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Sept 29, 2017 12:28:42 GMT
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Here's a photo of my Wolseley 15/60, which I have had for around 12 years now. As it's an Australian built example, the specifications are a bit different from the UK built ones, such as 1622cc engine and Zenith carburettor. My car is the one closest to the camera.  Two Wolseley 15/60s by Jim Jarron, on Flickr |
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1962 Wolseley 15/60Mercdan68
@forddan68
Club Retro Rides Member 68
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Sept 29, 2017 21:33:17 GMT
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Beautiful car, always liked these a real British classic
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Fraud owners club member
2003 W211 Mercedes E class
1989 Sierra sapphire
1998 ex bt fiesta van
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Sept 30, 2017 0:30:58 GMT
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Beautiful car, always liked these a real British classic You are absolutely right and this one is lovely. It's friend looks a little "cluttered" though!  |
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Sept 30, 2017 1:39:04 GMT
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You are absolutely right and this one is lovely. It's friend looks a little "cluttered" though! In case you're wondering, the "cluttered" one has had an electronic fan fitted. |
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Last Edit: Sept 30, 2017 1:39:20 GMT by wolseley
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It's registration is due in a week. I don't use it much these days (it was my daily driver for quite a few years) so I'm going to put it on conditional registration. It will be a shame to lose the number plates, but it will save me about $900 a year, and I can still use the car to a limited degree.
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Does that mean it will not be possible to ever go back to full registration and full daily use rights? Might want to think carefully about that.
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No, you can go back to full registration if you want in the future. But you loose the number plate unless you transfer it to another car in the meantime.
Mine is on the historic plate scheme and enjoy saving the $900 per year! Is your club in the log-book scheme that gives you 60 days a year in addition to club events?
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79cord
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In Vic. you normally retain the rights to the numberplate even if not on a registered vehicle, so worth asking about. (Must recheck one of mine for a new car)
Always nice to see a car on its original plates even if relatively few would remember the appropriate numbers for the cars age here.
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Last Edit: Nov 1, 2017 11:29:51 GMT by 79cord
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Is your club in the log-book scheme that gives you 60 days a year in addition to club events? Yes, it is. As I'm now retired and I live within walking distance of a large shopping centre and have buses to Parramatta, Sydney CBD, Macquarie and North Sydney amongst other places practically outside my front door, I quite often go for several days without taking out one of my cars. Having to fill in the logbook will be a minor annoyance, but it will save me around $900. It is hard to justify that expenditure. If I do put the car back on full registration in the future, I'll probably try to get the same plates again but, in the unlikely event that they are not available (I can't imagine that the combination would be one that would be sought after) it would be no big deal for me. The plates on it are not the original ones anyway, so they have no historical significance (I don't even know what the original registration would have been, as the previous owner, who had the car for about 24 years, had personalised plates fitted to it). I'm not considering transferring the existing plates to my other car (a 2015 Skoda Octavia). SaveSave |
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Last Edit: Nov 1, 2017 15:58:27 GMT by wolseley
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Yes, I also found it hard to justify having another fully registered car when you can only drive one at a time.. I didn't even manage to get all 60 days filled in last year despite writing in all the club events too. Filling out the logbook is very simple and I do it when I've started the car and it is warming up (Date, time, location, name, signature). If you request the plates again in future you might have to pay the annual $99 fee for personalised plates plus the one-off fee for getting them back.
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Your lucky you can reverse your decision though. When I was buying in Singapore, there were a couple of motors that caught my eye, but they'd been transferred onto historic plates. Not only was use severely limited, but there was no way back either. You get 28 days "free" use and can buy another 17, giving a total of 45 days a year. All for a mere arm and leg!  |
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