Bad news. I got written a "state referee modified exhaust ticket" this past weekend.
No I was not speeding, driving erratic, driving aggressively, revving my engine, part of a caravan, speeding earlier in the day etc... my exhaust is really not loud, especially not if I am driving mildly.
This happened up in the canyons in the malibu mountain area. At the top of Stunt road for those familiar with the area. Sheriff was parked at the top around the corner from the stop sign with an E92 M3 pulled over. I pulled up to the stop sign to turn right. Sheriff was blocking traffic in that lane so I waited a moment for opposing traffic to pass. As I waited for the lane to clear, the officer turned to me taking a break from writing the existing ticket, walked up to me and exclaimed "no front plate, modified exhaust, you can pull up right here and shut off your car, get your papers out".
So yea.... what the hell. I can post specific details of the ticket later if it matters. He explicitly marked it as "non correctible" and also explicitly wrote that I must visit state referee for smog and inspection.
What are my realistic options.
Here's what I'm thinking:
1) make the car a BAR legal swap
2) register non-op and do one of those montana LLC deals - would this provide the loophole to get out of the existing ticket???
3) buy another e30 and transfer everything over
No I was not speeding, driving erratic, driving aggressively, revving my engine, part of a caravan, speeding earlier in the day etc... my exhaust is really not loud, especially not if I am driving mildly.
This happened up in the canyons in the malibu mountain area. At the top of Stunt road for those familiar with the area. Sheriff was parked at the top around the corner from the stop sign with an E92 M3 pulled over. I pulled up to the stop sign to turn right. Sheriff was blocking traffic in that lane so I waited a moment for opposing traffic to pass. As I waited for the lane to clear, the officer turned to me taking a break from writing the existing ticket, walked up to me and exclaimed "no front plate, modified exhaust, you can pull up right here and shut off your car, get your papers out".
So yea.... what the hell. I can post specific details of the ticket later if it matters. He explicitly marked it as "non correctible" and also explicitly wrote that I must visit state referee for smog and inspection.
What are my realistic options.
Here's what I'm thinking:
1) make the car a BAR legal swap
2) register non-op and do one of those montana LLC deals - would this provide the loophole to get out of the existing ticket???
3) buy another e30 and transfer everything over
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