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Old 19-01-2006, 11:12 PM   #1
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hey guys and girld, just wondering if anybody has a lot of trouble with coppers, when you have done nothing wrong. for example, before my falcon i had a vk commodore for 4 months. it was immaculate, but i was pulled over 21 times, no joke. for nothing. not including roadside breath test stations. they never booked me for anything, i was in coburg and was pulled over once, and i stood up for myself, and partially threatened him, and the force with harrasment. its a load of bullsh1t i told him, i have done nothing wrong, everytime its the same crap. and in my falcon, ive had it for about 2 months, ive already been pulled over 7 times, not including my last which was for speeding.
anybody else having trouble???

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Old 19-01-2006, 11:17 PM   #2
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nope, only ever been pulled up for speeding. Too many times though. :S

When i used to drive a mitsubishi Galant with wheels and farty exhaust i got pulled up about 5 times randomly.

My EA usually has odd wheels on the back too and never once been questioned about that. Even my latest speeding fine, i got pulled up and the tyres on the rear were black stockies with minimal tread, he didn't even look twice, just handed me my fine. Saying that i usually drive in good areas to and from work etc and very rarely even see cops on the road.

I think you must have some bad luck gthofan, especially if your EA looks as it does in ya profile.
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:18 PM   #3
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ive only been pulled over once in my ED and they didnt even notice adapters :P
and the only time i got a comment was at a booze bus was when i had stockies on the rear, cop just said "dont do anything silly with those wheels mate" hahahahaha ;)
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:19 PM   #4
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Nope, they don't care about my car.
only time i was pulled over was for speeding right next to a cop.
fords arnt seen as hoon cars yet :P
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:21 PM   #5
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Never been pulled over in either of my cars. 1 booze bus, that is all.
got followed near knox for a while in my EF, but didnt get pulled over.
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:22 PM   #6
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the commodore was stock everything, almost show condition.
and the falcon is the same on the outside, apart from the bonnet which is peeling a bit, but jees give a guy a break, im not one of these rice burners with the 50 foot high spoilers, no thumpin music, im just there to enjoy the car as they come off the showroom floor
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:25 PM   #7
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i use to get pulled up about 3 times a week when i was driving the sierra on p plates ever booked my rs was worse but that thing was loud low and driving to fast all the time
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:29 PM   #8
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Never had a problem... And I spend an average of 2-4hours per day on the road..

Hell, even when I take the RX7 out they never seem to bother me.. and its louder than most cars :1syellow1

Mabye they think you look a little sus :
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:30 PM   #9
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I can't say i've had too much due attents from constable plod. in my orig ef I got pulled up for having the neons on in the car (and right out side my gf's place too), but I would have thought with the Xr I have now with the black stripes down the side and extra bonnet scoop, they would have singled me out!

my bro in law was always picked on by the cops, and his cars haven't been wildly done up, but he drove like a di(k so deserved the extra attention.
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:31 PM   #10
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not being a *****... but maybe its the way you drive.

I've only been pulled over twice, both in the Cortina at about 4:30 in the morning both times. Once for a blown tail light, and the other because i was going a bit fast down a hill to work...

I show the police respect when they pull me over, and im usually on my way with a minimum of fuss.
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:38 PM   #11
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nope i drive about 5 k's under the speed limit, obey all the rules except for the last time.
when i was pulled over in coburg and i arcked about how many times i had been pulled over, the young buck coppers excuse was oh well your from bayswater, and uve got a car load of people, i had one mate in the passenger seat next to me, which he didnt even know until he pulled me over that i was from bayswater. its a joke, and on my way to mt buller, the highway patrol dropped a u-turn in the middle of the 100kmph road, and had a look in my boot, in my car, under the bonnet!!! come on
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:42 PM   #12
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Ive gotten hassled by the cops only once in 3 years and i wasnt doing anything stupid just parked LOL they had reports of someone doing burnouts and took it out on me. I agree with effalcon they dont seem to pull over fords much maybe its just my area.
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:45 PM   #13
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maybe your car matches a discription of one used for illegal purposes,,they won't tell you either...
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:47 PM   #14
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only breathoed at booz busses, no law problems....as well they dont care for a stock looking eb lol
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:52 PM   #15
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My car gets followed almost every day i'm out, no joke. And since about 4 months ago (right after I got done for no rego) they started patrolling the only two entries/exists to my place. I even caught them parked around the corner from me in someones driveway (residential area)

and just a couple of nights ago I came up behind a HWP Wagon, which then proceeded to stop and let me pull past him.....

Somehow I have the feeling im being watched :(
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:55 PM   #16
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My cars got a pretty good 3" single system, everytime i go past a copper i have to slap it in neutral and just coast by..
But Ive never really had a problem, just drive sensibly and its all good.
the one time i did get pulled over i shut the car off immediately to avoid any unneccessary attention
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woah, thats not good, uve gotta have eyes in your backside these days, lookin out for them then
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Only once for having unreadable number plates. But never had any trouble, Even had the radar detector on in the car when I had the accident with the trailer and they didn't even notice it.
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Old 19-01-2006, 11:57 PM   #19
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svo347. u will get done if its illegal or a cop thinks it is. i got a nice letter off the epa last week telling me to get it fixed. mine was a bit loud, and no other copper said anything, but in croydon, a cop on foot patrol took down my rego and dobbed me in to the epa. now as of yesterday im $400 lighter
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Old 20-01-2006, 12:04 AM   #20
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I only ever got pulled over in the EF once for speeding, and he picked me up while i was doing a u turn and was a bit upset at me when he finally pulled me over for making his stupid unmarked purple VX commodore work so hard to catch up. (within the speed limit)
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svo347. u will get done if its illegal or a cop thinks it is. i got a nice letter off the epa last week telling me to get it fixed. mine was a bit loud, and no other copper said anything, but in croydon, a cop on foot patrol took down my rego and dobbed me in to the epa. now as of yesterday im $400 lighter
Fair enuff mate , the coppers over here aint too bad imho.
Ive had the system on the car from the last 6 or so years.
if i do get done, easy a small plate drilled out and inserted between the flanges will quieten it all down.
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Fair enuff mate , the coppers over here aint too bad imho.
Ive had the system on the car from the last 6 or so years.
if i do get done, easy a small plate drilled out and inserted between the flanges will quieten it all down.
***** who epa tested me didn't like the fact that I had a plate in there and would not pass the car with it in there.
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Old 20-01-2006, 12:33 AM   #23
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cops have only ever paid attention to my car when i have been done for speeding etc. never for random tests etc.
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Old 20-01-2006, 12:34 AM   #24
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i drove past a booze bus at dusk with my parkers on (which are blue). got heckled over that and they defected me for one of my FRONT tires where the back ones clearly had less tread.

when i went to the station to have the defect cleared the officer there couldnt give a crap and didnt even inspect the vehicle. i was told i could remove the sticker.

i've driven past numorous patrol cars with my blue lights on and although i know its illegal i've never been told off for it until i passed the bus.

some cops do thier job while most dont seem to be bothered by trivial things like that so you think its ok...
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I get tailed EVERYWHERE. Usualy once a week i'll be tailed for a good 5km though small main roads/backstreets. 99.99% of the time I dont get pulled over. If you don't act like a lunatic, you're all clear.
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i've driven past numorous patrol cars with my blue lights on and although i know its illegal i've never been told off for it until i passed the bus.
Not only should you get a defect sticker for that, but a smack over the head.
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No real trouble but i have lost my licence twice. But nothing since i got it back been keeping to the speed limit!!!
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Old 20-01-2006, 01:08 AM   #28
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6 months ive had my licence now, never been pulled over in either my ef or the fairlane i had, gona thru 2 breathos tho
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yeah ive had tons of probs with a boys in blue. dreding taken the falcon back out to cruise!!
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i have never been pulled over at all not even been throught a booze bus lol
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