Is 90 TSI considered a High Performace vehicle in Qld?

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You really have to wonder at the stupidity of State Governments in relation to "blanket" bans on things....
My son lives on the Gold Coast and was interested in getting either a Polo 77TSI or Golf 90 TSI but when we started to look into the fine details... they are classed as HIGH POWERED (PERFORMANCE) vehicles because they have a Turbocharger and are NOT diesel powered.
Regardless that the 90 TSI DSG and the Polo have a power to weight ratio of 70kw/tonne he can't drive one unless he "applies" for an exemption.

Does anyone know an Easy way around this???

This topic has been already covered in the forums, but to reiterate again...

In QLD, you are eligible for an exemption if:
1. the vehicle is a moderately-powered turbocharged or supercharged -OR-
2. you can demonstrate personal circumstances or severe hardship

Since the Polo and Golf (with the exception of the GTI variants) can be classified as moderately powered performance vehicles, you only need fill out the sections relating to condition 1 (there isn't much to fill out). You do not need to fill in the sections relating to condition 2.

The only supporting documents you need to provide relate to the vehicle's power and weight specification, which can be done easily enough by attaching, say for example, a brochure and highlighting the relevant information with a big red texta or something.

The regulations should be similar for other states as well.

When you read what documentation is required for the exemption it just isn't worth the time and effort.

Read it again carefully.
Download form number F4467 for full details, it should all be very straight forward.

isnt there a european luxury exception list ?

Lol, if there were such a list, it wouldn't be listed there either.