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Posted on 03/08/2007 2:40:27 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
Sing hey! for the bath at close of day
That washes the weary mud away!
A loon is he that will not sing:
O! Water Hot is anoble thing!
O! Sweet is the sound of falling rain.
and the brook that leaps from hill to plain;
but better than rain or rippling streams
is Water Hot that smokes and steams.
O! Water cold we may pour at need
down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed;
but better is Beer, if drink we lack,
and Water Hot poured down the back.
O! Water is fair that leaps on high
in a fountain white beneath the sky;
but never did fountain sound so sweet
as splashing Hot Water with my feet!
There are so many foundations that take cars... pick a charity you like and donate it. Consider it a tithe on the new car :-)
Oklahoma is missing out on a good solid revenue source :-)
You know, that’s not a bad idea 2J. You could probably get a couple hunnert out of selling it.
But, say like the Kidney Foundation or someone else, will come and pick it up and give you a receipt for the deduction on your taxes. Whether it runs or not.
We don’t have a state inspection either (unless you are trying to re-title a previously totaled vehicle) but there is county inspections at the more populated counties north of here. I think they mostly focus on emissions.
I like the Salvation Army...
The seatbelt latch might be fixable pretty easily...I think the latch just bolts to the floor. If we could get one at a salvage yard, that might be a good investment toward selling it...at least the person could drive it off legally.
The seat has a fold-down armrest for the right arm. I just have been folding down the armrest and pulling the seatbelt strap around it.
Like I say...I don’t go very far from home in the car.
Ok...I think that’s what I’ll do. Try to fix the seatbelt, then try to sell it with an honest disclosure, then donate it if it won’t sell.
I didn’t think it would sell at all, but ecurb’s experience gives me some hope...
They tax us 8% on every single grocery item we buy. Ugh.
Sounds like a plan. We sold Jr’s old car through craigslist.
Years ago, OB and I drove to Michigan to visit some friends over a long weekend. Three blocks from home, on the return trip, we hit a Domino's Pizza driver who ran the stop sign.
Ahhh!! That’s a thought! ‘Tis free!
I know it...I know it. It scares me to death to drive the thing.
I think I’ll focus on getting that seatbelt fixed this weekend...
Really! I’m amazed. I think emissions is the least concentrated on item on the state inspection list here (at least from some of the vehicles I’ve seen spewing crap into the air.) Here they check brakes, lighting, signalling, steering, horn, mirrors, wipers, tires, wheels, etc.
It’s probably a very good idea for the state to have this requirement, considering that the hinderlands of the state are known for their ability to “wash” vehicle titles.
It’s only the counties that contain Seattle and Tacoma that do emissions testing... and it’s kindof a joke because many of the commuters that drive the freeways into the city every day live outside those counties and don’t have to do it.
And if your car fails the test, you only have to show that you’ve spent at least $150 trying to get it to comply, so they don’t really shut down the really bad polluters.
Do you know how it works exactly? Do they decide how much the car is worth or something? LSA, you mentioned something about notification?
Our state inspection was changed from every 6 months to annually. We don’t have emissions inspections “down state” but they do in Northern Virginia (which is not part of the ~real~ Virginia anyway).
It kind of blew my mind that I showed up here and didn’t have to have any kind of inspection. Just walked in - to the grocery store, no less - filled out a form, and went on my merry way.
Vermont requires yearly inspections. They don’t do emissions tests, so far as I know, but they do check all the other things you mentioned. and record the car’s current milage and all that.
The charity is required to notify you how much they sold your vehicle for. This IRS law became effective about two years ago because too many people were declaring their vehicle donations at inflated values (say a 1993 generic, run-of-the-mill sedan worth $12,000).
I imagine that all the reputable charities have a notification system in place, but you might want to check with them, just to be sure.
We have tag agencies here...private businesses that collect tax money for the state and give you the license plate sticker for the year.
I’ve made friends with the lady in town that does our tags. (Becky probably knows her...I think Becky knows everyone in town!) Anyway, she always asks how my Beetle’s coming along...told me to just come in and let her know when it’s time to remove the black tag!
On the newer cars, we only have to have vehicle inspections every other year (unless the vehicle is sold), and tags are good for two years (double the annual cost, of course).
There are a few state license bureaus here, but most of them are fee-based and given to friends of the governor. So whenever the party of the governor changes, the fee offices change, and there is all kinds of outrage, until the opposite party regains control.
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