Will my car pass pink-slip (e-safety check) with a broken odometer?
Just curious if it will overwise if not i will fix it cheers
Searching for the billion
Doubt they will notice as they won't drive it far as long as it looks OK and the speedo works.
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In Queensland you must have a working speedometer and odometer to obtain a RWC or Safety Certificate. The odometer reading is required to prevent sellers winding back the speedo.
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Real cars are steel cars.
Same in Vic.
From memory it was an ADR from around 1988.
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Gave up on VL's
I think it needs to be working..... I just fixed mine the other day.. The cog only cost around $8, Soon I will not need it as I am about to install my level 3 cluster. Will wait until after I get a pink slip done.
Last edited by James39; 04-08-2010 at 06:48 PM.
you could always borrow one for the test if one of your mates have one.. i wonder if an after market speedo and odo will pass??
The Wagon on Wheels..
No it shouldnt pass in NSW, but like above i doubt they will notice. Plead ignorance if they do and you will have to fix it earlier then you planned.
Originally Posted by Blown V6 Hatch
It's cheap and half arsed - perfect fit for a Commodore
Reaper
My odometer is not working at the moment, but it passed rego inspection last month. The bloke didn't notice.
Hey James39, did you buy the cog local, or from Ebay?
Thanks, Darren.
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It may well be different in Queensland where it must be working - the RWC or Safety Certificate must have to odometer reading on it, and when you go to transfer the registration it must show a higher odometer reading than the previous rego transfer. If not they won't transfer rego.
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"The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made." -- Jean Giraudoux
Gave up on VL's
It was from eBay it cost nothing for postage.....
ODOMETER COG HOLDEN COMMODORE VN VP VR VS SPEEDO GEAR - eBay Speedometers, Gauges, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 04-Aug-10 09:55:33 AEST)
How come? what if you bought a car that had, for legitimate reasons, not been driven since last change of ownership?
walks barefoot
My last car, vb commodore, bought in 2000 didn't have a working odometer for all the time I owned it. Sold it last Feb.
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Queensland Transport will also take into account the time interval since the last odometer reading and they will listen to legitimate reasons.....however, the reason for this requirement was brought about when certain used car dealers were turning back odometers....sometimes from 300,000km to 70,000km. It is designed to stop misrepresentation....how would you like to buy a car that had 70,000km on the odometer but then you found a service sticker on the windscreen which said the next service was due at 315,000km.
In New Zealand it was widespread when they were importing cars from Japan and winding the odo's back.
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