WA DPI = Anti-Performance Cars

[1BEAST2NV]

What a fckn JOKE, how much more of our money do they wonna rob off us????

Use to be So long as its all fitted and passed with a permit who cares, NOW they wonna test all this sh1t, "a cam" are they fckn joking or what, like its gonna make "that much" of a difference..pfffft

Get a yellow and costs ya thousands just to get it off,

why bother havin a car if ya cant do fck all to it??

Not every ones made of money and take time to save for there mods...Not every one has money tree's growing out back

There just LEGALISED CRIMS

[monaro_mad]

Did someone say revenue? We spend our hard-earned on cars IMO the govt sees this as an opportunity to cash in on our hobby, i believe they think if we can afford to mod we can afford the ridiculous penalties to keep them on the roads.

It seems totally focused on performance mods which most aren't going to meet emissions standards we know that but what about all those poorly maintained cars that would fail the same tests? Going by this press release looks like these vehicles won't be put under the same spotlight which really shits me. I see so many unmodified old AND new cars/trucks that are badly maintained driven EVERYDAY they would never pass a test, and there are more examples of these out there.

[Martin_D]

The thing is Tuna if they say, "hey that has a turbo kit on it". You say " yeah but it conforms". They say "yeah well you should have no trouble proving it by doing the test".

We recommend that those tested cars carry the test results and certification on them at all times (in the glovebox). Has avoided exactly this occurring in one instance

[KPWISHN]

WOW. That's really reassuring. Would come down to your attitude to the police officer more so as I said before. That same person would have just as easily had to do the test if the copper felt like it, regardless of any bit of paper.

[EXCESSV]

We recommend that those tested cars carry the test results and certification on them at all times (in the glovebox). Has avoided exactly this occurring in one instance

it means absolutely dick to be honest Martin carrying around the results.

If a police officer wants to u can wave ADR, emmision compliants, permits whatever under his/her nose and they will say thats some nice pretty paper...show the guys at the pits

seen it happen to mates with S15 with showcars with permits and engineering for ever mod on the car and costs them still $$$ to go to pits and test
guys at pits just go Why the fark are u here when u have all this approved?




as monaro_mad said they need to work on ppl with old shit boxes and poorly maintained cars that are weapons on the street and pure hazards!!!
these will causes accidents and kill ppl...not a well maintainted high performance car with big brakes, abs, esp, etc etc etc

then again the ones with shit boxes and poorly maintained cars they must see as not much cash revenue as if they cant afford a nice car or to maintain it they cant get money out of them

[Tony_Montana78]

Isn't it ridiculous how over legislated this state has become!

After reading this it makes me think that other than getting rims/stereo there isnt much point doing anything else to my car. Might be better off buying a bike.

[EXCESSV]

Isn't it ridiculous how over legislated this state has become!

After reading this it makes me think that other than getting rims/stereo there isnt much point doing anything else to my car. Might be better off buying a bike.

but carefull the rims may not be engineered or australia standards or maybe even too big for the car...

stereo too loud = excessive noise to
go stock cars!

and dont worry..bikes will cop something next too.



Someone needs to tell the DPI the mining boom is done...no more cash!

although something thats been annoying me...KEC being a emissions test centre
a Performance company that sells nothing that would ever be able to complianced or meet these standards are carrying out the tests...
is it just me or is that just a fuucked up situation???

but wait...wink wink nudge nudge...if u have done work at our shop or buy these products we can "pass" the test for ya

[iloveholden]

What a joke W.A is becoming....off to the Vent thread we go everyone

[Tre-Cool]

It's been proven that most factory cars will not pass an IM240 test brand new, so how can they expect slighly modified cars to pass. EHH They Don't. Hell they even want retuned ecu cars to be tested.

"When there is evidence of reprogramming of the electronic control unit (ECU, the engine management computer), or a chip swap."

Anyone keen to setup another Transport & licensing centre? Anti-monopoly law's have to come to come in handy for something....

[EXCESSV]

It's been proven that most factory cars will not pass an IM240 test brand new, so how can they expect slighly modified cars to pass. EHH They Don't.

surely if that fact can be proven it alone is enough to throw this stupid law out??????

If a car manufacturer cant meet those standards how the fark is the public going to with there stock car? can we go back to holden/ford/honda/mitsi, etc and go here is the bill coz the brand new car u sold me thats unmodified cant pass a test that it should do???

any lawyers on here?

[VX2VESS]

a way to stop hoons, blame them for it...

[nang3]

it means absolutely dick to be honest Martin carrying around the results.

If a police officer wants to u can wave ADR, emmision compliants, permits whatever under his/her nose and they will say thats some nice pretty paper...show the guys at the pits

seen it happen to mates with S15 with showcars with permits and engineering for ever mod on the car and costs them still $$$ to go to pits and test
guys at pits just go Why the fark are u here when u have all this approved?




as monaro_mad said they need to work on ppl with old shit boxes and poorly maintained cars that are weapons on the street and pure hazards!!!
these will causes accidents and kill ppl...not a well maintainted high performance car with big brakes, abs, esp, etc etc etc

then again the ones with shit boxes and poorly maintained cars they must see as not much cash revenue as if they cant afford a nice car or to maintain it they cant get money out of them

the problem is that the media hasn't focused on stereotyping these cars into appearing as a danger on the roads like they have with any car with a spoiler and/or mag wheels !!

Everyone knows catching Hoons is easier than catching a real criminial!

Did someone say revenue? We spend our hard-earned on cars IMO the govt sees this as an opportunity to cash in on our hobby, i believe they think if we can afford to mod we can afford the ridiculous penalties to keep them on the roads.

It seems totally focused on performance mods which most aren't going to meet emissions standards we know that but what about all those poorly maintained cars that would fail the same tests? Going by this press release looks like these vehicles won't be put under the same spotlight which really shits me. I see so many unmodified old AND new cars/trucks that are badly maintained driven EVERYDAY they would never pass a test, and there are more examples of these out there.

plus it appears to the ill informed as though they are targeting the Hoon epidemic as evidenced by the propaganda campaigns run by the government/Road safety naziis

[HSV Listy]

The way they have written that it looks like a performance company add straight off LS1.com

We do supercharging, turbos, ECU upgrades etc.
The DPI just copied that and said we do them too but we FK you over while we are at it.

[EXCESSV]

Wonder what all the performance and modifcations shops think of all of this????

KEC wouldnt care as there income has gone from performance shop to $2K emission runs

but what about tuners, exahaust shops, performance shops, etc?
surely they would all just about close shop unless they had links to cars or teams in actual racing so that they had income from that????

government wants to stop hoons at the expense of business...that makes sense

[nthnbeachesguy]

Performance shops are like the drug pushers only they sell you fun and enjoyment from a car instead of ice or smack so they should be penalised.