Got Done For Turbo

[HSV_Killer]

Hey all,

I know I'm probably going to get flamed for this but I drive an r33 GTST and i'm on green p plates, i got my ps before July 1st.

Got a fine and points for driving it today.

Just wanting to know if anyone has had similar troubles and if there is anything i can do.

I will be defiantly garaging it until I get off the Ps.

Cheers.

[_Ryan_]

is anything i can do.

1. Search.

2. Take it on the chin.

[GODZ1LLA]

Get the bus

[lukesii]

study the vic laws b4 buying a turbo on p's ?

[West]

Sell it and get something else.......simple.

[R31Nismoid]

You really are not going to get many useful replies... being there is nothing you can do and plenty of us have warned fellow people that this will start happening...

[Charles89]

You shoulda bought a R32 instead of R33, because R32 woulda been legal for you.

[Curmi]

^^^^ doubt it?

i have a r32 turbo keep it in the garage most times until 2 months till off me p's yayayay. but i have been driving since off my learners. daily car ftw

33's weigh more so why would a r32 pass as legal? but r33 power is more.

[Peter89]

Hey all,

I know I'm probably going to get flamed for this but I drive an r33 GTST and i'm on green p plates, i got my ps before July 1st.

Got a fine and points for driving it today.

Just wanting to know if anyone has had similar troubles and if there is anything i can do.

I will be defiantly garaging it until I get off the Ps.

Cheers.

2007? then turbos are legal, however power to weight might not be.

what was the actual fine for? if it is power to weight, you could get it dynoed then show vicroads the power, might work.

[Charles89]

^^^^ doubt it?

i have a r32 turbo keep it in the garage most times until 2 months till off me p's yayayay. but i have been driving since off my learners. daily car ftw

33's weigh more so why would a r32 pass as legal? but r33 power is more.

If you got your P's before July 1st 2007, then you don't have the turbo restriction, only power to weight.

Yes you are right, R33 is heavier, but R33 has a bigger engine 2.5L, oppose to a 2.0L R32.

So the R32 GTST is legal.

2007? then turbos are legal, however power to weight might not be.

what was the actual fine for? if it is power to weight, you could get it dynoed then show vicroads the power, might work.

If the R32 was stock (which has to be anyway, because on your P's, you can't mod anything to increase power), then it should be fine, also the age of it will also result in a tiny bit of power lost anyway.

[Curmi]

its 3 points and a big fine isnt it?

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

you can like, block the turbo so its not working, and then you can like tell the copper that has a look thats its like fully blocked and not working.

[Birds]

You want to know if there's something you can do? What do you expect to be able to do? You broke the law and got punished for it...that's the end of the story as far as the state of Victoria is concerned.

Hopefully you learn from this lesson and garage the Skyline / buy a more suitable P plater car.

I do want to thank you for coming forward and posting this...it should be stickied to serve as a warning to other people that you can get caught for it...and that this is far from the worst that can happen to you when you do drive illegally.

[HSV_Killer]

its 3 points and a big fine isnt it?

i got $236 and 3 points, On VicRoads site it says they can fine up to $1100. However I have read on here people have been let off with warnings. Thing is the car is stock, you see P Platers driving much more high powered skylines as well as other cars that are so obviously not legal.

Live and learn on my part i guess...

[bozodos]

haha some of the p platers of italian descent around here manage to get around in clubsports and senators without getting dicked, maybe its more of a melbourne thing

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

haha some of the p platers of italian descent around here manage to get around in clubsports and senators without getting dicked, maybe its more of a melbourne thing

maybe cause they own half the town with there grapes ?

my cousins family does anyway haha, all the boys of the family are driving around in FPV's HSV's ... Senators, xr6t's bloody crazy up there (robinvale)

[bozodos]

yeah there's a lot of money floating around robinvale lol, but yes I'm surprised at how many locals get away with driving obviously V8 / turbo powered cars when the cops are keen to come down like a ton of bricks on just about everything else.

[Peter89]

i got $236 and 3 points, On VicRoads site it says they can fine up to $1100. However I have read on here people have been let off with warnings. Thing is the car is stock, you see P Platers driving much more high powered skylines as well as other cars that are so obviously not legal.

Live and learn on my part i guess...

i thought it was an impound offense these days. well, consider yourself lucky.

[krzysztof]

you can like, block the turbo so its not working, and then you can like tell the copper that has a look thats its like fully blocked and not working.

gold! hahaha

[Spunky Munky]

I'll give you simple reply mate...firstly, sorry to hear that you've been fined etc...just gotta garage it and wait until you get off your P's. Driving it is a risk and you'll go paranoid ever time a copper drives past. It's not worth it. Just gotta face reality mate.