Power / Weight Ratio (p Plater Restrictions)

[johnblack33]

Hey all, just to clarify this matter for use all... I happend 2 get pulled over not even an hour ago in my R33 by a TMU officer, M. MOOHAN a senior constable from Fawkner. Anyways... he said 2 me that out of the factory my car is illegal due to power to weight ratios... $112 fine and not allowed to drive until fully licenced. Stock out of factory i said?.. hmm.. doesn't my car weigh 1500kgs and have 187kw... do the math and that = 124kw per tonne!.. UNDER THE 125kw limit. Yet my rego specifies that it only weighs 1400.. hmm. dunno wtf is with that? Out of factory you might say.. which means no petrol no water no oil and overall less weight etc etc.. but i'll be damned if u can drive any car out of the factory without petrol, oil and water. So I am absoloutely pisst off as to why my car is weighed in by Vic Roads at 1400 and to why i got that fine and can't drive my car until August (when im fully licenced). On top of all this i asked him why and his like don't give me the figures i don't know, all i know is that by the "book / law the rb25det is illegal to drive on your P's, you can put slabs of concrete in the back of your car its not going to make any difference." And i also quote "i'm lucky that their not allowed to give out demerit points for this fine as yet as it's not in the book" or something along those lines.. but yeh.. just for all you peoples info.. im soo depressed right now.. honeslty.. people out there killing each other.. we have no water here in melbourne households yet factories use a million litres a day.. and cops are worried about a bit of power over weight ratio.. omfg wat has this world come to... moses and jesus would be rolling in their graves! (not that jesus was buried but yeh)

Peace out love use all .. mwa!

[LTHLRB]

have a cry

[OKBANANA]

VicRoads released a list of cars that were over the limit and illegal for p platers to drive years ago.

R33 is on it.

[RBwhatever]

Last time I checked the R33 turbo coupe doesn't weigh 1500kgs.

Spec sheets say 1370kg kerb weight(wet weight) I believe, which is the weight including all fluids like oils, water, fuel etc.

[LTHLRB]

keymaker33 look in vic section he posted there too... and copped it haha

[R31Nismoid]

There is no need for two threads.

You have already been told your incorrect in your invalid knowledge of the law.

I suggest you ring VicRoads if you dont believe anyone on this forum

Thanks.