1:30am on 5th day of P plates... Canary

[MoSkA]

Good morning JC'ers.

I just got my first canary on my first pulling over since becoming a P plater.

I went out tonight around 10pm to a friend's house to pick her and some of her friends up and cruise around for a while.

In my mummy's 1987 F**D Falcon S-pac Wagon I drive around for a while music blaring. (subbie going fully nutts u-leh)
We go see a mate in Lillydale, we head down to Baysie maccas for a bite, we go to the haunted house in Sassafrass (SP?).
Heading back towards my area I notice a car following me, so I slow down a bit to give him the hint to overtake me, I get down to 75 in an 80 and the lights start going. I pull over, they do the
Cop: "where have you guys been tonight??"
Me: "Mate, where haven't we been?"
Cop2: "Had anything to drink tonight?"
Me: "No"
Cop2: "Blow into this please"
Blah blah blah no drinking...
Cop2: "Is that smoke?" Pointing to the front right wheel...
Me: "is it? I didn't notice"
Got me to pop the hood, did the whole lights test etc. He was disgusted with the oil around the engine and cop1 noticed oil dripping (I've known of this problem for a while, busted gasket somewhere leaks oil down the exhaust manifold and it usually burns up at the cat)...
I went back into the car and the cops went back to theirs... I noticed he was writing on something on his hood, immediately I thought "shit, I knew I was speeding".
He approaches the passenger window and knocks on it, kate (the hot one ) opens it up and he pops a nice big yellow sticker on the inside.
Tells me to come out of the car... I walk up to him and he explains the defective vehicle notice etc.
He asks me again if the car is mine, I say "no way, that's mum's" I point to the logo on my jacket and say "I'm a holden man", he then goes on to say and I quote:
"You were going 5 or 6 over the limit, but I'm not gonna do you for that, also there are pipes missing from the air cleaner to the exhaust manifold, but if I report that it will become a major defect and I'll have to fine you, also the girl in the front seat had her hand out the window, tell her that's a $75 fine, but I'll let her off this time"
I ask "Does that fine go to the driver?"
He says "no, that goes to the person doing it"
I say "well that's good, she deserves it"
he gives a chuckle and says "well I can go hand her one if you like"
I says "Nah we'll leave that for next time"...

He says "have a good night"
I say "thanks for the pretty yellow paper"
He smiles and says "get outta here"

That's it. I get away with a minor defect which involves a gasket and degrease of the engine. I can still drive it till the 26th, I have to bring it down to Vic Roads to get the work checked before then.

Best police officer I have ever encountered.

[rattattack1313]

yea mate...sounds like he was a legend......thing is..oily engine bays and heat are not a good mix......

[VS Omega]

You got lucky, I've seen/heard of a lot worse.. still you should maintain a 90% road worthy vehicle at all times, that way they can't get you at all

[MoSkA]

I got more than lucky, that was a ****ing miracle.
The ammount of things that make that car unroadworthy can't be counted using all fingers and toes.
I stopped doing work on it a while ago cuz I plan on replacing it, but money restrictions keep stopping me from getting a vn-vp to replace it with. But I'll still not fix this thing properly... 15th of sept I'll have a good ammount of money.

[rattattack1313]

I reckon you outa take Mums car to the tip mate...........loool.......better than leaving it on the side of the road....thats Littering......loooool...

[tr3nt]

still you should maintain a 90% road worthy vehicle at all times

Yeah, I make a note of keeping at a maximum of two things (that I know of) unroadworthy, cause at 3, they can defect me.
so far it's the Amp fuse (not bolted to chassis), a front wheel is getting low-ish and I think that's it, or the front spotties are hooked to a switch not high beams, but the tires are getting done SOON.!

[Just_Ice]

What did your old lady have to say

[ucwepn]

Haha you got off easy I've had about 6 canaries on my torana and a green one as well (epa), They didn't love me hehe It was a bit of a beast but I'm sure it looked faster than it went, as soon as I got off my P's they never bothered me again, but with the P plates on the torrie and cruising you could almost bet money on being defected, Took it to chapel st. and saw about a hundred cops and thought I'm not staying here...LOL They don't like people cruising.

[timmyscommy]

coppers love baysie maccas! ive had my car checked ova there as well mate, its cos of all the fully sick skylines that hang around there in the car park especially round the early hours of the day.

[i_want_kw]

is it illegal to drive with 17" vr clubby's on the front, and stockies on the back of a VL?

[VS Omega]

Not sure but I do know tyres on the same axel have to be the same brand or something like that?!

[rattattack1313]

is it illegal to drive with 17" vr clubby's on the front, and stockies on the back of a VL?

...sure is mate........(illegal, that is..)....

[MoSkA]

What did your old lady have to say

First thing she asked is if I was embarassed getting pulled over with 3 of my girls in the car.
Second thing was how stupid it was to go to the haunted house.. she believes in evil spirits, I do too now... Nicole in the back seat looked at the house and said "if you ghosts really are there, turn a light on inside or out of the house" sure enough 10 seconds later a light infront of the garage comes on... I shat myself and booted the **** outta there.

[vlv8vic]

your mums car has subwoofers? lol.......

and whoever asked about having mags on the front and stockies on the back, pet hate of mine. if these kids cant afford to replace the tyres they spun off then either, a- dont do it ! or b - spin the stockies.

i see so many cars cruising with shitty stockos on the arse. looks shit and makes the driver look like a wank. (personal opinion....)

back to moskas mum having subbies in the ford.......

[i_want_kw]

yea vlv8vic im the one who has the stockies, and i was asking for a legal opinion, not a personal attack of character.
when ur old man offers to pay for tread coz ur broke, ur parents splits up, then all of a sudden 1 household is paying to rent 2 houses + solicitors and it's a fight to even pay to keep the land-line going.... it's not so easy to go out spending $500 on tyres.... but when i was rippin it up with mates in the car i mustn't have been thinking about my parents maritial problems.
thanks for ur 2c clown, keep em

[MoSkA]

Yeah Single 12" out back of the F**D.
Mum loves Tekkaz, but hates all that RnB stuff.
It pumps good for the cheapest system on earth.
Going for the full upgrade when I get the Holden (suddenly I'm not sure wether to get a VL VN VP or VR.....)

[vlv8vic]

yea vlv8vic im the one who has the stockies, and i was asking for a legal opinion, not a personal attack of character.
when ur old man offers to pay for tread coz ur broke, ur parents splits up, then all of a sudden 1 household is paying to rent 2 houses + solicitors and it's a fight to even pay to keep the land-line going.... it's not so easy to go out spending $500 on tyres.... but when i was rippin it up with mates in the car i mustn't have been thinking about my parents maritial problems.
thanks for ur 2c clown, keep em

Sorry mate i certainly wasnt fishing for your life story. there will always be stories of people who do whatever cos they cant afford / dont have time etc etc.
Certainly wasnt a personal attack on you, more a general comment stemming from your question.
again i am sorry, but you rip em you gotta expect to have to replace them at some stage. NOT A PERSONAL ATTACK

[tr3nt]

Not sure but I do know tyres on the same axel have to be the same brand or something like that?!

the law is the tires on the axel must be same size/width, and similar tread, they don't have to be identicle, but it helps when the cops check the vehicle, whats similar to us maybe different to them.