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 Buying an un-engineered car - Concerns
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Mon, 06 October 2003 07:18
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A couple of thoughts have been bugging me since I looked at a 7MGTE Cressida on the weekend..
This car is running an EMS computer (unsure of what model, but the bloke said it's a fairly early one).
- Generally speaking, what are the chances of getting a car engineered with an aftermarket computer? Is there much chance of the car meeting emmissions requirements?
- The rego on the car is basically void until it's engineered yes? So if I buy it and get pulled over on the way home/to engineers/whatever then what happens? Will the car be defected, or will I be charged with driving an unregistered vehicle?
There are probably a few other things that i'm forgetting, but that will do at the moment.. Any thoughts/advice would be greatly appreciated. 
Cheers,
Paul.
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Re: Buying an un-engineered car - Concerns
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Mon, 06 October 2003 07:31
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In regards to driving an unregistered car .... its OK as long as you are driving from :
HOME - MECHANIC
MECHANIC - HOME
HOME - RTA
RTA - HOME
as long as those said trips are for sorting out registration for the car
Ta
Mani
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Re: Buying an un-engineered car - Concerns
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Mon, 06 October 2003 09:35
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I wouldn't... Taking too much chance. You're spending a lot of money.
What I'd do is make him engineer it and pay the amount of money required for engineering. You're gonna pay it anyway, and he knows the car more than you...
Plus you kill off any chance of buying an unengineerable car.
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Re: Buying an un-engineered car - Concerns
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Mon, 06 October 2003 09:44
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Surely a properly tuned car would be as emissions friendly as a stock car.
Any modified factory car will present different emissions readings to that of stock.
Have him take it out to penrith or to botany for an RTA emissions test. That emissions readings can be given to an engineer to deceide if it will pass or not.
Does it have a T04 turbo?
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Re: Buying an un-engineered car - Concerns
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Mon, 06 October 2003 11:39
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I'm with Nark on this one, If the guy really wants to sell the car, he will get it engineered. If he knows it aint gonna pass, then he won't even bother presenting it to an engineer.That's a deal you can walk away from, with your $ still in your pocket.
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Re: Buying an un-engineered car - Concerns
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Mon, 06 October 2003 11:52
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what can you do if the engineer fails the car?
has this ever happened to anyone?
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Re: Buying an un-engineered car - Concerns
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Mon, 06 October 2003 12:45
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they tell you waht needs to be changed for it to pass. then you change it.
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Re: Buying an un-engineered car - Concerns
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Mon, 06 October 2003 22:24
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Thanks guys,
Yeah, I was pretty much thinking along the lines of paying for him to engineer it first.. Only problem with that is it will reduce my bargaining power.  Maybe just the emmissions report would suffice...
And BlackSupra - It's got the stock turbo. I remember one for sale a while back with a T04, that might be the same one you're thinking of..
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