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27-11-2006, 12:43 PM | #1 | ||
Starion Pro
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Brisbane
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hey,
is there anyone out there that would know of someone that can tow my car cheaply, or has access to some trade plates that I can use? I have to move my starion 3 streets to my house from the mechanics, and I dun really wanna pay heaps for a tow truck driver :( any help would be greatly appreciated, cheers
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27-11-2006, 01:09 PM | #2 | ||
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Rockingham WA
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i know its illegal mate but tow truck would be 50$+.. just drive it..
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27-11-2006, 01:13 PM | #3 | ||
Starion Pro
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Brisbane
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ha,
I was seriously thinking about driving it home but i just got done by a stubborn ***** of a cop for driving it there I am out on Queens road, Logan if any of you guys know about it, it is infested with cops Like atm I got 450 just for the fine for driving an uninsured and unregistered vehicle, plus others I am a bit paranoid of driving it home :( cheers
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27-11-2006, 01:16 PM | #4 | ||
V8 wannaabeee
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Southbank, melb
Posts: 2,575
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only 3 streets? jesus that will only be like $50 ~
i paid i think $90 to get my old car 60km |
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27-11-2006, 01:18 PM | #5 | ||
13.96 @ 101.65
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Rockingham WA
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spose 50$ for a tow is nothing like 450 for driving it...
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27-11-2006, 01:21 PM | #6 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,652
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Its NOT illegal here in NSW to drive an unregistered vehicle for the purpose of repairs. You can't get an unregistered vehicle permit IF its unroadworthy BUT you can drive it to a repairer so long as its not 'failed-dangerous not to be driven'
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27-11-2006, 01:29 PM | #7 | ||
V8 wannaabeee
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Southbank, melb
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yeah but, toowoomba is in qld, queenslanders' aren't that privileged.
in queensland, you need to go to 3 different places, for like, insurance, temp reg.. and something else, which i happen to forget. *unless it's changed since 3 weeks ago, sigh |
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27-11-2006, 01:31 PM | #8 | |||
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27-11-2006, 01:32 PM | #9 | |||
V8 wannaabeee
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Southbank, melb
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yeah fuel was(or still is) only 94c p/l, pretty expensive(CHEAP BAZTARDS) when i was there 3 weeks ago ay..
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27-11-2006, 03:38 PM | #10 | ||
Official AFF conservative
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Adelaide, SA
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Grab a couple of mates and push the bugger home.... prob cost you more in beer than what a tow is gonna cost tho!
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27-11-2006, 03:41 PM | #11 | ||
Starion Pro
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 57
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oh tru, got my boss in his tow truck to pull it for 30,
aint too bad, cheers
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27-11-2006, 04:01 PM | #12 | ||
Just slidin'
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Brisvegas
Posts: 7,791
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Hey, thats only a couple of streets away from me. If you asked yesty, I could have got it done for you.
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27-11-2006, 05:24 PM | #13 | |||
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27-11-2006, 05:37 PM | #14 | ||
Starion Pro
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Brisbane
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oh holy crap XD
damn, hrmmm I might pm you, The Monty car has recently been moved for 30 XD cheers
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