, ie when it'd just step out rolling thru at 30kmph.
I am of two minds about the new laws, one its a good thing and that it helps the progression into higher powered cars. Two that it will make three fifths of fuck all difference as the majority of fatalities are just normal road accidents and any car given enough time and dedication will reach an unsafe speed.
IMO we should give the kids old shitters to start with, this means a few things, they are not cushioned by technology and will hopefully learn a few extra skills, two that car will scare the shit out of them at least once and they'll never attempt it again.
Three old cars need basic maintenance done to them, this'll help them learn and respect their cars more.
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shotoy | Mon, 22 August 2005 11:39 |
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Alchemist | Mon, 22 August 2005 12:49 |
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draven | Mon, 22 August 2005 12:54 |
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Alchemist | Mon, 22 August 2005 13:02 |
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oldcorollas | Mon, 22 August 2005 13:46 |
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dimmy77_03 | Mon, 22 August 2005 13:54 |
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SW20R | Mon, 22 August 2005 14:06 |
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Merudo | Mon, 22 August 2005 14:23 |
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oldcorollas | Mon, 22 August 2005 14:10 |
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Alchemist | Mon, 22 August 2005 14:10 |
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dimmy77_03 | Mon, 22 August 2005 14:16 |
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Roundy | Mon, 22 August 2005 22:25 |
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Corona RT142 | Tue, 23 August 2005 02:56 |
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Spanktown | Tue, 23 August 2005 03:50 |
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havabeer | Tue, 23 August 2005 04:02 |
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draven | Tue, 23 August 2005 04:04 |
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Corona RT142 | Tue, 23 August 2005 04:09 |
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Spanktown | Tue, 23 August 2005 04:17 |
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Corona RT142 | Tue, 23 August 2005 04:22 |
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draven | Tue, 23 August 2005 04:23 |
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Spanktown | Tue, 23 August 2005 04:27 |
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rthy | Tue, 23 August 2005 04:59 |
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Merudo | Tue, 23 August 2005 05:04 |
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Corona RT142 | Tue, 23 August 2005 05:06 |
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Merudo | Tue, 23 August 2005 05:17 |
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Corona RT142 | Tue, 23 August 2005 05:20 |
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havabeer | Tue, 23 August 2005 05:51 |
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Corona RT142 | Tue, 23 August 2005 05:54 |
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Merudo | Tue, 23 August 2005 06:08 |
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Corona RT142 | Tue, 23 August 2005 06:12 |
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Merudo | Tue, 23 August 2005 06:14 |
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havabeer | Tue, 23 August 2005 07:06 |
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Corona RT142 | Tue, 23 August 2005 07:18 |
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tricky | Tue, 23 August 2005 09:09 |
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AW11 no Jitsu | Tue, 23 August 2005 10:51 |
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Corona RT142 | Tue, 23 August 2005 10:54 |
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dimmy77_03 | Tue, 23 August 2005 10:58 |
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Corona RT142 | Tue, 23 August 2005 11:00 |
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jackel | Tue, 23 August 2005 17:13 |
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shezza | Tue, 23 August 2005 18:05 |
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Roundy | Tue, 23 August 2005 22:45 |
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Merudo | Tue, 23 August 2005 23:09 |
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havabeer | Wed, 24 August 2005 02:37 |
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shotoy | Thu, 25 August 2005 11:03 |
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shotoy | Thu, 25 August 2005 11:04 |
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Corona RT142 | Thu, 25 August 2005 23:22 |
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laaag | Sun, 28 August 2005 12:06 |
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Spanktown | Thu, 25 August 2005 11:41 |
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Roundy | Thu, 25 August 2005 23:01 |
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Corona RT142 | Sun, 28 August 2005 12:07 |
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laaag | Sun, 28 August 2005 12:26 |
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peeack | Sun, 28 August 2005 13:59 |
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Paranoid Android | Sun, 28 August 2005 14:40 |
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rthy | Sun, 28 August 2005 14:44 |
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oldcorollas | Sun, 28 August 2005 15:25 |
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thu187 | Sun, 28 August 2005 15:48 |
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tadpole | Sun, 28 August 2005 17:10 |
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hamgatan | Mon, 29 August 2005 01:53 |
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Corona RT142 | Mon, 29 August 2005 01:59 |
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hamgatan | Mon, 29 August 2005 02:08 |
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rthy | Mon, 29 August 2005 02:21 |
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Corona RT142 | Mon, 29 August 2005 02:27 |
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havabeer | Mon, 29 August 2005 05:52 |
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Corona RT142 | Mon, 29 August 2005 05:55 |
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laaag | Tue, 30 August 2005 07:44 |
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shotoy | Sat, 03 September 2005 12:41 |
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laaag | Sun, 04 September 2005 04:46 |
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killer_taxi | Sun, 04 September 2005 05:39 |
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havabeer | Sun, 04 September 2005 06:44 |
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laaag | Sun, 04 September 2005 07:05 |
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OUTRUN | Mon, 05 September 2005 08:05 |
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killer_taxi | Mon, 05 September 2005 21:59 |
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nick2b | Mon, 05 September 2005 22:48 |
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havabeer | Tue, 06 September 2005 05:26 |
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Merudo | Tue, 06 September 2005 05:29 |
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laaag | Tue, 06 September 2005 10:25 |
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