ACT pit inspection a real bummer

[Mark]

I took my 1600 thru the ACT Road User services pit inspection today, they went over the car with a fine tooth comb - I mean on the phone they said allow 30 mins for inspection - christ 50 mins later and I still hadn't done the brake or exhaust decibel test. I remained placid despite the F^&*^en doors being slammed 20 times - inner handles fell off and failed for that too! I gotta list of 20 things filling the page, mostly minor like wires & brake hose fouling steering coupling and the steering column, but others I can't fathom - they said I need to replace the braided brake line to the LF (near turbo) with "standard hose or pipe" - geezus it's braided to with-stand the heat presumably but because it has no markings or labels they said they can't ascertain that it was installed professionally/properly to the required standard.

They also want a new ACT engineer's report despite the car being as documented on the 2 NSW reports (because the second only listed seat and wheel changes a guy said it's incomplete - I pointed out that it refers to the first (original engineers for the turbo motor, brakes susp. etc. - I'm taking this up with tech standards who weren't available in the pits today)

Well I used to wonder where all the hot 1600s went and now I know - lack of time and money means another sits in the shed when the rego expires in 4 days time :-(
Only consolation was after 20 mins of two torches under the hood they could not fault anything other than the brake line to fail)

(a dejected) Mark.

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