Hi guys,
Got a quick question; so when I start the old girl with the choke on, the car is running quite rich and produces a bit of smoke. It's the second time now my neighbour has complained that there was "too much smoke" and it's too old of a car, "carcinogenic" and fumes are leaking into his house. The car is in a well ventilated car port. I told him that I have every legal right to start my car on my property just as he also starts his car. I said the car is under historical rego and compliant with whatever standards this has. Age of the car is irrelevant.
I'm not going to be bullied every single time I need to start the car, so I thought this time I would stand my ground. He threatened to report me and I told him to go ahead, as I was quite sure there was almost nothing he could do. However, I was looking into it and you can report an overly smokey vehicle through the service NSW website; https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/report-smoky-vehicle
The thing is, the car isn't overly smokey once warmed up and driven, but when I do start it, the mixture is quite rich and does produce some smoke.
Just wondering if any has had a similar experience, whether my neighbour has any legal grounding and if a historic car can be defected or advised upon for something it naturally does?
Cheers fellas,
James
Got a quick question; so when I start the old girl with the choke on, the car is running quite rich and produces a bit of smoke. It's the second time now my neighbour has complained that there was "too much smoke" and it's too old of a car, "carcinogenic" and fumes are leaking into his house. The car is in a well ventilated car port. I told him that I have every legal right to start my car on my property just as he also starts his car. I said the car is under historical rego and compliant with whatever standards this has. Age of the car is irrelevant.
I'm not going to be bullied every single time I need to start the car, so I thought this time I would stand my ground. He threatened to report me and I told him to go ahead, as I was quite sure there was almost nothing he could do. However, I was looking into it and you can report an overly smokey vehicle through the service NSW website; https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/report-smoky-vehicle
The thing is, the car isn't overly smokey once warmed up and driven, but when I do start it, the mixture is quite rich and does produce some smoke.
Just wondering if any has had a similar experience, whether my neighbour has any legal grounding and if a historic car can be defected or advised upon for something it naturally does?
Cheers fellas,
James