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Old 03-02-2015, 05:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Angry The Man wins I lose :( (Civic VX ordered off the road by police for aero mods)

RANT ON ...
A cop told me a few weeks ago that my car was all kinds of wrong according to The Motor Vehicle Act, but said he wasn't going to ticket me that day.
I got pulled over on the Trans Canada Highway the other day by the same cop.
This time he was determined to ticket me.
I guess he had enough time to go research the act to see he could charge me with.
So I got a $109 fine for obstructing my tailights , I had clear plexi to cover the sides so as to make the kamback more aero.
The Act is worded in such a way that even dirty lens is an offense, or even clear tape to seal a crack.
If that wasn't bad enough he also ordered my car to be inspected which I hear will cost me another $143 to inspect and no doubt more to re-inspect after repairs.
Failure to get it inspected earns a $593 fine.
The list of things they check will cause me to park my car and surrender the plates.
The car will also have an official HOLD on it until its repaired or crushed.
I have no doubt the cost of repairs will be way higher then is reasonable for a 92 civic vx with over 430000 km 267344 miles.
This cop had it in for my car .. I have driven it across 6 states and most of my province since I acquired it. Never had so much as a cop look at it.
I will likely sell it as is with the HOLD on it.
Saddest day of my life, I removed all the aero items including the belly pan just to get it ready for the inspection, if I didn't it would fail as it is not listed as Modded in the reg.
My Life Sucks
I just turned 56 last month and I am being treated like a snot nosed 16 year old by our finest RCMP officers.
I talked it over with my 7 year old grandson, and he asked me why are they doing this to you, then he suggested maybe the car looked like a race car and that's why they want it all off.
I thought about a while and added that maybe the cop was thinking like a 7 year old ....
I sure hope the cop had a great sleep that night knowing that he saved the world from me getting better gas mileage.
RANT OFF ...

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