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dissss posted:Or replace your gear knob with one that doesn't have the shift pattern printed on it (this one even featured on a recent Highway Patrol episode) Seriously?
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Rhyno posted:Seriously? Yep seriously.
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dissss posted:Or replace your gear knob with one that doesn't have the shift pattern printed on it This ones local to me too, although it's relaxed to just requiring a shift pattern visible from the driver's seat, so a sticker by the shifter is acceptable. They have a special decision of traffic enforcement, VIU (vehicle inspection unit) that's out in force most cruisenights catching enthusiasts and giving them tickets for low washer fluid, loud exhaust (qualitatively assessed, not through any actual testing equipment other than the officers judgment), or failing to have adequate suspension (as tested by a fat cop pushing down on your fender and not getting 2" of movement from the suspension) and other very dangerous violations in addition to the lack of shift pattern on knob situation. The supposed reason for these roadside inspections is to cut down on the dangerous rolling shitpiles that arise from not having annual inspections, but in practice they seem to be targeted towards the Sunday night cruise because of easy tickets from how the highway code is written. All in all, it's left a sour taste in a lot of people's mouths.
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Mar 29, 2015 06:55
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Yikes. You can literally do anything at all to a car here that you want and never get hassled. I see guys driving poo poo like custom (Sawzall) convertibles all the time around town.
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Mar 29, 2015 06:57
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Nope, better. 12 Months as long as it's made after 2000. Regardless of km or anything else, your safety checks are twelve months apart. Bald tyres everywhere 
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Mar 29, 2015 08:01
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SperginMcBadposter posted:MX-5 anime titties edition Queensland plates, explains a hell of a lot.
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Mar 29, 2015 09:05
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SperginMcBadposter posted:MX-5 anime titties edition  Bajaha posted:qualitatively assessed, not through any actual testing equipment other than the officers judgment
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Mar 29, 2015 11:33
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revmoo posted:Yikes. You can literally do anything at all to a car here that you want and never get hassled. I see guys driving poo poo like custom (Sawzall) convertibles all the time around town. Not all the states in Australia are the same. In Western Australia, cops won't bother you unless you're doing burnouts, street racing, drink driving or going 10 over the limit. In fact you will hardly see a cop. No annual inspections either. It's very relaxed around here, once you learn where they set up speed cameras you'll be happy to never have anything to do with cops
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Mar 29, 2015 11:49
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dissss posted:Or replace your gear knob with one that doesn't have the shift pattern printed on it (this one even featured on a recent Highway Patrol episode) Thats an mot failure in the uk, although its ok if you have a sticker with the pattern on it somewhere.
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Mar 29, 2015 11:51
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track day bro! posted:Thats an mot failure in the uk, although its ok if you have a sticker with the pattern on it somewhere.
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Mar 29, 2015 12:34
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wayfinder posted:BMW mule t-bones police van, tips it over I've heard that the part of the Autobahn, closest to BMW, got a speed limit due to the number accidents with test mules, doing "high speed testing" (read: normal driving in BMW lingo). Given my experiences with test driving in the automotive sector, I'm not surprised. Be assured that all of the German high-precision vehicles are test-driven to this high of a standard.
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Mar 29, 2015 13:40
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InitialDave posted:Where is that in the manual? Its not, apparently the tester I used a while back was just being a prick. This is what I should be looking at right? http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/htdocs/m4i00000101.htm
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Mar 29, 2015 13:51
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track day bro! posted:Its not, apparently the tester I used a while back was just being a prick.
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InitialDave posted:Even covered in that and with a girl in the passenger seat... I feel bad for that girl.
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Plankalkuel posted:I've heard that the part of the Autobahn, closest to BMW, got a speed limit due to the number accidents with test mules, doing "high speed testing" (read: normal driving in BMW lingo). Given my experiences with test driving in the automotive sector, I'm not surprised. Be assured that all of the German high-precision vehicles are test-driven to this high of a standard. There was a very high profile case a few years ago where a Mercedes test driver ran a young mother off the road, killing her and her 2-year-old. I found a number of news articles about test drivers from BMW and Mercedes Benz killing themselves and others, but nothing about a speed limit in reaction to those. There's no single part of the Autobahn that's "closest to BMW", since they have a number of factories in various different locations. The bit that fits the bill best, the A 92 from Munich to Deggendorf, has an essentially straight profile, no speed limits, and in fact noticeably better paving around Dingolfing (where the BMW plant is). wayfinder fucked around with this message at 15:28 on Mar 29, 2015 |
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Good lord, I didn't notice that was a girl. I looked at the car and just assumed two nerd guys. Never mind the humans pictured, I feel bad for that car.
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Mar 29, 2015 15:56
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo2UYj1-Jxg
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It's gonna be a major event in Russia when they discover bungee cords.
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That took an unexpected turn.
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Mar 29, 2015 17:24
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Good lord, I didn't notice that was a girl. I looked at the car and just assumed two nerd guys. She's probably into it too
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One big bump and that truck folds in on those two. That or it bounces them out of their camping chairs.
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Mar 29, 2015 19:26
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If you hadn't said Canada, I would have easily guessed this was somewhere in the American South. Glad to see Canadian rednecks are just as ridiculous as Southern ones 
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Mar 29, 2015 19:31
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CommieGIR posted:One big bump and that truck folds in on those two. Both?
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Mar 29, 2015 19:35
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CommieGIR posted:One big bump and that truck folds in on those two. That body isn't very rusty even, they'll be fine. Unless they swerve and someone goes tumbling out the side.
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Mar 29, 2015 22:00
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track day bro! posted:Thats an mot failure in the uk, although its ok if you have a sticker with the pattern on it somewhere. My gear knob has no pattern and it's like that from the factory!!! It's never been a problem
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Mar 29, 2015 22:04
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dissss posted:Or replace your gear knob with one that doesn't have the shift pattern printed on it (this one even featured on a recent Highway Patrol episode) Slap this bad boy on the dash & go trollin': 
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Mar 29, 2015 23:08
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CommieGIR posted:One big bump and that truck folds in on those two. That appears to be a pre-'75 K5 Blazer, so minus the missing doors/seats it came like that from the factory. And I don't recall these things having major issues with frame rust.
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Mar 29, 2015 23:13
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NoWake posted:Slap this bad boy on the dash & go trollin': Is this from a real vehicle? Please be real. Please be real.
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GutBomb posted:Is this from a real vehicle? Yeah that's from a Smart Car
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GutBomb posted:Is this from a real vehicle? The impossible 5-6 shift should give you a clue, but I'll spoil it here: It's from a range rover.
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Mar 30, 2015 01:35
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NoWake posted:Slap this bad boy on the dash & go trollin': You can tell it's from a sports car because 12 and 13 are straight back and forth from each other, which is where you spend most of your time doing that kind of driving.
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Mar 30, 2015 01:51
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Geirskogul posted:The impossible 5-6 shift should give you a clue it is possible. Down, left, down, left, up, second right, up.
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Or just shift through the 12th gear detent. If you give the stick a little wiggle, the synchros don't even try to engage.
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9th gear is the best, after reverse of course.
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bobbilljim posted:9th gear is the best, after reverse of course. I counted 3 times before I realized.
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What you're failing to take into consideration is this is clearly from a two-stick transmission. Reverse is part of the 15 odd gears you can select with the other shifter.
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Fo3 posted:Not all the states in Australia are the same. 10 kmh = a little over 6 mph. Cops usually don't bother you (outside of school zones) for less than 5 mph over where I'm at, though I try to stay within 3 mph. I stopped speeding when I got popped for 105 in a 55 (MPH) years ago. Empty highway and running late to work on Christmas Eve is my only excuse, and I got cussed out for a solid 5 minutes on the side of the road, but got let go without a ticket (but caught my drivers license with my eye when he threw it back into the car).
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Fo3 posted:In Western Australia, cops won't bother you unless you're doing burnouts, street racing, drink driving or going 10 over the limit. In fact you will hardly see a cop. No annual inspections either. It's very relaxed around here, once you learn where they set up speed cameras you'll be happy to never have anything to do with cops My mate drove an old WA plated Falcon wagon in Melbourne for many years - apparently you aren't supposed to do that but the cops left him well alone. Speedcameras over in NZ are getting quite nasty now - my mum got two (5 and 6 over) in the same day off a new camera.
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I made you all something
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