Who here drove/driving a drive a skyline on p's??

[Guest DJW]

ive never heard of cops getting cars tested for weight at a weigh in station, though it wouldn't surprise me sometime in future

thats when u place weights in car, under carpet, under seats

[jon771]

hehe yep, pretty much...

Does anyone know someone who would insure an R33 gtst third party fire and theft for its value (about 15k-20k) and the rough prices? I have tried just cars and although fairly cheap, it only covers $4000 of theft (the main thing I am worried about).

[WazR32GTSt]

you have to hope that the person at vicroads is not a tightarse and just agrees with whatever you said. I think all the weighing gets done at compliance so you probably need to get your importer to "modify" the weight before they register it initially.

Not worth the hassle seriously...either take the risk or get an r32 turbo which is legal.

[jon771]

Yeah fair enough.. I like the look of the r33 a lot more, so I'll probably stick with that and hope for luck

[WazR32GTSt]

may the force be with you...

[chopobo]

chill dudes

i had a long hard think about the power to weight laws

but when i saw soo many gtsts with P plates

i decided fook it, jus get it.

so far no problems at all in my car. haven't even been pulled over by cops yet so far. lets hope it stays that way. hehe

[YnVmE4]

okok, wtf r u all talking about 'silver p's' 'goldern p's' 'green p's' 'neon p's' wtf? in melb u have P's.. then full... wats going on?

[chicane]

G'day all,

I drive an R33 GTS4 (NA) on my P's still..

Insurance was the deciding factor with an NA or a Turbo..

[akeenan]

jon771-  

Vic power to weight ratio explained:  

no more than 125kw's per tonne... example: Nissan Skyline R33 GTS-T:  

Weight: 1370kg (give or take) = 1.37 tonnes.  

Power: 187kw (give or take)  

187/1.37 = 136.5kw's per tonne. Illegal  

"quoted from SS8_Gohan"

this has also been quoted about 1000 times before!

remember the cops apparently read these forums..um yes its legal eh??

[YnVmE4]

LOL!!

ofcorse it is... thats right... where just....Role-playing....It's all an act...

[akeenan]

i should be off my p's but im not i drive a turbo

[YnVmE4]

Someone please explain why pple before where talking about 'green p's and 'red ps' etc....

I dunno what state thats in but i haven't heard of it

[Timmy G]

i drove a nissan pulsar 1.6L on my red Ps and a skyline r33 gts-t on my green Ps (NSW)

[YnVmE4]

ok.. so im guessing.. u get ur red p's... before your green p's... and green has less restrictions??

[Timmy G]

correct.

* learners = 1 year, can't drive by yourself, 90km/hr limit

* red Ps = 1 year, lower speed limits, 100km/hr limit

* green Ps = 2 years, 100km/hr limit

i am not 100% sure about the speed limits, but it's something like that. i am on my green Ps still, get my full licence in oct

[YnVmE4]

N u get your red's when ur 17??

[Timmy G]

yeah, the earliest possible time you can get on your Ps is when you turn 17

[Ash]

i think you would be stupid to be driving a skyline when you are just off your L's. it doesn't matter how good you think you are, you need the experiance.

[Timmy G]

yeah, i reckon you should drive your mum or dad's car for a while which is probably less powerful.

but no matter what... when you get a fast car you are going to drive around a little faster and do things you wouldn't normally do. the magnitude in which this occurs is just amplified if you are young and dumb

[Nizmo]

Originally posted by Timmy G

yeah, i reckon you should drive your mum or dad's car for a while which is probably less powerful.

Yeah thats what i did - learnt to drive in it - VT Holden Clubby - real less powerful hahaha