XW GT Crashes into house, injuring four.

[Sam]

Interesting first post

[castellan]

Tyres look to be the original type of red wall thing they had when new.

Talking to a dude who bought the new type of original 1970's tyres for his 350 HQ Monaro to keep it all original, he feared for his life driving it with them on, as they were just so bad that one forgets how bad they were back in them days.

[ford71V8]

Ah, you know you can add the redwall to any tyre.
You can have blue-wall if thats your thing. Or yellow!

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by Hell Cat

Damn. He's in for a world of hurt with it being unregistered and uninsured.
Sucks to be him.

Does that mean every cent he earns will need to go to paying their medical bills and damage to the house?

I'd assume so.
Though if it was my house and that car actually belonged to him I'd be saying "...And just leave that where it is...it's mine now".

[pottery beige]

Originally Posted by 2011G6E

I'd assume so.
Though if it was my house and that car actually belonged to him I'd be saying "...And just leave that where it is...it's mine now".

surely you jest

[The Yeti]

Sentenced today
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...adabc9ee74b88a

[Falcon SXR8]

Was just wondering the other day what happened with this

Originally Posted by Taily

You're right, there are no excuses for driving an unregistered car like that...

You've said it best. Driving unregistered and uninsured is something a complete loss would do. That or this guy must've thought he could just take it out and do some donuts while it was still in the project phase.

This is why we have anxiety. So we stop doing stupid things that can put us in danger or put others in danger.

Originally Posted by XBROO

What I still don't get is why he wouldn't of put the steering wheel nut on before he took it for a drive. He has only just finished restoring it, you'd think he'd at least do that.

Fact is, a rego check is important and is the validity that a car can drive safely on the roads. It is also a way for a second person to take a fresh look at your car and look for things that you may have missed before it is safely allowed to go back onto the roads. If you go to a reputable mechanic then he will typically lift the car up and do a thorough inspection of the brake lines and steering and suspension and driveline.

Fact is you need to remind yourself of these things from time to time. If we forget just how important a simple third party inspection is on our cars then why bother even putting brakes on them?

Sometimes in the furor of building your dream ride you just plain forget.

This guy thought he knew better than a rego check, yet he was a mechanic? That is incredibly low.

Everyone on here should remember to check, double check and triple check. Then check again. Then get it checked by a third party. Then insure it! Then and only then should you register it. Thats the process in place to keep us all safe.

I'm sorry this happened and feel for those who were injured and the girl who lost a future child.

[Pepscobra]

Two years jail, what a joke, he got off lightly imo.

[jaydee]

At least he had the decency to plead guilty I gues and not put all involved through a trial.

[Syndrome]

Did the car survive?

[Trevor 57]

sounds like someone was doing burnouts to me

[5.8]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

Did the car survive?

Yeah, it's a genuine one owner low mile candy apple red
phase 1 now.

[steve.zissou]

this raises a good point about rebuilds and restorations.

Where do you go to test them. most people i know test them on the street because thats the only place you can (usually 30 meters up the road, turn around and come back). Even legally - most people will restore a car in the garage and then drive it to get rego'd (in nsw you can drive it to get rego'd and a whole bunch of reasons)
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/regi...egistered.html

I always cringed when i worked at a servo and the mechanic did the rego brake tests - basically go down a back street and jam on the brakes - I once asked him what he would do if they didnt work - i dont think he had an answer and i saw some bangers go through that place