Thread: Range Rover Classic and P plates

Dont forget NRMA too, of you are in letter writing mode.

So... got heaps on info ready on the performance figures of the Range rover and BA XR6. Power figures, weight, 0-100 times. Wrote a letter and sent off the figures with proof.
Got a reply back saying to fill in a exemption form, rang the number I was sent, had a chat and was told to fill in the form and it will be denied straight away and I can take it further after its been denied. Had to be denied first. Filled in the form and it was denied. Now getting more info together to give myself a good case. It now gets sent off to Melbourne.
Anyone that I spoke to from Vicroads or the Bendigo exemption office couldn't give an answer why I can drive a 6 cylinder that has double the power, but can't drive the rover V8 in a 2 tonne vehicle.

Mate, best of luck with it.
I had a few people tell me i wouldn't be able to drive my disco, seeing as it's a "turbo".
I told them to get bent, and haven't had any dramas yet
Given the amount of info you can present, you've probably got a better shot than most people.
Hell, my mate got given an exemption for his 2.5l petrol turbo saab, so best of luck.
Then again, being the RTA, they probably won't budge
Good luck with it.
Cheers
Muppet

Thank you for the support, Im giving it a right old shot, problem is they can't even give me a reason why i can't drive it, but can drive.. lets face it just about everything is more powerful then a rangie classic..

Good on you mate for fighting for what you think is right. It can be quite surprising what one determined individual can accomplish and you are certainly determined.

These rules are obviously based on statistics... - so I wonder how many Classics have been involved in hoonish behavior...

Or indeed, can the Powers That Be show or prove that Classics are actually capable of such performance... especially compared to a family v6 like the Magna.

Are you allowed to drive a car like the WRX ? If so, ask them how much safer would that be, for yourself, other motorists and pedestrians...

How about your TV Current Affairs-type programs?

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

Mate, best of luck with it.

I had a few people tell me i wouldn't be able to drive my disco, seeing as it's a "turbo".
I told them to get bent, and haven't had any dramas yet

Given the amount of info you can present, you've probably got a better shot than most people.
Hell, my mate got given an exemption for his 2.5l petrol turbo saab, so best of luck.
Then again, being the RTA, they probably won't budge
Good luck with it.
Cheers
Muppet

and you wont there is no restriction on Diesel cars turbo or not...

that was my argument with the RTA that I couldn't drive a rover V8 that was 0-60 in 3 weeks yet I could go out and buy a lotus elise naturally aspirated which is about 0-60 in probably about 6sec, stupid.

Originally Posted by superquag

These rules are obviously based on statistics... - so I wonder how many Classics have been involved in hoonish behavior...

Or indeed, can the Powers That Be show or prove that Classics are actually capable of such performance... especially compared to a family v6 like the Magna.

Are you allowed to drive a car like the WRX ? If so, ask them how much safer would that be, for yourself, other motorists and pedestrians...

How about your TV Current Affairs-type programs?

Rules came in to ban high performance vehicles to P platers, Im fine with that when it was power to weight. Rule used to be 120kw per tonne max. Range rover is 55kw per tonne. Way under, now rules are no V8s at all.
But yes the lotus is fine, even if it weighs around a tonne and has 200kw and gets to 100 in 5 seconds... work that one out