Intro from Australia
02-23-11, 05:00 AM
#16
Nice ride sam glad you got one. Sorry i couldnt let go of mine. I have those coilovers still tho sitting there.
Anyway new drivers have L plates (learners) for a year. then is followed by P plates (provisional) for 3 years which restrict alcohol content, speed before you get to your full license.
Anyway new drivers have L plates (learners) for a year. then is followed by P plates (provisional) for 3 years which restrict alcohol content, speed before you get to your full license.
02-23-11, 06:00 AM
#17
Nice ride sam glad you got one. Sorry i couldnt let go of mine. I have those coilovers still tho sitting there.
Anyway new drivers have L plates (learners) for a year. then is followed by P plates (provisional) for 3 years which restrict alcohol content, speed before you get to your full license.
Anyway new drivers have L plates (learners) for a year. then is followed by P plates (provisional) for 3 years which restrict alcohol content, speed before you get to your full license.
02-23-11, 06:12 AM
#18
Lexus Test Driver
Sweet car man! That's a very unique color, I think I have seen one pic of dark green somewhere on the Internet (never in real life though).
I do agree the plating system is nice. We should be able to take some advanced driving courses here and earn the S plate (speeder) so you can legally go faster than everyone else....sigh but I dream lol
I do agree the plating system is nice. We should be able to take some advanced driving courses here and earn the S plate (speeder) so you can legally go faster than everyone else....sigh but I dream lol
02-23-11, 06:50 AM
#19
Driver
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 163
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Welcome with this very nice car!
I looked in a Dutch 2001 brochure and the paint colour could be 6s6.
"Racing green" it is called over here.
Nice interior also!
All the best,
Jac
I looked in a Dutch 2001 brochure and the paint colour could be 6s6.
"Racing green" it is called over here.
Nice interior also!
All the best,
Jac
02-23-11, 05:34 PM
#20
Driver
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: new york
Posts: 168
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My only peeves with it are that the previous owner was a hefty fella at 150-160kgs so he has flattened the drivers seat cushion enough to start to get uncomfortable after about half hour in the seat.
And it needs new brake rotors on the rear as it shudders when braking at high speed. (knew this when purchasing, got half a grand off the price because of it)
And it needs new brake rotors on the rear as it shudders when braking at high speed. (knew this when purchasing, got half a grand off the price because of it)
02-23-11, 05:47 PM
#21
Pole Position
P plates = Provisional licence.
It varies from state to state here,but the gist of it is that you start with a leaner's permit,which allows you to drive on the road,while receiving instruction.
You must pass a written test to get your 'L' plates and be allowed near a vehicle.
In NSW where I'm from,you have to do 120hrs of logbooked instructed driving on your L's before you can do a practical test with an examiner from the RTA (same as DOT). If you pass the practical,you get your Provisional licence,and must display 'P' plates on your vehicle. You have Red P's for one year,followed by green P's for 2years. At the end of the third year,you get your black full licence.
P plates stand out from a mile away and scream for the police to pull you over,especialy if the car is modified. P platers have a zero alcohol restriction,speed restrictions,less demerit points,and in some places,restrictions on how many passengers they can carry at certain times and allowable engine types and power to weight ratios.
None of the above stops them from killing themselves though.
Justin...
It varies from state to state here,but the gist of it is that you start with a leaner's permit,which allows you to drive on the road,while receiving instruction.
You must pass a written test to get your 'L' plates and be allowed near a vehicle.
In NSW where I'm from,you have to do 120hrs of logbooked instructed driving on your L's before you can do a practical test with an examiner from the RTA (same as DOT). If you pass the practical,you get your Provisional licence,and must display 'P' plates on your vehicle. You have Red P's for one year,followed by green P's for 2years. At the end of the third year,you get your black full licence.
P plates stand out from a mile away and scream for the police to pull you over,especialy if the car is modified. P platers have a zero alcohol restriction,speed restrictions,less demerit points,and in some places,restrictions on how many passengers they can carry at certain times and allowable engine types and power to weight ratios.
None of the above stops them from killing themselves though.
Justin...
02-23-11, 06:20 PM
#22
Lexus Test Driver
P plates = Provisional licence.
It varies from state to state here,but the gist of it is that you start with a leaner's permit,which allows you to drive on the road,while receiving instruction.
You must pass a written test to get your 'L' plates and be allowed near a vehicle.
In NSW where I'm from,you have to do 120hrs of logbooked instructed driving on your L's before you can do a practical test with an examiner from the RTA (same as DOT). If you pass the practical,you get your Provisional licence,and must display 'P' plates on your vehicle. You have Red P's for one year,followed by green P's for 2years. At the end of the third year,you get your black full licence.
P plates stand out from a mile away and scream for the police to pull you over,especialy if the car is modified. P platers have a zero alcohol restriction,speed restrictions,less demerit points,and in some places,restrictions on how many passengers they can carry at certain times and allowable engine types and power to weight ratios.
None of the above stops them from killing themselves though.
Justin...
It varies from state to state here,but the gist of it is that you start with a leaner's permit,which allows you to drive on the road,while receiving instruction.
You must pass a written test to get your 'L' plates and be allowed near a vehicle.
In NSW where I'm from,you have to do 120hrs of logbooked instructed driving on your L's before you can do a practical test with an examiner from the RTA (same as DOT). If you pass the practical,you get your Provisional licence,and must display 'P' plates on your vehicle. You have Red P's for one year,followed by green P's for 2years. At the end of the third year,you get your black full licence.
P plates stand out from a mile away and scream for the police to pull you over,especialy if the car is modified. P platers have a zero alcohol restriction,speed restrictions,less demerit points,and in some places,restrictions on how many passengers they can carry at certain times and allowable engine types and power to weight ratios.
None of the above stops them from killing themselves though.
Justin...
02-23-11, 07:25 PM
#23
Pole Position
Oh don't misunderstand me,we have our fair share of bad drivers here as well. Just because we tell them to log hours of instruction doesn't mean that they receive proper instruction during those periods,or that the hours logged match the hours actually carried out...
The restrictions on P platers make the kids pull their heads in a little,but not enough to make any real difference. And just like school,once they pass the test,they throw the books away and forget all about it...
Justin...
p.s. sorry for hijacking the thread guys...
The restrictions on P platers make the kids pull their heads in a little,but not enough to make any real difference. And just like school,once they pass the test,they throw the books away and forget all about it...
Justin...
p.s. sorry for hijacking the thread guys...
02-23-11, 09:17 PM
#24
Driver
Thread Starter
The plate system is a joke in my opinion.
I was supposed to go to full licence once I was 19, but I got caught idling along in a McDonalds carpark without a seatbelt so my provisional licence was suspended for 18months.
In the 18months I got a speeding fine for 66 in a 60zone which resulted in loss of licence due to demerit points.
I get my licence back and get caught without my P plate on one time and get disqualified again for six months, resulting in me being 24, driving for 8 years and I also have a curfew so I cannot control a motor vehicle between 9pm and 5am.
That is great when I have to start work at 4:30am.
Thats fine about the 430 Peter, this one doesn't have the rear seat package, but I got it a few grand cheaper than we agreed on for yours. Catch me on msn one time to discuss the coilovers.
I was supposed to go to full licence once I was 19, but I got caught idling along in a McDonalds carpark without a seatbelt so my provisional licence was suspended for 18months.
In the 18months I got a speeding fine for 66 in a 60zone which resulted in loss of licence due to demerit points.
I get my licence back and get caught without my P plate on one time and get disqualified again for six months, resulting in me being 24, driving for 8 years and I also have a curfew so I cannot control a motor vehicle between 9pm and 5am.
That is great when I have to start work at 4:30am.
Thats fine about the 430 Peter, this one doesn't have the rear seat package, but I got it a few grand cheaper than we agreed on for yours. Catch me on msn one time to discuss the coilovers.
02-23-11, 09:41 PM
#25
Lexus Test Driver
The plate system is a joke in my opinion.
I was supposed to go to full licence once I was 19, but I got caught idling along in a McDonalds carpark without a seatbelt so my provisional licence was suspended for 18months.
In the 18months I got a speeding fine for 66 in a 60zone which resulted in loss of licence due to demerit points.
I get my licence back and get caught without my P plate on one time and get disqualified again for six months, resulting in me being 24, driving for 8 years and I also have a curfew so I cannot control a motor vehicle between 9pm and 5am.
That is great when I have to start work at 4:30am.
Thats fine about the 430 Peter, this one doesn't have the rear seat package, but I got it a few grand cheaper than we agreed on for yours. Catch me on msn one time to discuss the coilovers.
I was supposed to go to full licence once I was 19, but I got caught idling along in a McDonalds carpark without a seatbelt so my provisional licence was suspended for 18months.
In the 18months I got a speeding fine for 66 in a 60zone which resulted in loss of licence due to demerit points.
I get my licence back and get caught without my P plate on one time and get disqualified again for six months, resulting in me being 24, driving for 8 years and I also have a curfew so I cannot control a motor vehicle between 9pm and 5am.
That is great when I have to start work at 4:30am.
Thats fine about the 430 Peter, this one doesn't have the rear seat package, but I got it a few grand cheaper than we agreed on for yours. Catch me on msn one time to discuss the coilovers.
) but they all either got knocked down or thrown out in court (cop didn't show). Didn't seem to affect too much. Here in the states, you go take a useless driving course (some real time driving with some classroom stuff) that doesn't teach you anything, get a permit for 6 months without incident or till you hit 16 (permit = must have licensed driver next to you always, time restrictions for driving), then you get a full fledged license. The most useless thing I got pulled over for was failing to signal in a left turn lane only (I had a green turn signal) at 2am when I didn't see another driver on the road the entire way.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Lvangundy
LS - 1st and 2nd Gen (1990-2000)
28
09-03-03 11:52 AM
