Registration

Here's a suggestion for anyone who has not started building yet, as I have not. Get it registered while it is still a VW. Even if you have to tow it in. It also helps to be a member of AAA. Once it's registered, tear it apart to your hearts content. Darryll

Sorry, Wolfgang. I live in crazy California, where the latest vehicle law is that if you have your windshield wipers on, you must by law have your head lights on. I wonder how long and how much money it took to think that one up. Darryll

Darryl,

I actually like that law, Illinois instituted it about 1990 and although largely unenforcable it caused a lot of "asleep at the wheel" drivers to turn their headlights on when it was raining. Wish we had a law like that here in Oregon since it seems most drivers drive sans headlights in the dense fog. I guess because they can see a few feet in front of them, they forget about oncoming drivers and pedetrians need to see them also, big peeve of mine here! I'd say most of them driving in fog w/o headlights are pickups and Suv's. DUH!

Bruce

Yeah, we had that law started here in the mid 90s too. I am not big on more laws, but this one makes sense. But again, it's hard to enforce.

I think they ought to put their bucks in mandating better driver training for DLs and having recerts every 5 years, instead of laws. But that makes too much sense.

Pa and NJ also have the wipers on / headlights on law....makes absolute sense.
Driving big truck on the interstates, it amazes me how many four wheelers run along side my truck without their headlights on....
they stay within the blind spot and it is impossible to see them in the wheel spray.....a fatality waiting to happen!

Some states like VA require you to pay yearly personal property tax on registered vehicles -- and if you get plates for it it has to be inspected yearly and has to be covered with insurance --- if you drop the insurance without cancelling the plates they will suspend your license for not having insurance (even if other cars registered in your name are covered)! Happened to friend of mine and he had a real job clearing it up - they wanted to make him pay assigned risk insurance at 2-3x the normal cost too!)

Yeah, and what about that big blind spot UNDER the truck where the Speedsters can lurk?

Of course, then you just look like a Mayflower van with the ramp bins hung underneath!!

To add to the "wander" of this string on registration.

I believe all of the Canadian Provinces began requiring Daytime Running Lights in new cars a few years back. My experience driving small cars in Hummerland encouraged me to see the wisdom of D.R.L.'s.
so when I did the specs on my build I included DRL's.

I think they are a great! In additon to making your car more visible it seems to make some other drivers more cautious and avoid me. They must think I'm the lead car in a funeral procession or a parade. I may add an air horn.