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    Where to go to weigh your car?

    This is probably a very stupid question but where does one go to get an accurate weigh in?

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    Local rubbish tip.

    I weighed our caravan there...and rec'd a printout of the weight/s
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    Where to go to weigh your car?

    +1 for ^

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    Public weigh bridge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Jones View Post
    Public weigh bridge.

    Google is your friend. http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rc...,d.aGc&cad=rja
    yep...them too, but they do cost. Rubbish tip is free/gratis
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    WSID has a scale and the porky R weighed 1497kW there with a half tank of fuel and no driver. I think a few of the other dragstrips have scales too.

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    Rubbish Tip scales are NOT certified weighbridges and mostly are less than accurate Had my van weighed on one and then later same day on a certified scale and was quite a difference. Costs less than $20 for a certified printout that will stand up in Court.

    Remembering of course that it is only the accurate weight at the time.

    Also the tip one usually only go up in 20kg increments. If you need a legal weight go to a Certified scale as per the Google link.
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    I weighed my vr6 once on one at a racetrack (Barbagello Raceway in Wanneroo, WA). No idea if it was certified but it came out to 1260kg from memory. No driver, half tank of fuel.

    Infact... I still have the photo...

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    Where to go to weigh your car?

    That's a heavy girl.

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    Decent alignment shops will now have portable scales. A pad goes under each wheel to aid in corner balancing the suspension set up. Just have to do the ring around but I found a Fulcrum outlet at Stafford has one. Haven't been yet so please let us know how you went

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