Modified cars can't be historic? Goddamnit!

[ClayW]

Here in Maryland it can't be extensively modified. However in my experience, no one cares.

Yeah, I have historic plates on both my E30 and my 1600 in MD. Neither are stock, though the E30 is pretty close. If MD considers cupholders to be an extensive modification, I guess I'm done.

Anyway, "extensively modified" seems like a subjective term.

"Judge, I consider extensive modifications to include rocket and/or turbine power. Anything less seems within reason."

[Exodus_2pt0]

Every first and third! I've been trying to get out there with the car to pull in some business, just been too cold for me lately.

[Cyrix2k]

^ Westminster eh?

We just moved to Mount Airy, I'm sure we'll cross paths at some point.

Yup, I go to shows in Mt. Airy every so often, at the Jimmy Cone.

[Exodus_2pt0]

^ Westminster eh?

We just moved to Mount Airy, I'm sure we'll cross paths at some point.

[Cyrix2k]

Here in Maryland it can't be extensively modified. However in my experience, no one cares.

I'm running historic tags on mine, but only because my insurance balked at the idea of getting street rod plates

[kschickE30]

I just took mine to a tags and title place. More upfront obviously, but don't have to prove anything to the DMV. I have also DD my shitty 90 celica on historic tags for 2 years and never had problems.

[JasonC]

In PA one can get historic tags or antique tags. With historic tags you still have to get your car inspected. The antique tags you have to send in pictures to the state to prove that your car is show room stock. Also with antique tags they are lifetime tags and no inspection. The pictures you send in have to show that the car is showroom stock. They'll fail it even for a simple little car club sticker in the window.

[Cletonius]

Oh wow, lol. They charge us $1 if we go into the DMV to renew, but then they tack a processing fee on the online transaction. Tomato, tomahto. If I have to go to the DMV, I'll do them while I'm there, but when I'm anticipating a court date I'll do them online. Usually I drive until I get pulled over since I don't agree with vehicle registration, or at least paying for it.

No fees in IL. They require some things to happen at a DMV. You only pay fees when you use a currency exchange or something. There's a full service DMV about 30 mins away so it's worth it to walk out with all my shit done.

I found out about the plate change hassle when I was in there registering a new vehicle; I asked how I could change my vanity plate. They asked what I had and why I didn't want it any more. I told I'm the plate, he laughed and called over 2 other people, who also laughed. They told me I should just keep it because it's awesome and "you'd he hard pressed to get something else that awesome to go through"

[slammin.e28]

I would love to pay that in tags. I got lucky the first year I had the car. Bought it in Indiana and registered it there. They had a deal going so I got like 18 months of reg for $50. Next time it came due it was $110, so I posted my legendary thread and got my current tags.

Indiana mails a giant envelope to reregister, Illinois used to as well. This year we got a little 3x5 postcard. The fee went up but the mailer went down. And the DMV doesn't take visa. Wtf?

Oh wow, lol. They charge us $1 if we go into the DMV to renew, but then they tack a processing fee on the online transaction. Tomato, tomahto. If I have to go to the DMV, I'll do them while I'm there, but when I'm anticipating a court date I'll do them online. Usually I drive until I get pulled over since I don't agree with vehicle registration, or at least paying for it.

[frag]

^You say that again when you want fries with that.

i spit my drink out when read that. thanks for getting my keyboard soaked.

[agent]

It is a HISTORIC plate, and not an "old thing" plate.

...in the end, the people with crappy cars in crappy condition with those plates are probably 90% just trying to get over on taxes/registration and insurance.

Well put - that's certainly true around here.

[agent]

$49/year I have to pay.

Same here for standard plates, plus the $10 emissions test fee. Add $35 for vanity; also add $35 and up for specialty (depending on which of the 100+ you choose).

[Cletonius]

$20 more? Ours are $10. I think we've got the cheapest vehicle registration in the country, if not, we have the cheapest vanity tags, and the most, for that matter (read somewhere a while back so take that with a grain of salt).

I still bitch. I think regular tags are $39 yearly, or bi-yearly it's like $69, and tri-yearly it's like $100, but IDK, I never do more than a year at a time...if I remember to register. They quit mailing us reminders.

I would love to pay that in tags. I got lucky the first year I had the car. Bought it in Indiana and registered it there. They had a deal going so I got like 18 months of reg for $50. Next time it came due it was $110, so I posted my legendary thread and got my current tags.

Indiana mails a giant envelope to reregister, Illinois used to as well. This year we got a little 3x5 postcard. The fee went up but the mailer went down. And the DMV doesn't take visa. Wtf?

[mikeedler]

How is that abuse?

Condition should not matter. You are helping the enviroment by driving a vehicle that was made 20 years ago vs driving a new vehicle and all of the emissions that go into building it.

Historic should be just that, historic. Who cares what condition it is in.

I have to disagree with that thought.

It is a HISTORIC plate, and not an "old thing" plate. It's like keeping piece of history for others to see, kinda like a landmark- it shouldn't be rundown. It has nothing to do with the environment in that way either.
People could discuss it for many hours, but in the end, the people with crappy cars in crappy condition with those plates are probably 90% just trying to get over on taxes/registration and insurance. Which is all good until there is an accident and your car with a broken odometer has the same mileage as it did when you took out that policy a few years back.

[slammin.e28]

Well, $119.

If I wanted to swap out my plates for a less offensive/awesome one I'd have to pay an additional $29 for replacement ones. Vanity tags are only $20 more than regular ones anyways.

$20 more? Ours are $10. I think we've got the cheapest vehicle registration in the country, if not, we have the cheapest vanity tags, and the most, for that matter (read somewhere a while back so take that with a grain of salt).

I still bitch. I think regular tags are $39 yearly, or bi-yearly it's like $69, and tri-yearly it's like $100, but IDK, I never do more than a year at a time...if I remember to register. They quit mailing us reminders.