Moving to Georgia/Life/car laws!

[Ryan Stewart]

Lol

Its probably the first legit question, Atlanta and Georgia are two completely different states.

[e30saam]

I live in the Cumming/ Johns Creek/ Alpharetta/ Suwanee area. I really like it because I'm 40 minutes away from Atlanta, and a little over an hour away from the mountains. The car scene is great in this area. I love fact that I live 15 minutes away from Caffeine and octane, 5 minutes away from a great local meet, and a little over an hour away from one of the Biggest German car shows in the US, Southern Worthersee in Helen, Ga. For college, I live in Statesboro, Ga. It's a pretty big shit hole. The only good thing about it is that its 40 minutes away from Savannah. Statesboro, Ga is like a shittier version of Merced, CA. I can't wait to transfer to Georgia Tech and live in Atlanta.

[agent]

Slick info tip #1: Don't paint "Country and Western is rubbish," "Hillary for President," "Nascar sucks" or "Man Love Rules Okay" on the side of your car. Even if the paint isn't permanent.

[rcsoundn1]

My overal hope is to get out there and get things in place. Any job, housing, info will help!

[rcsoundn1]

Thanks for all the feedback. Keep it coming!

[ficklerx]

savannah is amazing.

Lived in the Savannah area all of my life except while in school in Athens/Augusta. Nothing special to me. Definitely not as big or congested as ATL. I still hate the traffic. Most people could not drive before all of the electronic distractions now available.

A couple car related things:

1. emission testing is only in the metro ATL counties.

2. the state recently converted from a yearly ad valorem tax to a 'new title ad valorem tax (TAVT).' TAVT is currently 6.5% of the the 'true-market value' of the automobile. When moving to GA, 50% of that tax is due within 30 days. The remainder within the first year.

http://onlinemvd.dor.ga.gov/TAP/faqs.aspx.

TAVT sucks. Granted, we only pay a ~$20 yearly tag fee now, but the title tax happens every time a new title is issued (with few exceptions). Used cars were once exempt of sales tax. Now the gov't jacks an additional 6.5% from you. And, they determine the value. It can quickly make a good deal not so great. Just what the dealers wanted. For new vehicles, the TAVT replaces the sales tax.

You will never get used to the humidity! In addition to making hot hotter, I have had friends, co-workers, etc tell me it makes the cold feel colder.

[ST1G]

This may well be the first documented episode of R3V terrain snobbery.

Skiing does that too you.

I work a lot in the NE and I just humor all the people out here when they talk about their mountains, they are mostly hills. There are a few Mountainous areas though mostly in NH/VT/ Northern NY State/ a couple of Places in Southern central WV/ a few places in Central PA/ and TN.

Though to be fair there is plenty of fairly rugged hilly places though, but once you spend some time in the northern Rockies, the Sierra's and Cascades, your perception changes some

Troof.

Oldest mountains in North America mate.....

But aslas, they are now like really saggy tits

And?

I bet your one of them fast talkin funny people ain't ya?

Accent free and everything

[delatlanta1281]

I love when people say it doesn't snow here and that sucks. We have the busiest airport in the world..... If I get homesick for jersey weather, I get on a plane and fly to 3 feet of snow. No shoveling, no shivering. If I want to drive a curvy road in the mountains, I go 2 hours north to the curviest road in the us. I have culture, cuisine, bars, friends, 7 million people, cars galore to buy and play with.... I can hike, fish, race, skate, snowboard, whatever.
Also, I've lived out west. It's awesome. Montana, Sacramento, Texas, Seattle. I choose to love here.

[dereliiict]

Hot and humid, no mountains, Southern accents, no snow. It's hell.

And?

I bet your one of them fast talkin funny people ain't ya?

[delatlanta1281]

I know there are mountains out there, maybe not as common as jersey but I don't need a mountain to have fun. It's trivial to many but is tint illegal? Can you lover a car, swap motors etc? We have bigger issues to worry about like jobs and housing which are the primary concern. I'm just in for any and all info

You can do almost anything you want to a car that's 25 years old. Anything pre 85 has no title, just a bill of sale. It is pretty awesome. Atlanta is a large city. It comes with large city issues. But it also comes with everything you need. Including snow within 3 hours.

[delatlanta1281]

Uhhh. Mountains in the north huh. That's good for a laugh. Those are hills mate.

Oldest mountains in North America mate.....

[mrsleeve]

This may well be the first documented episode of R3V terrain snobbery.

I work a lot in the NE and I just humor all the people out here when they talk about their mountains, they are mostly hills. There are a few Mountainous areas though mostly in NH/VT/ Northern NY State/ a couple of Places in Southern central WV/ a few places in Central PA/ and TN.

Though to be fair there is plenty of fairly rugged hilly places though, but once you spend some time in the northern Rockies, the Sierra's and Cascades, your perception changes some

[agent]

Uhhh. Mountains in the north huh. That's good for a laugh. Those are hills mate.

This may well be the first documented episode of R3V terrain snobbery.

[ST1G]

We have some awesome roads in the north GA hills, they usually rank in the top ten in the nation.

No doubt in my mind. I wouldn't mind driving through :D

[LJ851]

Uhhh. Mountains in the north huh. That's good for a laugh. Those are hills mate.

We have some awesome roads in the north GA hills, they usually rank in the top ten in the nation.