Turbo Timer Conundrum

[VladTepes]

Recent chages to the Qld road rules, seem to make a Turbo Timer a problem: 8O

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Securing a vehicle
When leaving a vehicle a driver must properly secure the vehicle by:
· turning off the engine
· applying the handbrake
· removing the ignition key if no-one 16 years of age or over is remaining in the vehicle and
· locking the doors if no-one is remaining in the vehicle.

A driver has 'left' a vehicle when he or she is more than three metres away from it. [/b][/quote]

[Phoenix]

the law has basically made it illegal to leave a vehicle running for some time in most states, it's just one of those things really. Mind you, if turbos needed timers, they would have them, but that's just my opinion. I also think that it can't hurt :wink:

[101RRS]

Originally posted by Phoenix
Mind you, if turbos needed timers, they would have them, but that's just my opinion. I also think that it can't hurt :wink:

Or the vehicle handbook would indicate that after some high rev work the car should be allowed to idle down for a few minutes - so it seems that timers while not a necessity are a way of meeting your handbook requirements.

[CraigE]

If the coppers and the courts did their jobs properly instead of rewarding car thieves then these laws would not be needed. Most of these have been propogated by the insurance companies.
Even with a turbo timer I would not leave the vehicle until it had shut down and was in gear. Runaways are not a pretty sight and you could be liable. This pretty much eliminates the need for a turbo timer, just idle for a couple of minutes if the engine has been working hard.

[seqfisho]

Not an issue with an auto :wink:

30 secs or a min and even a good thief wouldn't get too far, plus with the correct timer the full security system is armed from the moment the doors are locked, the fuel/engine imobilliser cuts in as soon as the timer stops.

Plus what fun is there in stealing a diesel auto when the car park is full of V8 dunnydores and Falcoons. :wink:

[DEFENDERZOOK]

<span style="color:blue">like all rules.....


you are only breaking them if you get caught......</span>

[Captain_Rightfoot]

To be honest... the thing that worries me most about turbo timers is not the cops catching you, but leaving the car with just the handbrake on! I thought LR handbrakes were like all English handbrakes... decidedly dodgy! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

I have three cars, and all of them have suspect handbrakes :roll: :roll: :roll:

[p38arover]

Originally posted by Captain_Rightfoot
To be honest... the thing that worries me most about turbo timers is not the cops catching you, but leaving the car with just the handbrake on! I thought LR handbrakes were like all English handbrakes... decidedly dodgy! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

I have three cars, and all of them have suspect handbrakes :roll: :roll: :roll:

I'v never had a problem with the handbrake on any of the 4 Land/Range Rovers I've owned. They work very well.

Ron

[one_iota]

Originally posted by p38arover+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(p38arover)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Captain_Rightfoot
To be honest... the thing that worries me most about turbo timers is not the cops catching you, but leaving the car with just the handbrake on! I thought LR handbrakes were like all English handbrakes... decidedly dodgy! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

I have three cars, and all of them have suspect handbrakes :roll: :roll: :roll:

I'v never had a problem with the handbrake on any of the 4 Land/Range Rovers I've owned. They work very well.

Ron[/b][/quote]

Except if the rear main seal leaks oil into the drum 8O

[DiscoTDI]

The fun bit is when they steal the car while the turbo timer is running and it stopping in the middle of the road style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[Captain_Rightfoot]

Originally posted by DiscoTDI
The fun bit is when they steal the car while the turbo timer is running and it stopping in the middle of the road style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif
The steering lock would activate too. Could be hilarious if they drive off into a round about style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[VladTepes]

Originally posted by one_iota+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(one_iota)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-p38arover

I'v never had a problem with the handbrake on any of the 4 Land/Range Rovers I've owned. They work very well.

Ron

Except if the rear main seal leaks oil into the drum 8O[/b][/quote]

I know a bloke who had this happen a while back. He had his nice shiny Rangie parked in the driveway, which was atop a small hill. Turned out that oil did leak onto the drum, effectively releasing the hand brake. He found out, because a policeman knocked on the door at 2am and asked him if he owned a Range Rover. And sis it happen to be the one lodged in the house across the road 8O style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

true.

[Ace]

As Craig said, i wouldnt leave my vehicle with the engine running, so i might as well save the money and wait in it for 30secs to a minute, and if you have a manual it needs to be in gear. When you do your driving test, you are asked to secure the vehicle as you would if you were leaving it, if you did this and left it in neutral you would fail.

As for being 3 metres away and being classified as leaving you vehicle, thats silly. There is now a fine for leaving your keys in your car. Whilst you wouldnt do it in the city, in my home town, no one locks their car, and more often than not the keys are left in the vehicle. Matt

[VladTepes]

so if anyone is after a cheap car...


Just kidding. Oh for those days again.....