Why Australia Sucks to be a Car Guy...

[@notanabrams6137]

They defected me, in a shite old 2009 renault koleos, because I had a P plate on. You wanna guess what the defect was for? Foggy fucking headlights.

[@russellhorsefield9199]

Time to get the buffer and polish the crap out of them.

[@jamesaustralian9829]

Oh no a defect you can clear very easilly at a police station .... That's not a defect, it's a small inconvenience

[@WhitShiro]

@@jamesaustralian9829 no its a defect an actual defect

[@afewspokesloose2699]

That is a defect that affects safety 🤷‍♂️

[@WhitShiro]

@@afewspokesloose2699 💀cxnt what? what a safety problem is, is the led lights that actively blind the other drivers on the road on low beam, but foggy headlights that are still easily usable and can see ahead perfectly is a safety hazard?

[@au_media22]

I’m still sad how there’s no more Australian-made cars, our car scene just sucks now

[@TimSlee1]

True, our car scene is at its worst right now. Going outside is just depressing when all you see are Chinese and Japanese SUV's and Pickups.

[@au_media22]

@@TimSlee1 Right? I want to see Australian cars that were made here, not imports

[@tufstato]

you guys clearly cant open your fucking eyes then..

[@TimSlee1]

@@tufstato I'm guessing you're upper-middle class and drive up prices of even remotely interesting cars here. Correct me if i'm wrong.

[@TimSlee1]

@@benjaminrogers9848 The market acts like they're the majority of buyers.

[@Melbournelost66]

Police, state government restrictions. Federal government restrictions. The luxury car tax should have expired. Australia is the most taxed country on earth!

[@component9008]

Many SEA countries have 100% plus tax on foreign cars, like Singapore or Vietnam.

[@slightlyinsaneraf]

Modifying your car should be legal in any country that's considered "free", there is no freedom when government can dictate what you can and cannot do

[@GTSW1FT]

It's more of a case of having to money and doing the paperwork to make sure whatever modifications you have done safe and havent compromised the vehicle. It also helps to not live in nsw or Victoria

[@mettatonneoex]

In Hong Kong it's illegal

[@metarugia3981]

As long as you live under the umbrella of a "government", you're never free m8.

[@jamesaustralian9829]

​@@GTSW1FTexactly, you can mod the crap out of a vehicle if it's done right. Look up US55 Castlemaine rod shop - 2000hp road registered....

[@johncunningham4820]

Define " Modify " please . There are some Sound Engineering principles involved in the Manufacture of the vehicle , as new . Tampering with this stuff , without involvement of an Engineer to approve for safety reasons , is Stupid . Aesthetic stuff like Wheel/Tyre packages and Paint/Wrap " Bling " is one thing . A 1000 bhp Subaru without Chassis and Braking upgrades to match is something else .

[@InBoccaAlLupo333]

I remember my first speeding fine years ago was 51 in a 50 zone. 1 point and around $200! Night time, nobody else on the road I was on when "caught". That just shows how ridiculously strict things are, at least in VIC

[@KylesMBandCC1]

It’s funny you car may not be road worthy because your tires are boldish or a headlight is out but then the roads have potholes

[@c.quinny]

The Australian car laws around mofication are so depressing. In South Australia organised car meets have been destroyed by police intervention. People stopped showing up after yellow stickers kept getting handed out. The most frustrating thing is having your legal car defected because the officer thought it was illegal. Another frustrating thing is the sheer cost to have modifications 'engineered'. Mods are expensive as they are, but you don't often get much change out of $5k to have a state approved engineer sign off to get a mod plate.

[@jamesaustralian9829]

I whacked a 650hp turbo barra in my ute in SA, and never been pulled over once.

[@c.quinny]

@@jamesaustralian9829 yea, I've only been stopped once in the 18months ive had my ute modified. Really difficult to keep a straight face while the officer tells you that legal tyre increase is measured by circumference, not diameter, and that a muffler is an emissions device 🥴

[@Dropz_RSA]

​@@jamesaustralian9829 south Australia or the other SA?

[@c.quinny]

@@Dropz_RSA South Aus yea

[@isaiahdaily123]

All you needed for the title was Why Australia Sucks

[@justana3507]

But it’s only the car scene the rest of Australian is what makes it the best country in the world

[@EyePatchGuy88]

@@justana3507 If the laws are like this for car ownership, they're probably shite everywhere else.

[@user-Jason688]

@@EyePatchGuy88bro Australia has good laws do you realise how annoying the mufflers are that make the cars louder and it for safty reasons

[@PhunkBustA]

@@justana3507 what about the rest of this f_ _ _ _ _ _ god_ _ _ _ _ _ h_ _ _ hole

[@lifelongbachelor3651]

you can always leave...

[@charlieclancy4006]

Just to story here - I'm 18, a car enthusiast, I've only had my license for (excluding 2 years of L plates AND driving for my job before I had my license as an apprentice mechanic) 6 months and here's what my story looks like with cars: got a speeding fine for 10 over in a 50 zone with NO SIGNS saying it was a 50, yet the sign before that said 60. I tried to dispute it, no luck. -2 demerit points. 1 speeding fine where I was 8 over, no excuse here but yet again, another -1 point. THEN (Now yes, this was slightly stupid) 3am, Monash freeway (4 lanes) not a SINGLE car on the road. I did one pull in my car and got up to 148kmh (speed limit was 100kmh), and a cop camping under the bridge comes out, pulls me over, and takes my license for 12 months, and gives me a $980 fine. THEN HE PROCEEDS TO HAVE THE GAUL TO TELL ME HE DID THE NICE THING BY NOT TAKING MY CAR ON THE SPOT. It's a joke. Now yes, once again, the last case was due to my own stupidity, but it's like old mate in the video said - would I do that for 10-15 seconds tops, or pay $700-800 and at least a day to go to my nearest track? Oh and also road worthies are a joke. Fk VicRoads.

[@iRavenHD]

Mate, I was doing 127km on a 100km in a empty country side road, I somehow didn’t see the mobile speed camera, and this was 2 months ago, I paid the fine. And 3 days ago I got a letter saying because of that my license has been suspended for 6 months, starting from September to March 2025. Like wtf? I’m on my greens as well. Life is just fucking great, also from vic

[@jacobloft3898]

Australia like the rest of the world is almost dependant on cars. Trying to go anywhere in rural areas or major suburbs is almost near impossible without a car. And in spite of the lack of walkable suburbs and shocking public transport system the government still punishes us all for using the only reliable means of getting from point a to b, regardless if it’s a regular person who uses it as a means to an end or a car person who enjoys motors and playing with their pride and joy.

[@ufowraith]

Don't worry the 15 minute cities are on there way no need to have a car,as your caring grubberment are there for you😁

[@Bg-lee5809]

There should be a law that if a race-track is in the area FIRST, that NO ONE building a home in that area has a right to complain about the noise. Should also be a law that cops can only put a “defect notice” on a car “IF” the cop actually knows for a FACT there is illegal modifications, cops put “defect notices” on based on guessing.

[@jsleeio]

I sympathize somewhat, but also read up on the recent history of Wakefield Park. The previous owner apparently failed to keep their promises re: noise abatement for a LONG time, and it got closed. New owner is actually keeping the promises (building artificial hills) and it's looking like it will reopen. Keen to go there again

[@jamesaustralian9829]

Any venue should be covered by this. If you chose to build or buy near any "noisy venue" you have no right to make complaint about said noise.

[@messier6659]

I am from Hong Kong and moved to Melbourne few years ago. Yes that P plate bullshit sucks, yes sometimes cops are annoying But the car scene is way better than lots of countries. We got like 6 race tracks alone in VIC, countless beautiful and fun mountain roads, somewhat reasonable laws for modifying your car etc. Instead of "I only have half a cup of water left", try "I still have half a cup of water" P.s. it's not just the big races like F1 that's fun to watch, we got Improved Production and Excel Cup which are as intense as F1s

[@chaosHmmm]

Fuck that, soon it will have to be “oh well I still have a quarter cup of water left” and then “ at least I still have a cup”. At some point we have to fight back and say “fuck this bullshit I had a full cup before it was stolen from me”.

[@hertzwave8001]

@@chaosHmmm 15 minute cities next

[@component9008]

@@hertzwave8001 central melbourne has been a 15 minute city since it was founded. You are reading into the bs too much.

[@metarugia3981]

The US is the best place in the world when it comes to being a car enthusiast, where you can do some of the craziest mods with extensive tuners, parts etc. If you've got the money, anything is possible there.

[@jamesaustralian9829]

Americans - let's do a burnout - proceeds to spin around in a circle over and over again not making any smoke.

[@joshbrookes6439]

Yep 100% correct the USA is where its at, a car guys Paradise. Everything is Heaps cheaper, massive range and availability of cool cars and parts, road laws are way better and so many specialist workshops to choose from. Really does highlight how unique and special Australia's car scene really is, the incredible cars our scene has turned out esp when you consider how hard those in power make for us. The incredibly limited options tyrannical road laws overly severe punishments and highly restrictive costs involved,with so many negatives involved kinda makes you wonder why anyone with an ounce of common sense would choose to be a car enthusiast here aye 🤔

[@matthewb9340]

don't some states have modified exhausts completely illegal? and i have heard stories of people getting tiketed for too dark tint, tire poke and similar stuff to what people get 'defected' here for

[@ananastudio]

@@matthewb9340 Virginia is probably the worst state in the US when it comes to being a car enthusiast

[@ufowraith]

Hmm this kid must work for the grubberment as he has ended the car scene with just a short video 🤣

[@StanDaManReviews]

India and Singapore have much worse taxes on Cars.

[@Mrturbocorona]

The worst part about being a car guy in aus is spending all the money modifying your car plus adding extra after like bigger brakes but yet the roads are full of pot holes and are built poorly and we are the ones to get in trouble

[@BlxckRider]

need to move out of this "free country"

[@PerformanceNic]

Preaching the truth

[@brettleonard8602]

Or change it instead of whinging, do something about it.

[@MrGamman3yt]

Have you met 20-30yr olds? Good luck fighting a tidal wave.

[@brettleonard8602]

@MrGamman3yt yes, I have a 16y.o daughter who is just like me. It's the parents' fault their kids are soft AF these days.. sadly, you are correct. The majority are so soft it's not even funny.

[@WhitShiro]

@@brettleonard8602 soft? what tf does that have to do with anything? when housing is horrible right now and jobs pay sucks ash

[@Will_au]

Almost 10 years ago, there were plans to make a drag strip where i live in SA next to the Speedway, but never came close to happening unfortunatly because of noise even though it is nowhere near town..

[@chriseveringham5013]

Australia is the nanny state and know it won’t turn around ever,it will only get worse,I love it how they may call us a hoon but the cops drive like a maniac to catch someone driving 7 kms an hour over the limit,bloody hypocrites if you ask me

[@matthewhaywood7411]

The older I get the more I actually agree with the laws. I get it's tough to find a track, however we only have ourselves to blame, we take things too far, make a mess and not clean up after ourselves meaning event organisers/owners of facilities no longer offer events. Hoon laws are in place again because people take things too far and people get injured or killed, only takes a tire blowing and a chunk smacks some young spectator in the wrong place and they die. That's without mentioning the mess that's left, discarded wheels, chunks of blown tires, bumpers, lights, beer bottles ect. You get the idea. People are killed all the time from reckless and dangerous operation of vehicles. As for modifying vehicles, the law may be a little tighter than even id like as a boring almost 30 year old man however engineers certifications are a way to modify your vehicle beyond the limitations of the law, stops people putting timber blocks in to lift suspension or cutting springs to lower them thus changing the suspension geometry and as a result making them less drivable or controllable on the road. I do sympathise and agree that there should be more facilities and a little more freedom but at the end of the day, we have ourselves as a car community to blame for abusing the freedoms we did have too often and too long.

[@matthewb9340]

thank you that is facts

[@dblank1848]

My brother in law is from Sydney and he told me about the laws you mention, and the photos they can take, I couldn't believe it. I also couldn't believe the prices on beer and alcohol when I went.

[@PerformanceNic]

Yep they pretty much have full power over you in a traffic stop. And the alcohol tax keeps going up every year essentially

[@snapped4433]

As a car guy machanic I follow these rules to the t everything is within millimetres to speck and they can't fine me or do anything cause everything is engineered or legal 😂 one tried to get me for clearance (everything was legal) stickerd me I raised it 20mm to be able to drive it then contested it in court and got my money back for the fine, lawyer paid for and an extra 2k 😂

[@jamesaustralian9829]

That's what it's all about. If it's done properly and major mods are certified, then you've got absolutely nothing to worry about.

[@snapped4433]

@jamesaustralian9829 yeah but they get pissed off when the search for like 30 mins and find nothing 😂

[@grimreaperscreed5938]

Soon the government will bring out " wipe your ass tax".

[@ToaGresh300]

Australia is my favourite police state

[@AtticusG3]

Lugshury car tax is an absolute rort. Absolutely criminal that we still have it in place after shutting down all Aussie manufacturing.

[@yoyoyo1321]

theres no way you just said lugshury

[@Neojhun]

Not sure about that, the price threshold is really high now. It very much is taxing Luxury Cars.

[@AtticusG3]

@@Neojhun The fact it exists is the issue. Not the threshold. The LCT is to protect the LOCAL AUSTRALIAN car manufacturers from having to compete with import brands. WE DON'T HAVE LOCAL MANUFACTURERS ANYMORE. It is just government theft at this point.

[@AtticusG3]

@@Neojhun Also it's not "Really high" It's 77k. Kia Sorento, Ford Ranger, Amaroks, VW Crafter Van's, BMW X1's are not Luxurious cars. These are not Lambo's, Maserati's and Bentley's.

[@Neojhun]

@@AtticusG3 A maxed out Kia Sorento which very much is luxurious would be taxed about $1400. Weird choice to criticize. I don't think LCT was meant to protect local industry, we didn't realy have a high volume luxury car industry. Our bread and butter was attainable cars.

[@evko28]

I agree, make the fun cheap, Australia is not fun for car enthusiasts

[@Spratdragon]

If it's something you enjoy sports cars, alcohol, cigarettes. Australia taxes the hell out of it!!!!

[@Timtam99]

Lost my license last night and my A45 was very nearly impounded... KZbin recommends me this the morning after 😂

[@beamplays1484]

Norway is almost just like Australia, even with the modification laws. And on top of that you cant drive offroad.

[@PerformanceNic]

Sad to see it happening

[@hahagagi1564]

Switzerland is even worse i nearly went to jail once becouse my car was on LEGAL coilovers but i didnt show it yet to the gouverment

[@oversizedfridge3515]

Surprisingly enough Australia's laws and car scene are very similar to Ireland's, minus the falcons and holdens😁

[@blackmancer]

Damn straight G, Australian government just sucks all round.

[@willm687]

Move then

[@blackmancer]

@@willm687 but where?

[@willm687]

@@blackmancer US

[@Aloafofbread5921]

@@willm687bro that ain’t no better 😂

[@willm687]

@@Aloafofbread5921 where then b

[@Whiskers74]

10km/h over is 3 points, yes, but if you get caught twice doing 10 over, you only lose 6 points, not your licence. To lose your licence from points, you have to lose 6 or more in one go, or accumulate 12, or 13 points (depending on licence) in 3 years. Also, your pricing is pretty accurate for track days, but to race at Sydney Dragway at a Wed night street meet, it's $70 to race, or $60 (I think) to enter the burnouts at the end of the night. Most states have off street racing events on a fairly regular basis, and even at some of the regional tracks do too. Both drag racing, and burnouts entry fees are cheaper than a small fine, and you can enter a 2-3 day national event for around the price of a cheaper track day, or a lower mid range fine, so being cost prohibitive is a cop out in the majority of cases. If you live in Australia, and can afford a car, you can afford to legally race it occasionally, unless you live in Tassie, Victoria, or essentially outback Australia, where there's no tracks. As for car, and bike legality, I have an E500 (5L V8) Mercedes that is straight piped, and a big cube (109 CUI-1800cc) V-Twin cruiser that is also straight piped, but I've never had an issue with police with either of them. As long as you're not being a dick, and aren't a P plater, it's rare to have issues, and that includes driving home from the track with the race number still on the car.

[@GTSW1FT]

Just don't go to Philip Island or Sandown raceway with a straight pipe. However from my understanding the cost of a track day does vary, like I run with the MSCA of South Australia it's typical around $170 too $200 from memory. Besides from that you just gotta keep road cars with in reason, just read the ADR and figure out if something you want to do needs to be engineered.

[@SloppyBurrito]

You'd be right regarding a full license. However in this example he was specifically talking about probation drivers, who only have 5 points. 7:26 He's correct, because that's exactly how I got suspended. No fines for 5yrs, in my 6th & final year got done twice for doing 10 over in a 40 zone (changed traffic conditions due to construction near my house) & boom, gone. Almost 6yrs without a fine, two genuine mistakes within 12 months & they treat you like a criminal. Victoria is a fkn police state, I moved to WA immediately after.

[@BatCaveOz]

@@SloppyBurrito 💯

[@gregdean8441]

Dont stop at 3 there is a lot more problems with this shit hole than that !

[@rc70ys]

Leave if you think it’s better elsewhere !!! I guarantee you’d be back

[@gregdean8441]

@@rc70ys no will be staying for the shit show well over due for the woke county

[@johnnysaviation]

Once I saw a post on reddit about someone getting a defect on their stock holden for being to loud while driving through the city in Adelaide. The government here seems to hate all the car guys

[@aristocrat8832]

Car guys should make their voices heard, next election vote the current government out.

[@BBop04]

I think there is one coming soon, or maybe that is just here in QLD. Might be able to try our luck.

[@Jwalker76]

But will that change anything? Both liberal and labor will treat you as a hoon and refuse to help you.

[@waitwhat69247]

Wont do shit

[@TheBoof6754]

Any representation would be great, issues like luxury car tax being a blatant rort and impacting many regular Australians as well as enthusiasts would stand a chance of gaining traction if a capable group decided to organise. Hoon laws would be much harder to attack but making noise about it is better than nothing. Voting unfortunately wont change anything, being anti-cool cars is just a feature of our government as far as I know. One could rant for a long time on the general approach to road safety and motor vehicles in Australia its terrible.

[@HonkingHugeGamerNuts]

being so criminally uneducated should bar you from voting

[@anthonybezzina2638]

crushing a car is not environmentally friendly

[@jamesaustralian9829]

Yeah but it serves a good message to the cheap arse charlies who make dodgy ones and hoon them like spasticks

[@ufowraith]

Don't worry the grubberment will bring in 15 minute cities to end that🥱

[@7s29]

I live in Sydney. I travel to Albury every year for Chryslers on the Murray. On Friday and Saturday nights there's a road near the border that people cruise up and down, with bystanders on the side of the road, in a park or the footpath watching on. There are families there, and it's fun. The councils on both sides of the border, along with the police want to ban this unsanctioned event. This in turn well hurt the the car show that has absolutely nothing to do with the weekend cruise. For the first time in 20 odd years I'm seriously considering not attending. That cruise was why I would go and catch up with mates, now they want to kill it. All these governments pushing EV's on the public want to do is to ban cars altogether, and bring forth 15 minute cities. Unfortunately, as you've pointed out in this video, the good old days are but a distance memory.

[@PhillipBlum-m5i]

25km over..110k limit 998$...!

[@ThomasTaylor-l4m]

It's really annoying that in Victoria even when you are 18 and get your red P plates you can only take one passenger, then it's not until you are 22 that you have your full licence. Meanwhile you can take however many people you want and get your full licence at 19 in Western Australia

[@Valiant_1971]

I think I’m lucky being in WA

[@TimSlee1]

Everything is so expensive here.

[@jackp-j1041]

Youve got it good... Compare Australia to the UK, in the UK, the cost of insurance for anyone under 25 is insane, and its mandatory. Then you need to pay your annual road tax, if you've got an interesting car, thats over £700 (or about $1500 AUD). Then you pay about £1.50 ($3 AUD) per L for petrol, more than half of which is tax. Then we have congestion zones and low emission zones in some cities, which you have to pay money to the government for. Then weve got more speed cameras than you can shake a stick at. In terms of the availability of cars, we drive on the same side of the road as you, which is the opposite to the rest of Europe, so importing isnt exactly convenient. Ohh, also, every winter, the government dumps millions of tonnes of salt on the roads, so every single car is rusted to scrap by the time its about 20 years old. On the 4WDing side of things, there isnt a single offroad track in the UK that a reasonably health person couldnt walk both ways in a single day, and none of them are actually so difficult that you couldnt drive them in a bog standard SUV. Now, you might point out that we've got more freedom to modify our cars, and from a legal standpoint, we do. Not by much, we still cant have decats or have tyres pocking outside the arches, but other than that, anything goes, so long as it passes an MoT. But of course, theres a downside - you have to tell your insurance company about your mods, and that makes the insurance even more expensive, and if you dont tell them, then thats illegal, and youll get a fine, points, etc etc. Australia is probably the best country in the world to live if you are a 4WD enthusiast, and its probably amongst the best for sports car enthusiasts too.

[@jamesaustralian9829]

$3 per litre for petrol piss off. I live in a remote area and I pay $2.08 for 95.

[@romemancer7905]

Saturday night in Dandy was off the Hook in the 80s...Blown GTs...Blown Toranas...Cruise all night up and down the strip. Great crowds great cars...popular were the RX4 fitted with small block V8s...Great Aussie music...Good memories Bro !

[@BamBamZ_Gaming]

All the bs laws ect they made done nothing to the road death toll.

[@PBST_RAIDZ]

Not sure how it is in Vic but in Queensland but even getting a motorcycle license is insanely difficult. 1. have had your P plates for a year (2 year process at least) 2. complete a online course 3. pass a knowledge test 4. now you have your L plates for a motorcycle 5. have your L plates for at least 90 days 6. pass another test 7. complete a riding course or pass a riding test 8. now you have your P plates for a motorcycle (not allowed to ride anything that has a power to weight ratio of 150kw per ton or mod your bike) 9. gotta have your motorcycle p plates for at least 2 years 10. complete another riding course or another riding test 11. now you have your open license (can ride any road legal bike or mod your own bike)

[@Azmania3000]

You just get a car license for 3 years then move to a bike licence. If you want a 600 supersport as your first bike then you are a complete nutter

[@WhitShiro]

honestly go to tas and skip the first part

[@PBST_RAIDZ]

@@Azmania3000 not as a first bike lol

[@mistermystery819]

S.A is a lovely place to mod cars my dad owned a Toyota Supra that made over 800hp and he drove it as a daily for years and never got a fine or any problems from the police.

[@adventuresoflochie5557]

in the 1990s

[@mistermystery819]

@@adventuresoflochie5557 This was from 2006 to 2013

[@jamesaustralian9829]

650 hp falcon ute, it's low and loud and never been pulled over. It's driven to the courts and police station weekly as per my work and never raises an eyebrow. One of the local cops has a hotted up Subaru coupe, another has a mint XR8.

[@andrejcupac7359]

This guy just speaking so much facts! Salute to you brother

[@WorldwideRealityVideos]

If you dont restrict the bureaucracy, they will not stop until you all have bicycles. I am now in the USA (South Carolina) where you can make a dirt bike street legal fairly easily. Also, there is no car inspections. It varies from State to State. Some states just banned JDM kei cars... The state of Georgia is at war with small JDM truck owners...

[@DrifterAtHeart-Woocash]

A 20 year old telling that a Land Cruiser 300 is not a luxury vehicle??? Sounds entitled or ignorant...not sure.

[@kennylee8936]

I think something else...although I don't know if it has any impact...is that more and more Australians, in particular the younger generations...just don't want to drive. They want to be biking and/or taking public transport more as the prime mode of mobility. I think the appeal for people is that time is valuable...and the best way to maximise time is to live as close to work/school and/or to Public transport/shops as much as possible (most likely living in density) in order to save time travelling, and commuting as a means of doing stuff whilst commuting. Younger generations adhere more to the dangers and disadvantages of driving (accidents, pollution, high costs of maintenance etc...). Within Sydney, where I'm from, Millenuals and younger account for 68% of commuters, despite being only 39% of the population...which means that in the future...its likely this mentality will be taught to younger generations to a point where commuting will dominate driving as the prime mode of mobility. In addition, with the increase of public transport options throughout cities, implementation of Bike Lanes, and Australian culture shifting away from car dependency and whats comes with it (like Urban Sprawl), cars and driving could be relegated as a niche hobby enjoyed by a few or driving is only for workers (emergency and tradies) and other demographics like families with young children/elderly, people with a disability etc... I think Australia of tomorrow in terms of its urban lansscape will be more like Asia compared to America today...with that...car culture will only decline.

[@JDMintegraVTEC]

Appreciate the video Nic! Learned alot. I'm coming to Australia from Canada for a working holiday in September.

[@PerformanceNic]

Awesome, check it out and form your own opinion, have fun down here!

[@jamesaustralian9829]

Watch Ross Reviews, his from Canada and he knows how to have fun in Australia with our cars

[@CRFLAus]

Being someone who's been in the modified car and bike scene for decades, it's not as bad as it used to be as far as police presence goes. They need 2 officers per car or 2 motorcycle police nowadays which diminishes their presence. They could double their presence but Victoria is a nanny state run by cowards. The laws nowadays are draconian though, but be smart and avoid areas where there's a lot of hooning or where most residents drive AU Falcons and Commodores (shout outs Yorak Hunt). You'll find cops pick on people who are pushing it, just be smarter than they are it's not that hard.

[@laistab1916]

The put the car part back on is so real 😂😂😂

[@PatSmashYT]

Now try being a car guy in say Europe where simply learning how to drive costs upwards of $3000-$4000 and takes years to complete. Compare that to Australia where the total cost of a license is about $150 (Ls test Ps test combined). Australia is definitely pretty shit when it comes to overregulation but its certainly a lot better than the EU or the UK with their infamous TV license meme

[@Xlerv8]

Even the options for modified car insurance are very small. Shows the stigma still attached to modded vehicles. Just goes to show that Australia is also anti mod, even though upgraded brakes makes the car stop better than the stock crap.

[@topplate100]

Yes the 70s 80 and 90s where the best for car guys when i was on my first P platesat 18 i drove a xy panelvan that had a 351 out of a cobra in it and on nitrous oxide and a top loader 4 speed i survived i didnt crash

[@WaveFlightSimulations]

Just live in Queensland i never see any HWP and cops never bother modified cars

[@302esky]

LCT was not for that purpose, They brought in import duty cause of the overseas cars ...

[@lifelongbachelor3651]

luxury car tax came into existence in 2000 coinciding with the GST, and had nothing to do with toyota. it replaced the wholesale sales tax, which was simply a revenue raiser.

[@hxxvoc]

Shout out to gearheadsoz for keeping the Australian skidz going strong 💪

[@blomsterfreak]

try being a car guy in Denmark.. waaaaay worse !

[@lezbarker2673]

Mate I’m an Aussie and my daily driver is a 1965 Chrysler Valiant AP6 made in Adelaide years before I was born. I was lucky enough to buy one off an old lady in the 90’s when I was a teenager for just $500. I had it for 14 years until some scumbag stole it. I sold my Harley in 2020 and bought my dream car another AP6 this time a Regal and it’s on classic plates which costs me just $50 a year to register. You have a log book and you are supposed to only drive it 60 times a year. Well I fill it out and drive my car all the time. Police don’t bother me they actually love it. I’m in the Albury, Griffith and Wagga area. You need to look into old Aussie cars they are available I bought mine in 2020 for $13,500 put $5000 on it to get it road worthy and it’s now insured for $40,000 a bit over what it’s worth but it’s pretty much irreplaceable. I will not do burnouts as I won’t put my car in danger. Seen too many car engines blow up. The way they treat P platers now is wrong my kids are getting old enough to drive soon and two years on your P’s and these logs that kids without two parents have trouble finding the time. I got my L’s learnt to drive went for my P’s and was on them for a year. That’s how it once was. Why it’s so stupid now is sad. One cool thing is I bought a BMW from 2005 that cost $70,000 new for just $7500 I’m getting it ready for my daughter it’s red and has sweet mags. Very safe and like a new car I’m just trying to fix a stupid oil leak that happens when the motor heats up.

[@mackcummy4976]

Here in Canada I have a turbo RSX-S and got a VI for font window tint but was told to do a full inspection but passed with everything else including no cat and all that.

[@galactica1980]

We did make more than just Holden or Ford cars in Oz. There was of course Chrysler/Mitsubishi and Toyota, Leyland etc. Going further back, there was a local assembly company called AMI that assembled Knock Down cars from around the world. I am not in the market for an expensive car (and never will), but I agree that still keeping the LCT is stupid, or should at least be increased. And yes certain mods should be legal without expensive engineering.

[@jsleeio]

Meh. As a car nerd in Australia since early highschool years (I'm late gen-X era, for reference) and biker for the last ~17 years I find it difficult to sympathize with most of your complaints. All those behaviours are completely optional. You simply don't have to do them. At all. If you don't, you get cheaper insurance as a bonus, and of course further savings from not getting fines, fixing defects, etc. Expect this trend to intensify, by the way, with modern cars all phoning home to manufacturers with information about how you use the vehicle, which in turn gets sold to data brokers who then sell it on to insurers. Choice Australia and The Guardian have written about this recently. In the car/bike scene there seems to be a common unwillingness to accept personal responsibility for consequences and/or their impact on others, and it makes me wonder how much that is contributing to the outcomes of their interactions with law enforcement. Have they tried being grownups for even a single second? I have personally been a very naughty boi in the past - can't deny the allure or enjoyment of it - but consistently experienced pretty extreme leniency, including having what really should have been a "get in the van" moment in Tasmania downgraded to a very minor fine. Why? I didn't ask and don't know, but I certainly didn't go on unhinged rants about how I have a "right" or "need" to be a total dickhead like I've read so frequently in car/bike forums. Some years ago I heard serious hooning late one night, which very suddenly stopped and didn't resume. By chance the next day I saw the offending car (verified by correlation with a media article that included a photo) on a flatbed. It was so thoroughly mangled that I could only identify it as a Silvia by one partially-surviving taillight. Three people died. That shit needs to end. Are you still surprised that governments are ratcheting up the laws & enforcement of those laws? I do agree that more choice of vehicles would be nice (I'd love a Peugeot 106 GTI!), but the only way that's happening, I think, is if we switch to LHD. I'm a little surprised that we still haven't.

[@blacksongaming4819]

What about the stupid laws on modifications and how hard it is to get a modification plate? Yes, people shouldn't do stuff like burnouts and excessive speeding, but how does lowering a car, nice rims, and a exhaust affect people. It would actually boost revenue for mechanic shops for people who aren't capable of installing these parts because most people are too stupid to install this stuff

[@jsleeio]

@@blacksongaming4819 exhausts - particularly the flogs with resonator deletes and crackle tunes - affected my sleep enough (even with windows & blinds closed) that I swapped bedrooms in my flat. Not ok

[@Unmethicated]

"biker" "car nerd... 17 years" but lives in a flat. Okay sure buddy.

[@jsleeio]

@@Unmethicated it has a double garage. A bit of a unicorn in Sydney but it fits a car and 5 bikes :-)

[@Azmania3000]

Bikes are stupidly fast. Really this kids rant does not apply to motorcycles. Go buy a Honda. Replace the brake lines if they are not braided steel, and maybe some after market mirrors. Then proceed to laugh like a complete maniac until your trousers are soiled.

[@Rufus5X]

Can attest, received a defect back in 2008 for an oil leak in the engine bay of my 87 Mazda MX-6 at 1am in the morning in WA. No leak, just an older car with a bit of dirt in the engine bay, always remember to clean and polish your engines before going out, while you are out and before you return from a night on the town when driving in Aus ^_^

[@angrycapsicum6027]

I got a defect on my bike because he didn't actually know how fast i was going and couldn't give me a ticket for speeding, just thought I looked like I was going too fast (my mate in a stock WV just ahead was going faster than me. I had to drive straight home and then i could only drive it to a "place of repair" or home. No 30 day timer to get it fixed, and it was my only vehicle. The "major defect" that meant it couldn't possibly be safe enough to be driven on the roads for a week (have to make a booking which usually takes almost a week to get)? Muffler too loud. We have since speculated that he pinged my mate first, then saw me and though "that'll do".

[@Techno-Universal]

In Victoria 40KPH zones including school zones are extremely strict where you will get 3-5 demerit points and a massive $400-$500 fine for speeding just 1KPH over the limit. If you’re caught speeding more than 5KPH over the limit in a 40KPH speed limit or slower then you will instantly loose your license/have your license suspended for 3 months or longer depending on how many other road offences you have under your license.

[@jamesaustralian9829]

In SA it's 25 at school zones and roadworks.

[@Techno-Universal]

@@jamesaustralian9829 They are also stricter than Victoria when it comes to enforcing speed limits! :)

[@ambivalentonion2620]

Those laws are insane 15.5mph and no license is insane, i always assumed in the outback that you could speed loads and god this makes the uk look amazing and i thought a ban for 100mph was extreme

[@JonasOnAutos]

here in Canada if you're not doing at least 30 over you're holding up traffic. do people actually drive the speed limit in Australia? or do they just drive 10 to 20 over and risk it.

[@justinfargas2367]

3kph over limit equal a ticket and fine

[@PerformanceNic]

I was just in the states and its was the same, if you are going the limit you are the slowest on the road. But here in Australia everyone is essentially either going the limit or just under with a few people going 5-10 kph over if they are feeling risky

[@MrGamman3yt]

Edmonton is speed limit only. Bc, if over 35kph (maybe 25?) Is insta-court date.

[@blackmancer]

I just got a fine for doing 13 over the limit - $464, 3pts.

[@danktyrant420]

Western Australia is 0 points up until 10kmh over so half of the population sits at about 9 over

[@Valiant_1971]

I think I’m a little bit luckier in WA. You can drive whatever on your Ls and Ps and I think you get all 12 points as well. The car scene is also good. Great variety. I have very rarely seen modified cars pulled over, and I don’t know if canaries are issued often because I’ve never seen one on a car before.

[@matthewb9340]

the expensive cars they impound don't get crushed, they auction them off, Queensland did an impound auction about a year back and most of the cars were not even worth that much but were just in good nick, most of the cars that get crushed are skid cars and just complete shitboxes. most of the defects I hear about are from shitboxes and p platers that cut corners on modifying the car such as not getting an enginneer to sign it off (proving that the mod is done properly) due to being on a tight budget and dont accept that they cannot afford do it properly, other ones include obvious illegal modifications including excessive camber and lowering the car alot, if you look it up it does say you cannot have anything on the bottom of the car lower than 100mm(10cm) from the ground, so if you do that, you have to kinda expect that, that law seems to be the same everywhere. You can have a modified exhaust as long as its not too loud which is in most places anyway, some states in America have modified exausts illegal across the board i have heard. People I know with modified cars have barely been bothered by the cops, they only got pulled over for speeding once. what really ruins the car scene here is the hoon gangs, ie mexican hoon cartel. they give all car enthusiasts in Australia a bad name, they do burnouts in the most inappropriate locations including suburban streets and the middle of intersections in the middle of the day and busy higways. When they do it in suburban streets, not surprising, someone calls the cops and then the hoons attack the house of that person who called police and burnout on the drievway. They also have gatherings in large numbers, launch fireworks and post eveything on social media bringing lots of attention to themselves and when police show up they literally attack them. And car enthusiasts are all assumed to be associated with these guys which that's far from the case and you wonder why 'governments hate car enthusiests'

[@DanB_68]

I'm thinking of moving to Aus and I'm trying to figure out if your car scene is worse than the UK. For the issues you mentioned we don't have it nearly as bad, but our nation's class system keeps us all broke af compared to you guys, and they really shaft young drivers on insurance, making the car scene all but dead. Having any car at all is a major flex atp in this country. Your average UK car meet will be full of 'stage 1' remapped Fiestas with eyelids and 'locally hated' stickers and not much else. The roads are also dreadful (tons of potholes and extremely narrow, designed for horses and unchanged since) On the plus side, in smaller towns and rural areas you can basically drive however you want at night without interference from the police as they simply don't have the budget. If you can break into the track scene, that seems to be thriving, just mostly inacessible because of our stagnating wages. I was disappointed to hear that the australian track scene is dead, as I was planning on migrating to do FIFO mine work and enter track days and time attacks during my time off.

[@grimreaperscreed5938]

I had a 1993 TRD twin turbo supra. With a nice body kit..and I was getting pulled over by NSW highway police up to 3 times a week, and they were checking the same thing..

[@shurik_sama]

This is why I'm not gonna bother building or owning a nice street car. Daily shitter, race car for track days, and a 1000 without a plate and a dark tint helmet for fun with the cops :) On a real note tho, crazy how you can be pulled on the spot for owning a nice car and get a magical defect notice. Super shit laws.

[@NJMazani]

First time offnce, lost my car for 30 days on the spot, 12 month license suspension as a broke uni student hits hard

[@carguy7243]

Here is my perspective on the whole industrial area thing you say it's for a one off 10 second burnout but it's not i ran a small business in a quiet industrial area for many years and it was a hot spot for the local car community aka . We had our security cameras smashed on multiple occasions by the lovely " car community " members we had rubbish from takeaway food left all over our driveways and gardens from the same gronks about 4 or 5 times a week . People pissing and shitting in the bushes and big puddles of puke from over indulgence we had our fire hose reels used hundreds of times to wet down the road then just left for us to clean up . Having our entire driveway and car park full of tyre marks and having to explain to customers that it wasn't from us cost us in lost sales and the best bit was if we where working when these gronks rocked up we would be threatened if we called the cops or reported them .

[@CB-op7ty]

Yeah, Australia sounds so great...

[@XC-Z-cv8qw]

There's a reason grand theft auto, street takeovers, street races, and hooning are all so common in the US but not in Australia. It's great to be in Australia!

[@zinj2618]

There's plenty of countries that have none of that without the crazy taxes and laws to go with it.

[@aussieausdeutschland4245]

The yanks are only copying what my mates n I and many many others used to do in industrial estates or quiet road on the outskirts of town in the middle of the night in the 80s,90s,00s and 10s in Australia, but with these take overs and posting them on instagram,and that's not the most the stupid part about it. They are doing it on busy roads all hours of the day n night.

[@mettatonneoex]

You know all these horrid laws encourage all this to wreck the system even further. Good laws, fair tracks and regulations that are okay people will just do the right thing. But shut a track down and you'll get what happened to Florida

[@MJS-lk2ej]

these three problems are true for just about every in-person hobby in Australia. Guns, Pyrotechnics, Computers, Electronics, Chemistry, etc.

[@unclenick1968]

Luxury car tax is only a thing for euro car guys. Used JDM and brand new WRX, 86, Miata etc all are priced under the LCT. I still see some mad builds in Vic, I think now, car guys just grew up. It's now more about clean looking builds.

[@valk9296]

Honestly it really is awful I need to get new suspension sloppy with a 6 inch lift just to negate some of the holes in the road on top of that the box behind my LS I can’t even get out of second gear pretty much ever and as soon as I do I lose my licence for hooning and a fat 2k fine

[@fpSmoker]

It's the great thing about living in Florida. I will back out my driveway and leave rubber all the way down my road. A few neighbors probably don't like it but I don't give a fuck.

[@smilingjack7622]

Please stay there. But you are mercan and so will never travel

[@fpSmoker]

@smilingjack7622 Actually, I travel a lot. And really good thing is I do not even have to leave the united states and still see plenty

[@JimmyShields-z2h]

Yeah Victoria n southern NSW with shaker sucks but you still can have performance car ute but you carry paperwork or have when you go to court. I had get engineer certificate for modified brakes which were better then old ones, go figure. All i can say don't get pulled over by Police engineer they go looking at everything even though you driving around peaceful, minding your own business.

[@lachiespencer5313]

Loving the videos mate - keep it up

[@PerformanceNic]

Thank you ❤️

[@nuclearyoutuber8958]

Do say you get a old comodore and loos tracton caus the road is shit & a cop sees that he takes your car and you licenc?

[@jamesaustralian9829]

Your loosing traction because your tires are worn too much, or your being a complete idiot behind the wheel.

[@TrueSucrose]

i know a group of people currently mostly running v8 commodores and turbo falcons unregistered just running from the police cause it is easier to run from the police once a month than it is to go and own the cars legally i want to move countries so i can at least afford to survive let alone drive a nice car

[@MrVsbt1]

Yeah South Australia is a great place if you drive beaten up Econo shit box and don't know how to drive the bloody thing or boring SUV but if you own a modified Commodore or Falcon watch out and if you own a Lamborghini or Ferrari you need a high performance licence as of few weeks ago

[@semilegitmekanics2452]

Good video man. As someone who daily drives a highly modified 180sx In victoria I have to say it's not nearly as bad as some people tell you. I don't drive like an idiot, my car isn't obnoxiously loud or low and the police seem to leave me alone. I Agree the laws are strict, but Police generally like my car and have been really good to me. Drive like an idiot, and they will fuck you up.

[@BatCaveOz]

Summernats gets 130,000 people. Deni Ute Muster get 18,000 people. Be prepared for plenty of bogans with Chevy badges on their Holdens.

[@aussieausdeutschland4245]

Look I'm sorry that bloke's like me had way to much party time from the 80s till 2010s that ruined it all for you young blokes, but in saying that you can still do it in Australia even with modified cars, just gotta learn how to get around the rules, hell my daily XR6 runs around with 3" exhaust, dropped on its guts via coil overs and 17x9 and 17x10 rims, cops used to hassle me years ago when it looked like a shitbox with mismatched panels ect... but I've spent so my time n money making it look right in being a neat looking streeter without a pair of stockies on the rear and tyre slap up the sides. And dont think i still dont have fun with it, thats what late night cruise with a couple of mates to a secluded place out in the boondocks and let it rip for under a half hour and fuck off outta there. If you film it, COVER YA PLATES or have none at all like the Mexican Hoon Cartel does in their vidoea filmed "South Of The Border"

[@jamesaustralian9829]

Yep, same. I've got a XR6 ute in remote SA. I have the luxury of ultra straight, dead flat deserted roads. 220 no dramas, skids, no dramas

[@randomchannel323]

I saw a Porsche GT2RS yesterday

[@111rr5]

Wow thank god im American 😂

[@PlanespottingAus]

In Australia we do have cheap cars but it’s rare to get a good car for a cheap price.

[@jamesaustralian9829]

That is the problem in a nutshell. People always want the cheap arse charlie option. If you want something good, fucken cough up and pay it's worth!!

[@brickmuncha]

Even the speed limits here are horrid. 75% of the US has a max speed limit of 120kmph. Fair enough for safety but if i’m taking a back road where i see maybe one other car for an hours worth of driving you’d reckon i should be able to go faster than 100

[@PerformanceNic]

Just came back from a month in the US and can say their driving culture is 1 million times better and smarter than here

[@marshallmarthes]

Even if you're like a watch guy it sucks to be here because there's no watches available

[@brycedunn8059]

Doesn’t help that people for some stupid reason continue to sell JDM cars for 5x what their objectively worth.

[@litt1efoot95]

“Standard of living is great” I’ll never own my own home, tf you mean?

[@peterstevenson9782]

Sorry bud. I lived through the 70s 80s and 90s of the most awesome and iconic street muscle cars. And a proud former owner of a 72 Holden SS. We would cruise the city streets and hang with the cars the chicks and our loyal mates. Street races on a Sunday were easy. There literly were no other cars on the road. Everyone was home playing cricket or watching football. We never did stupid mods to our cars like young kids do today. And our cars never drank aeroplane fuel like rice burners do today. In fact a fat exhaust was a two and a half inch twin exhaust and a pair of extractors and a 650 holley. We played by the rules we followed the law when it came to mods. Today's hoons do what ever they like and to hell with the neighbour's or anyone else. Today's car lovers aren't like we of the 60's born generation were. Not even close.

[@waynesmith7512]

The reason we have these laws is cos of the dickhead factor. 3 come to mind of many. So many. Year 12 rolled his car. Williams Hill Wagga years ago. Problem was there were 6 in the car (bucket seats) and 2 in the boot. Dead and badly injured ppl. all 17/18 year olds. Pea soup fog. Edward St wagga at 12.30 am. 2 P platers over took me lined up side by side and dragged. Using the on ramp to the highway. Green P plater undercut me. I was doing 80k (speed limit). I got my Ps in 1977 and I also did dumb things. Speeding especially. I was a reasonable driver as had driving experience since 14. Farm. Most ppl have very little driving experience but pass the P test and they are Peter Brock. Look what happened to him.

[@smartuser4112]

We do not make squat any longer. So why that tax now?

[@stefano4533]

Alright , what then are best country for car guys

[@PerformanceNic]

I would say USA and certain counties in Europe

[@stefano4533]

@@PerformanceNic Europe, I live there wich one ?