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Speaking of penalties for larger cars, aren't utes classed as commercial vehicles, so already pay a premium through rego? No doubt it varies from state to state.
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Ute rego for me is a few hundred bucks cheaper than my Focus and Fiesta, because I'm regional, However if you're in Melbourne, utes are more expensive than passenger vehicles. You also get dicked on utes with toll roads, they're charged out at more. |
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![]() Victoria the Weird state to live! PS: Hey Franco, I live in surbia, so much for the burbs paying more than country, think that changed eons ago. ![]() Last edited by Itsme; 27-08-2023 at 10:11 PM. |
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So essentially, there is already a tax on these cars...
Yet people still buy them.
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Another average day on the roads.
Only a greater police presence on the roads will lower fatalities. Hiding behind trees with speed cameras doesn't work. These are very short Multiple Cam angles of this incident. Like I said idiots are just idiots, no matter what car you put them in.
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I think you'll find its not registered when you are using it for non business purposes. Car in the first vidoe is a total write off lol. Second video, very lucky not to hit a tree, would have been certain fatility. |
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Linkt (city link) classified the Ranger as commercial for tolls. Cheers |
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I remember that a Commodore Ute has cheaper Tolls in Victoria than a Falcon Ute.
The Commodore was classed as a Passenger Vehicle and the Falcon a light Commercial. https://www.carsales.com.au/editoria...h-grab-103455/ |
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![]() Here's a weird one for you, My Focus is $742 for rego My ACCO is $2000 or so for rego Why is the Focus so expensive in comparison to the truck? One weighs 1400kg, and the other has a GVM of 24 tonnes, three axles and 10x (large and heavy) wheels, its going to do a hell of a lot more wear and tear on infrastructure than the Focus, much more so compared to the difference in registration costs. Focus is expensive to register IMO using the truck as the yardstick. Last edited by Franco Cozzo; 29-08-2023 at 12:58 PM. |
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Easy fix!… When ACCO rego due, send em $5000 to ease your conscience?
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What about those of us who live away from the suburban street lights?
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I believe that their idea is to force everyone into very small electric vehicles. Electric cars provide a measure of control , so if you post anything anti-gov your house power (and therefore your charging point for your elec. vehicle) can be cut off or rationed. Elec. vehicles have a shorter range too, so this will suit the 15 minute cities that are coming our way.
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that's a bit of a conspiracy theory and it actually sounds like you have no idea what you are talking about. do you even know what a 15 minute city is? if you did, you'd understand that the theory doesn't even include cars! its about everything being a 15 minute walk, cycle, or bus ride away.
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Having seen some of the damage done by roos, I'd say roo bars have a useful function in the rural areas.
Going back to SUVs in the city, I've been driving the folk's Kia Sorrento SUV for the past month, whilst waiting for my sedan to have its timing job done. Whilst the SUV is comfortable and gives a better range of view up front, there are a lot of blind spots back of the front windows. Would be interesting to see data on cause of road injuries and fatalities around the "city", and how many had blind spots contributing to it.
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Heck, I've gone out into the front yard at night to turn the sprinklers off and I've been surprised by 'roos coming onto the lawn for a snack!
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I am not sure whether you need to get off the drugs or get on them.
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LoL if that were remotely even true, it is possible now. Almost everything is online, but there is no magic button.
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![]() I'll make it legal to have bullbars on the front AND back of the car in exchange for that 1 in the box. |
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And the other angle with climate. Gotta love these dickheads. Just waiting till they try this on a cashed up bogan and are caught
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This would be on the tombstone of a Tyre Extinguisher if I caught them in the act.
Here lies a Tyre Extinguisher. As suggested, Emergency Action was taken and the city is now 1 less person over crowded, This guy cared so much for the environment, I helped him with his cause, and he is now fertilising the tree he is buried beneath. May this tree grow big and strong and help reduce the pollution for many many years.
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