"suck" is being 5 days from expired tags.
05-03-2007, 03:49 PM
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"suck" is being 5 days from expired tags.
California tags that is. I either have to get the car inspected by the insurance co and licensed at the DMV before that, or I drive REAL SLOW to the dyno day.
lets keep in mind that the car is undriveable and on jackstands today.
5/8 is D-Day.
I think I'm gonna be sick before then.
lets keep in mind that the car is undriveable and on jackstands today.
5/8 is D-Day.
I think I'm gonna be sick before then.
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05-03-2007, 04:53 PM
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well... they technically expire on a certain day, but the tags say MAY 2007.
and yeah, would you insure something you hadn't seen? I mean that'd be sweet so any minor damage present I could have repaired for free but they want to see what they're getting into first.
and yeah, would you insure something you hadn't seen? I mean that'd be sweet so any minor damage present I could have repaired for free but they want to see what they're getting into first.
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05-03-2007, 05:23 PM
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My insurance company(ies) have never inspected my car. Ever. What company are you with? Perhaps it's time to switch.
You could make claims for everything but if you make too many claims then your premiums will go up and eventually you'll be dropped. Also, you probably have a deductible so it wouldn't be worth it to fix every scrape, scratch and ding you can find. Not to mention you're talking about insurance FRAUD. And if any suspicions arrise about your claims they'll investigate you and their investigators are usually pretty good.
You could make claims for everything but if you make too many claims then your premiums will go up and eventually you'll be dropped. Also, you probably have a deductible so it wouldn't be worth it to fix every scrape, scratch and ding you can find. Not to mention you're talking about insurance FRAUD. And if any suspicions arrise about your claims they'll investigate you and their investigators are usually pretty good.
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05-03-2007, 06:39 PM
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You'll be fine. I drove my car for 4 months on expired tags before I finally got the paperwork all sorted out for the transfer of title and crap. The car was paid up, registered through June '07 (dammit I need to send mine in) but I just never got the tag for some reason. Just don't let police officers get behind you. 
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05-03-2007, 09:22 PM
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Register it non-op for now in CA to avoid the "penalties and fees" and then worry about it later. I did have a car without a motor pass cal smog once and get reregistered... at a test only facility no less. Sorry I lost contact with that smog shop.... I could have helped you out.
Mark
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05-04-2007, 12:04 AM
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What did you try to register Mark? I remember when you did your big move. 
I had a bunch of parking tickets from college one year and couldn't register my car until I paid them. Almost a year after my registration was due, I got pulled over and my car was impounded. I didn't even have to pay the previous year's registration. I just paid the next year's registration early, tow fees, and impound fees. Total cost came to way less than $400.
Don't see the problem y8s. Get yourself a new insurance company if the one you have is going to dick you like that. Get AAA. You can pay DMV registration fees and pick up your tags at any site if you have to wait til the last minute and still want to pay on time. This past year I had to get my car smogged. I paid the registration fees on time to avoid late fees, and got my smog test 2 weeks after my tags expired. Took the smog paperwork back to AAA and they gave me my tags.
Yeah, California DMV sucks. We know that, but if you live here long enough, you figure our when and where you can push the envelope.
Oh, and it normally costs me around $80 to register my car and that's with personalized plates.
I had a bunch of parking tickets from college one year and couldn't register my car until I paid them. Almost a year after my registration was due, I got pulled over and my car was impounded. I didn't even have to pay the previous year's registration. I just paid the next year's registration early, tow fees, and impound fees. Total cost came to way less than $400.
Don't see the problem y8s. Get yourself a new insurance company if the one you have is going to dick you like that. Get AAA. You can pay DMV registration fees and pick up your tags at any site if you have to wait til the last minute and still want to pay on time. This past year I had to get my car smogged. I paid the registration fees on time to avoid late fees, and got my smog test 2 weeks after my tags expired. Took the smog paperwork back to AAA and they gave me my tags.
Yeah, California DMV sucks. We know that, but if you live here long enough, you figure our when and where you can push the envelope.
Oh, and it normally costs me around $80 to register my car and that's with personalized plates.
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