Mass registration is the worst

[Rick Parker]

It's just their way of verifying and controling the construction quality and anticipated safety of a "Component Vehicle". Would you like to have some guy in a home made dune buggy run into you and say his brakes weren't working. Sure it's a hassle, it's the price of admission. We've got the same thing here.

[727pilot@usa.co]

I just got licensed last week. I took a little different tack and got by with it.

In our state (South Carolina) you can drive a new car for 30 days while you buy your tags and pay the taxes. I insured the car, paid the taxes and drove it to the DMV for inspection.

The DMV, being bureaucrats, was more interested in the paperwork than anything else. About the only thing checked on the car was that the VIN plate was affixed as shown in the construction manual. The fact that it was a hot day and I parked it on the asphalt in full sun did help this process along.

[Commodore]

Fun (not!) little tidbit about registering in CT. My car managed to get registered as a '65 (purchased used five years ago). Seems the CT DMV has figured out that a "1965 Cobra" is a very valuable car. My personal property tax bill has gone from about $25.00 years ago (prior to the 'awakening') to $455.00 a year now. My Town Hall tax department told me I should get Early American plates for it. With the car so registered I would see a very large drop in its assessed value but I fear I'll open a Pandora Box with the DMV in doing so. Any suggestions? The car has Veteran plates on it now (police are usually very friendly to Veterans) which I would like to keep but my tax bill is getting a little nuts.