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Car rego in VIC. Need a rwc... opinions? 11-Jan-2014 At 1:38:54 PM emloughl

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Hey folks,

I'm trying to get a rwc for a high mileage old car with some wear/tear (aesthetically) but in excellent running condition.

The story:
I bought a car off gumtree in Brisbane for $200 so I could backpack & climb Australia. I took it in for a rwc, and literally everything passed fine except for some fraying on the driver side seat belt. I went to an auto wrecker that had a replacement belt, but its condition was no better. Since that was 24th Dec, everywhere else was closed and I was SOL. However, the previous owner was an amazing guy and let me drive on his rego until its expiry. I drove it from Brisbane down through Vic, and parked it in Melb. Met another backpacking climber and gave her the car. Now I'm back in Canada but she's left with the task of trying to get it roadworthy.

I wanted to get the rwc done for her before I left but when I talked to a mechanic he said Victoria is incredibly strict, much more so than Queensland. He told me that the car would fail from fabric tears in the seat, for instance, and that the entire seats would need replacement. Or any interior loose plastic.

Can anybody help me out with your thoughts/opinions on this? Does anybody know a reasonable mechanic that would be willing to do a lenient inspection?

Your help is greatly appreciated... I already got my benefit out of the car, it's just that it made my trip I'd like to see it take more climbers to see Australia, and it seems so wasteful to send it to the junk yard when it runs so well. (As that's likely its fate if we can't get it back on the road).

It's a '91 Daihatsu Charade, with nearly 340,000 kms

Thanks in advance!
Evan