Road Worthy Certificate Qld

**Mick_Marsh** · 2nd July 2012, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by slugworth

I guess it makes up for not having a road worthy every year.There would be some cars out there that haven't had an inspection for over 20 years. If i were buying a second hand vehicle I would like to know if it's going to stay together.

Victoria doesn't have a roadworthy each year. I've had my Commodore since '98. It's still in a roadworthy condition and well maintained mechanically.

**MR LR** · 2nd July 2012, 04:41 PM

Yucky, the whole chassis is probably turning to cheese, i wouldn't want that on the road. Fix it and get it galvanised (the way they should have been made) or buy a new gal chassis for it. Fixing that piece will only open up another can of worms, and it will end up with the car being made of patches.

**isuzurover** · 2nd July 2012, 05:32 PM

Any competent panelbeater or welder can repair that without too much dismantling. However, as mentioned, if the dumb iron is that bad then what is the rest of the chassis like???

Selling with a RWC usually nets you a lot more money than selling without.

If you are interested I know an old German bloke who fixed my doors for $30/hr. PM me if you want the details.

**White 110** · 2nd July 2012, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Any competent panelbeater or welder can repair that without too much dismantling. However, as mentioned, if the dumb iron is that bad then what is the rest of the chassis like???

Selling with a RWC usually nets you a lot more money than selling without.

If you are interested I know an old German bloke who fixed my doors for $30/hr. PM me if you want the details.

Thanks isuzrover - was he in WA or QLD??

**isuzurover** · 2nd July 2012, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by White 110

Thanks isuzrover - was he in WA or QLD??

Brisbane - bayside.

**Reads90** · 2nd July 2012, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

That's harsh. (The Queensland laws.) Quite a few vehicles sold in Victoria are sold without a roadworthy because the owners just want to get rid of it and can't be bothered.
With those rules, I wouldn't be able to sell any of my vehicles if I lived in Queensland, not that I would want to.

Mmm I don't believe it's right

The last 4 cars I have bought in Qld have not had a roadworthy or rego. And I never had a problem

Often get them a lot cheaper than with a rego or roadworthy

**Bigbjorn** · 2nd July 2012, 08:01 PM

Nothing says you can't sell them. The offence is to offer a registered vehicle for sale without an SC.

I knew of licenced motor dealers who would call the Dept. and dob in a vehicle being offered for private sale without.

The problem is that a vehicle of common make some 8-10+ years old is of little interest to the trade except to bomb dealers and has a wholesale value of a couple of thou if it has an SC, some rego, and the tyres necessary to get the SC unless it is a very clean original low k's car. An unregistered oldie is virtually worthless to the trade without except as a wrecker. Most older trade-ins now go straight to auction.

Doesn't take much parts and labour to run up $2,000 - $3,000 if you can't do the work yourself, and that or less is all the vehicle is worth.

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