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Should you be eligible for ACC if you don't pay your Rego? I feel that you shouldn't be.

Workmate is having majors with Slingshot at the moment. His quality of net has just deteriorated over the last few months. After having everything professionally checked (including the exchange) it has come down to they have over sold and no longer have enough capacity during peak hours in our area on the North Shore...

My new car is waiting for me down in Chch. I half expected to get a call saying it was under water. Watching the news this morning the water had subsided pretty quickly I see. Stuffed quite a few houses though.

Moved from Slingshot to Orcon just over a year back. Slingshot was by far the worst quality and slowest connection I have ever had. International speeds during peak time came to a standstill. I was on their all you can eat plan which was well oversold. Bandwidth was becoming a big issue. Moved to Orcon who was only slightly better. Moved house to a newer suburb and the speed jumped up nicely. Better exchange. However I am now on a plan that Orcon doesn't advertise (retention plan 250GB and phone for $99pm full speed.) Avoid those all you can eat plans. You will be in a very over crowed abused pool of users. These are the worst plans possible for gamers. A lot of it depends on where you live and the quality of the lines/number of people on the exchange etc...

Of course. They are faster and less safe. Like motorbikes. Diesels and motorbikes. Pretty much the same thing.

I deal with all of this on a day to day basis. I probably call them once a week with a new combination they don't support for trucks and trailers. And as I said. A heavy crane needs to buy RUC that doesn't even allow it to drive. They then need to purchase an addition 20 tons of weight just to be able to go up the road. Bloody hassle for them. Light vehicles do need a classification system the same as the heavy vehicles. I will have a chat to some of our people in the know at the NZTA to see what they feel will happen. In the mean time I am going to buy a heap of RUC so I don't forget to get some. Or put an Eroad unit in the car and leave it on Auto. Can anyone explain why Diesel Rego is more expensive?

Yeah keeping the same system we have now but having different classes would be the ideal way. And the NZTA system can do this. It currently does it with all heavy vehicles. But for lights there is one class only. >3.5ton. I am unsure why the government isn't trying to push more private diesel cars onto the road.

Subsidising something that is substandard. The UK has some good systems in place. However they have a population that requires them to be there. Though I am unsure how their RUC system works. We are actually one of the few countries in the world that have a RUC system. Denmark is another. But their trucking industry is fiercely controlled by the Unions. And their RUC system is quite simple. Oregon now has a system thanks to Eroad. They have more trucks than we have people though. And it was badly needed. Aussie's privately built roads are next on the list. NZ motorists are being way over taxed though. And now that I am reading more into it I see that any change would need to be backed and pushed by major industry. And petition from some diesel drivers would be bluntly ignored.

Some good points. Cheers guys. Having different rates for different vehicle types is possible through NZTA's current system. They have this capacity for Trucks and trailers so they should have it for vehicles. You pay different rates depending on your vehicles gross tonnage and axle count. So having different rates for Engine size and emissions standards could be done for cars. If the public got behind the idea it could work. But considering that when NZTA changed there RUC types in 2012 they forgot about mobile Cranes. They still have not fixed this. Their standard RUC ticket doesn't even let them drive down the road. They have to buy two types of RUC just to move. In a specific order. Dutchy I see how much money flows through for RUC. It is eye opening. I can't say how much. But going on Dutchy's figures as an average would give you an idea. I highly doubt the revenue from road tax is all spent on our roads. Not even close.

Yeah was a great 3 races to watch. Scott has to be the crowd favorite this year. So many in the crowd with their Volvo flags! And massive cheers for him when he jumped up on that podium. I was pretty happy when Wincup stuffed it on the last corner and let Scott by again. He is a real character on TV and it would have been a pole for him in race 3 I reckon. SVG and Fabian did bloody well too though. Both came from way back to get top 5. Do feel for Bright though. I like his racing style and he is a good character too. Glad he is all okay after that roll over. Team Red Bull. Sick of them. Appreciate their skill. Not fond of their team behaviour. It would not surprise me if they employed their own guys to watch for other teams mistakes. Apparently they were the ones who put in the complaint about SVG accelerating outside of the accel zone. They complain about everything. Got what they deserved for the "fixing" the car penalty. Same sort of situation as SVG. Couldn't have been a bit of give for both teams tbh. Shame about the two Mercs being taken out. Holdsworth cracked the top time for race 3. Starting to get it together. Just bad luck. Moffat form the Norton Nissans needs to be slapped after some of the sh*t moves he pulled on the weekend.

Yup that's what I want. However I think they pay a little more at the moment. Need to confirm this. I have a feeling it is just easier for the NZTA to control it this way. (This means it will NEVER change if true, NZTA has very outdated processes and systems). Though the little NZ company I work for Eroad has just convinced the local government in the State of Oregon to set up a tax system the way it should be. Tax at the pump. Trucks require an extra label as they already do. In this case there will be a Eroad GPS RUC unit installed.

Now that I am a diesel owner and work in the RUC industry I want to get behind having RUC dropped or significantly reduced for light vehicles. A light vehicle is considered anything under 3.5tons. RUC was designed for heavy vehicles. Vehicles of which do extra damage to the roads. So your 318D's are being taxed for damage to the roads just because they run a more efficient fuel type which is not as heavily taxed at the pump as petrol. So would you be happy paying a little more at the pump but nothing in RUC charges? I feel that a motor vehicle under 3.5 tons that is registered as Private vehicle and not used as a trade vehicle should not be subject to RUC. Whats your thoughts fellow diesel owners. 4WD's, Utes, Cars. Is there any current action against this?

It is exactly what he said. All the time wasters just didn't want to commit to travelling that far. And to be honest if I didn't have contacts in Greymouth I would not have bothered. But it is a superior car in every way to the heap of junk touring I viewed just down the road from my house for less money. Looking forward to my drive back to Auckland. Wonder how far that first tank will take me. With a bit of testing involved.

Yup thats the guy. Lucky I have a very good customer of mine based in Greymounth and Jarred went to school with his kids. Made it easier to get it checked. Car has only had two owners. First one was a very well known real estate agent who has looked after the car like it was his kid. Most servicing done by BMW Chch. Car is in mint condition. He had a heap of time wasters. So was hard to even get a hold of him.

Haha nice plate on that first one.

It seems cheap. Then you see it. It would be a risky buy at $12k. With the lack of maintenance on that Estate I would be very worried.

Haha. Will see how the tidy up goes. Bet I will convince myself to keep it. Then comes the hard part. Can I convince the Mrs. In the mean time I will be driving a Daihatsu Rocky while she drives the E60.

Yeah was a bit of a process. Gets dropped off to Christchurch this weekend. Flying down the following to bring it to Auckland.

I was still really surprised how bad that car was. But I am glad it was crap as the one I settled on (one this thread was created for) turned out even better than I thought.

Was it the silver wagon? Heap of crap. http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/47986-well-priced-530d/page-3 Read my post. The sedan is gone now but still listed on TM. Old owner just hasn't taken down the ad yet. Trust me I know

Hating on those badges and headlights. More than I feel I should.

Soichi is a Nissan Tuning God in general. Highly recommended. Especially if you want more power.

If they were a staggered 8 and 9 set I was going to pay up to $1200 for them I have them on my E34 race car. Zac also runs them on his 635 race car. But 9's are what we are after.

I was about to say you should ask the guy who won this Auction. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=697547444 But you won that auction. Haha. Have a check around Bimmerforums. There was a pair for sale for pretty cheap a month or so ago.

Beautiful car. Better be a bloody good Super Beetle you are replacing it with. You better keep the buyers contact details for when you decide you want the E9 back.