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Old 22-01-2022, 06:39 PM   #1
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Default Dipstick of the Week.. (Or is it of the Year)

HHmmm. Stupid is as Stupid Does..

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Old 22-01-2022, 07:37 PM   #2
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What a flamin drongo
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Old 22-01-2022, 08:24 PM   #3
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Just coz you got money
Don’t prove you got brains .

And with no ticket ,, and no rego
Was driving it from Melbourne to Sydney ,,


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Old 22-01-2022, 08:29 PM   #4
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Still distinctly un-Australian to book a bloke in an XY cruising dow conrod..... he wasnt even doing the ton!

Nevermind the grub that dobbed him in!
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Old 22-01-2022, 08:48 PM   #5
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Of the century....its a public road, and even an experienced race driver would realise the stupidity of it unless it's race day, so track marshals, ambulance etc, etc, I went around there a few times, last time in my VW Transporter van, going up the mountain there is a fairly sweeping left, on the right is the "kitty litter", a little Mazda RX7 was down to the sills, I pull up and ask how fast they were going as it is a public road, the idiot driving said "60 km/h" I said bull****, he could of swerved, oh no we drove in on purpose to see if it worked?

They asked for a tow out, I said no, get the towie to do it, he's probably on the way, and it costs $300 bucks boys ( 2007 ) hope it was worth it, as I left the tow truck pulled up, when I got back to the start finish point a cop car was heading up, probably called by the towie, bloody idiots.........

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Old 22-01-2022, 08:43 PM   #6
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How does NSW hoon laws work? Did he get three months impound because of the speed or the other offences count as hoon offences too so he basically got two strikes right off the bat?

I got done for >45 over the limit and only lost my car for a month - but it was in a 100 zone, if I got done at 170 would have lost my car for three months (two hoon strikes straight up)
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Old 22-01-2022, 08:52 PM   #8
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Cheaper than VIC and half the licence loss period - 6 months and $2530, first offence is 3 month impound though so they take your car for longer.
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Old 22-01-2022, 08:54 PM   #9
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How does NSW hoon laws work? Did he get three months impound because of the speed or the other offences count as hoon offences too so he basically got two strikes right off the bat?

I got done for >45 over the limit and only lost my car for a month - but it was in a 100 zone, if I got done at 170 would have lost my car for three months (two hoon strikes straight up)
If you commit a hoon offence and then a subsequent hoon offence, they up the impoundment period.

Drink Driving, Drug Driving, Unlicensed Driving, Driving Suspended are all classified as "Hoon" offences. It will cost likely minimum $3000 to get that car out of impound - if he doesn't - the government gets to keep it and sell it to cover the impoundment costs.

All before you even have your day in court.
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Old 22-01-2022, 09:21 PM   #10
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If you commit a hoon offence and then a subsequent hoon offence, they up the impoundment period.

Drink Driving, Drug Driving, Unlicensed Driving, Driving Suspended are all classified as "Hoon" offences. It will cost likely minimum $3000 to get that car out of impound - if he doesn't - the government gets to keep it and sell it to cover the impoundment costs.

All before you even have your day in court.
Thats the same as us - except the drink driving, drug driving, unlicenced driving and driving suspended only become hoon offences for anyone with prior hoon charges - for 6 years
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Old 22-01-2022, 09:59 PM   #11
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Lucky the car was not seized and crushed under some "hoon law" like those in WA; I would hate to see that rare collectable crushed.
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Lucky the car was not seized and crushed under some "hoon law" like those in WA; I would hate to see that rare collectable crushed.
Can any of the XY enthusiasts' tell if its a Genuine GT from South Africa?

I think the colour looks legit Zircon Green?

I read the SA ones were called Fairmont GTs
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Old 24-01-2022, 09:26 PM   #13
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Can any of the XY enthusiasts' tell if its a Genuine GT from South Africa?

I think the colour looks legit Zircon Green?

I read the SA ones were called Fairmont GTs
It does look like an SA GT, the pics are not clear enough but the boot badge looks like Fairmont GT and they did run the GS hubcaps, there is a few other tell tails but don't show up in those pics.
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I wouldn't be surprised if that went missing from the impound yard.

Also, correct that the SA GTs were called Fairmont GTs.
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Old 24-01-2022, 08:27 PM   #15
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All I can say is the guy is a knobhead!
No licence, no insurance or Rego, and a car that sticks out like a dog's left nut!

Some muvvers do ave em, comes to mind, just wonder where he got the dollero's to buy it, the cops must be going through him with a fine tooth comb financially.........
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All I can say is the guy is a knobhead!
No licence, no insurance or Rego, and a car that sticks out like a dog's left nut!

Some muvvers do ave em, comes to mind, just wonder where he got the dollero's to buy it, the cops must be going through him with a fine tooth comb financially.........
Doesn't stack up does it that this 49 year old knob would have enough coin to import this from SA.

To do it properly cost of joining a car club would be minimal - Bathurst Light Car Club holds regular events at Mount Panorama.
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Doesn't stack up does it that this 49 year old knob would have enough coin to import this from SA.

To do it properly cost of joining a car club would be minimal - Bathurst Light Car Club holds regular events at Mount Panorama.
Nor does His Excuse for not having an Unregistered Vehicle permit stack Up.
You can buy them online from the Vicroads website..
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Nor does His Excuse for not having an Unregistered Vehicle permit stack Up.
You can buy them online from the Vicroads website..
only stacks up if its a stolen car
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The seem to catch plenty of people there, have done for decades but I guess certain people never learn
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