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23-05-2005, 03:26 PM
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the pom
Join Date: Jan 2005
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G'day all,
My EB2's in the shop for pink slip inspection, and all is well except front upper balljoints. I gave the guy a sob story on the phone about having spent a grand on it in the last month (new tyres, springs, dampers, brakes) and he's said he'll go ahead and issue the pink slip if I'll leave a deposit to get the work done within the next month. Anyone know the legality of this? What's the position with the issue of the pink slip, will it have this proviso attached? Would I actually be obliged to return to this particular garage to get the work done, or could I do it myself? Have to pick it up at 4, so would be very grateful of some quick advice! Cheers all, Alex |
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23-05-2005, 03:30 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: South East Melbourne
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That's probably not legal. But then again neither is your car, so you either do them, go along with him or go elsewhere.
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23-05-2005, 03:34 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Doesn't sound too legal to me, if you want to do it make sure that you get a receipt for any cash your going to leave him, and make sure he writes what the cash is for.
Sorry just doesn't sit right with me. :(
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23-05-2005, 03:40 PM
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the pom
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Cheers. So effectively he can't legally issue a pink slip with a proviso and he's asking me for fifty bucks to 'not notice the balljoints', which I could claim back if I gave him the work? Might have to go with that.
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23-05-2005, 03:41 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Canberra
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Why not get it fixed before the inspection? I reckon if this guy is offering to do it hes goin to charge you through the roof. If you leave a deposit i doubt he would refund it if you went somewhere else. Save the hassle and get it done before the inspection. This guy sounds pretty dodgy to me. As for the inspection itself. You might be suprised what they can pick you up for. You mgiht think everything is fine but then find something that not. I know when i had to get a rego inspection they found shit that i had no idea bout. Fortunately only one of the things was a fail and was easy to fix and the other things were recommended things to be fixed in the future.
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23-05-2005, 03:42 PM
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GT
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SYDNEY
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ITS ILLEGAL FOR HIM TO ISSUE A PINK SLIP WITH AN UNRAODWORTHY CAR. secondly if it is unroadworthy he has the right to issue a white slip then it must be fixed before rego he is either ripping you or doing you a favour either way this is insanity . go somewhere else and see what they say that is if he doesn't give you a white slip.
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23-05-2005, 03:45 PM
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If you trust the guy, then just do it, he is doing you a favour, or he can reject your car, and you will then HAVE to get it repaired before you can register it again.
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23-05-2005, 03:50 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: South East Melbourne
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Yeah he's doing you a favour, but it's not legal. Either go with it and pay him to do it later, do it yourself now or do it yourself later and lose the deposit you gave him.
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23-05-2005, 03:53 PM
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the pom
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Yep, thanks guys, thought this was the case. I'll do the balljoints, but it'll be next month now as I'm broke from changing the suspension and tyres. Matey can have his fifty bucks deposit for the work which I'll do myself (except the hydraulic press bit), I need the new rego as of next weekend. Balljoints aren't that bad frankly, I inspected the whole lot when I stripped out the springs and dampers over the weekend.
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Need some pink slip advice quickly
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