I had to inform the California Highway Patrol man that my car was a special edition blah blah blah and it is a stock exhaust. (He gave me a ticket for window tint instead.)

Does anyone else have this problem? I've only had my car 4 months and I've been pulled over 4 times. I've been asked to pop the hood, rev the engine, all sorts of stupid things. Do I need to put a sticker on the back window explaining the Nismo Z?

 

Make a notebook of everything you normally tell the cop about your Nismo. When he pulls you over for exhaust note, hand him the notebook.

Maybe include the dealer brochure or a picture of the sales sticker.

 

Or stay out of the throttle around the cops...

 

I carry around the window sticker

 

i just live in indiana instead of cali. seems to work for me.

sounds like he was just being a dick and trying to find something.

 

When I was pulled over for not wearing my seat belt (yes, I said I was pulled over for the egregious, dangerous, highly lethal to others violation of not wearing my seat belt), the cop grilled me on whether the exhaust, body kit, or ride height are legal even though I said several times that the car comes that way from the factory. She threatened to measure my ride height (I'm still on stock springs) but she let me go because "she decided to be nice" (direct quote).

 

I live in LA. Everytime I've been pulled over it's been in traffic going maybe 35mph.

I hadn't thought about carrying the window sticker. I'm going to start doing that.

 

i hate the chp, luckily, i have yet to be pulled over by them, but they really dont have anything else to except pull over nice cars.

 

wow, all this crap doesn't sound to pleasing to be a hobbiest in california.

 

Never ever got pulled over yet...
Poeple seem to like my car.

 

Yes this crap with cops messing with imports has been going on in SoCal since the early 90's. Some cops are pretty cool and they are fellow enthusiast. Most are jerks and they know you have money to pay for a ticket.

Op just go see the judge with on your court date and explain that to him. It is pointless to argue with the cops.

 

damn, there are cars in indiana that don't even have exhaust....just headers. and don't get me started on the loud annoying harleys....

 

YES!...explaining limited edition car. with twin turbo
1500 examples in the US

 

I feel the same way, only for me it's the whole no front license plate issue. That has got to be the most useless excuse to pull somebody over.

1607 actually

 

i stand corrected but yeah i know that

 

Yes . You can get a certified letter from NISSAN stating that you drive a NISMO and are special.

 

or stick that nismo certificate of authenticity at the windshield.

 

how do you get the certificate?

 

LOL. I am just being a jerk. Cops could care less if your car is stock or modified. "I bought it this way" will get you nowhere.

 

right here......
www.nismozowners.com