Thread: Bought a car from a member here... bad choice

I was talking to a pilot recently. He fuels his Cessna 182 with BP Ultimate (98 RON) and pays the fuel excise.

Apparently, aircraft registration is included in the aviation fuel cost. While his aircraft registration seems free, he sees the automotive fuel excise as covering it.

There should be a single national database for each state to consult. Each state would then be like an agent for the national database. That way it would not be necessary to transfer rego between states.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

If the car was bought interstate VCAT can do jack about it.

Incorrect, as long as one of the parties resides in Victoria, VCAT can call up Australian Consumer Law 407 which allows them full jurisdiction over the matter if a claim has been filed in Victoria....

My F650GS is around the $600 (Learner Legal) and my 750 Kawasaki is $52 + $45 for the plate for first time registered which is a ripoff because if you own an historic car you get 2 plates for $45

As far as I know NSW Govt regardless of the party says it will remain yearly inspections, I would imagine it's all about the money.

As far as I know NSW Govt regardless of the party says it will remain yearly inspections, I would imagine it's all about the money

The NSW Government doesn't gain any money from the annual roadworthy. The person who benefits is the mechanic. Some mechanics dredge up everything they can under the guise of Roadworthy issue.

I recall my SIL once got one for an old VH Commodore he had and the mechanic listed rust in headlight, but it wasn't in the headlight but the filler strip behind and only surface rust. Also rust in tailgate and that wasn't structural either.

My daughter had an old Meteor which had completely rusted the boot floor out, and my mechanic said he couldn't give it a pass. I bought a complete boot floor from a wrecker and cut out the old one , riveted it in and he rewelded it . A PITA but the body really needed that boot floor as she was pretty flexible without it.

On balance I think that the annual roadworthy is a good idea if done ethically. In any case I see lots of cars without headlights or taillights, so at least they have to replace them before rego, not to mention bald tyres etc . Although the outlaws continue regardless without rego , CTP , or a licence. The cops plate scanning has also reduced this.

Regards Philip A

Speaking of NSW roadworthies I had an interesting conversation with an ACT colleague the other day. I have a Falcon RTV ute that I use as a daily driver for the commute into town. Recently it was due for the 10 year tank recertification and rego which I got done. At last years rego check they mentioned that the upper balljoints were getting a little worn but would need to be replaced the following year so I did them and got the inspection certificate with no worries. My Canberra based colleague has a Territory with 300,000KM on it that he carts his family around, his response to to my tale, The territory is a bit rattley in the front end but no one makes me fix it and I've never replaced the balljoints.....
I reckon roadworthies do serve a useful purpose....

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by Tote

Speaking of NSW roadworthies I had an interesting conversation with an ACT colleague the other day. I have a Falcon RTV ute that I use as a daily driver for the commute into town. Recently it was due for the 10 year tank recertification and rego which I got done. At last years rego check they mentioned that the upper balljoints were getting a little worn but would need to be replaced the following year so I did them and got the inspection certificate with no worries. My Canberra based colleague has a Territory with 300,000KM on it that he carts his family around, his response to to my tale, The territory is a bit rattley in the front end but no one makes me fix it and I've never replaced the balljoints.....
I reckon roadworthies do serve a useful purpose....

Regards,
Tote

Knowing the territory and its issues with ball joint catastrophic failures i woild suggest that he grts it fixed immediately! ! Google it, it will make you think twice about getting in one unless theyhave been replaced with the upgraded kit

I read that surveys had failed to find any difference between the typical state of roadworthiness of vehicles in states with and without annual roadworthy checks. Nor had annual inspections been shown to reduce crashes.
This is an interesting article. One point is that vehicle inspections tend not to find brake defects unless rolling road equipment is used.
VEHICLE ROADWORTHINESS AND ACCIDENTS