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We all have failed projects, but why did you have to fail with that project? So much potential! (it's cool, poo poo happens)
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It's cool, I bought a '78 Suzuki GS400 in Fall 2012, with the intention of fixing it up to be my First Bike in Spring 2013. Initial outlay of $250, then another $150 in parts, then the realization that titling it would involve finding the last titled owner, who wasn't the seller. Me: "I need to find the last person who registered it, so he can sign the title over. PO: "Well, it was my uncle's bike, he gave it to me because he wasn't going to finish the project." Me: "Great, can I have your uncle's number?"  "Well I don't think he ever registered it, his friend gave it to him as a gift because he wanted to fix it up."Me: "Well, okay. Can I have that friend's number?" "Well, he died in a bike accident last summer."I sold it for parts a few months ago for $50. 
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May 5, 2014 22:06
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What is it with people and motorcycle titles that makes it so much more of a problem with used bikes than with used cars. I keep all my motorcycle records in the same binder as my car records, it's not that hard.
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May 5, 2014 22:08
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Krakkles posted:Not gonna lie, I kinda hate you a little. Seat Safety Switch posted:You better start a new, better project to regain our love. Guinness posted:I am become MustardFacial, the destroyer of cars. I deserve all of this. I will redeem myself for this neglect. I have hit rock bottom, only now am I ready to climb back out. (I just need to decide on a car)
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May 5, 2014 22:15
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Captain Trips posted:It's cool, I bought a '78 Suzuki GS400 in Fall 2012, with the intention of fixing it up to be my First Bike in Spring 2013. At this point what could you even do? Would you have to prove that chain of ownership to the DMV, and that the dude who had it is dead, to get a new title?
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May 5, 2014 22:19
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My last rotary project (two, actually, friend and I had co-ownership of both) was hauled away on a flatbed as well due to dead engines and not enough money to save them. It's a lovely loving feeling.
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May 5, 2014 22:20
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Guinness posted:What is it with people and motorcycle titles that makes it so much more of a problem with used bikes than with used cars. Most places didn't require bikes to have titles until something like the mid-80s, so in many cases for older bikes they don't exist.
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May 5, 2014 22:21
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I think it falls under the "no title" rules at that point. Gotta check the VIN to make sure it's not stolen, get a bill of sale, and then prepare to spend a bunch of extra time at the DMV getting everything sorted out.
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May 5, 2014 22:22
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xzzy posted:I think it falls under the "no title" rules at that point. Gotta check the VIN to make sure it's not stolen, get a bill of sale, and then prepare to spend a bunch of extra time at the DMV getting everything sorted out. I did the first two, then the Ohio DMV told me a bill of sale doesn't give me any claim to register it.
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May 5, 2014 22:24
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Captain Trips posted:I did the first two, then the Ohio DMV told me a bill of sale doesn't give me any claim to register it. Sounds like bullshit.. they have to have some procedure somewhere for dealing with those cases. I mean it's easy to track a car now with everything in a database somewhere, but before that was a reality there had to be some way to get a clean title if the old one burned in a house fire or the vehicle sat in a barn for 50 years. But I'm no expert on each state's individual process, I just know the general idea. 
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May 5, 2014 22:27
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xzzy posted:Sounds like bullshit.. they have to have some procedure somewhere for dealing with those cases. I mean it's easy to track a car now with everything in a database somewhere, but before that was a reality there had to be some way to get a clean title if the old one burned in a house fire or the vehicle sat in a barn for 50 years. Remember that any actual DMV procedures may or may not exist/be legal/be possible based on how badly the person behind the counter needs his/her coffee/cigarette/poo poo break. Edit: but even if you're sure they're loving with you, what're you going to do? The person at the counter shuts you down and moves on, the DMV website can't answer all possible questions ("do i need a title for an out-of-state purchased 1978 motorcycle with a bill of sale?") and at least in CA the phone system is always "experiencing higher than usual call volume" meaning you will never ever get help. Pham Nuwen fucked around with this message at 22:42 on May 5, 2014 |
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May 5, 2014 22:40
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Yeah, in Colorado you get a bond title, which basically means you buy a bond (basically insurance) for the appraised value of the vehicle, and search for the rightful owner. If the owner comes forward at any time within two or three years and makes a claim to it, they get paid for the vehicle, or maybe they get the vehicle back and you get paid, or whatever. After the time period they forfeit their right to it. I had to do that once just because certain states only issue "salvage certificates" instead of "salvage titles" so legally the car is title-less. The owners had no claim to the car so obviously I had no issues during the bond period but I can imagine it getting ugly if someone sold a car that wasn't theirs and the legal owner was slow (but not too slow) in getting around to getting their vehicle back.
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May 5, 2014 22:43
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MustardFacial posted:All of that neglect is from me, which is why I feel extra bad. Story goes like this: Man this was a lot easier to stomach before you posted the original car. You monster.
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May 5, 2014 22:56
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Baller Witness Bro posted:Man this was a lot easier to stomach before you posted the original car. You monster. That picture was straight after a wash. It still didn't run, the passenger door didn't open, the brakes were seized, and the underside was covered in rust. But all the parts were there, and it had potential. If I had a bit more money and didn't have a hard on for crapcan racing, it could've been a real nice project.
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May 5, 2014 23:19
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Code Jockey posted:At this point what could you even do? Would you have to prove that chain of ownership to the DMV, and that the dude who had it is dead, to get a new title? Here's one area where Georgia is super easy to work with. For cars and bikes 25+ years old, all you need is a bill of sale and the VIN for registration (and money for fees/taxes, of course). I suppose they check the VIN to see if it has been reported stolen, but there is no monkeying around with long-lost POs on older cars and bikes here.
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May 5, 2014 23:26
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Kwik posted:If I showed some friends of mine that, their biggest gripe would be the new NY yellow and blue plates. When I got my new car in January, the dealer actually apologized in advance that all they had were the yellow plates. I don't know why, but apparently there has been quite the negative reaction to them- I kind of like 'em. Though, those plates on that car can make me see the negative argument. Because they look like poo poo when compared to this: 
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May 5, 2014 23:46
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MustardFacial posted:I deserve all of this. As one of the aforementioned "got engaged" gentlemen, it's also partly my fault that this got neglected as it did. So, I feel the shame just as much. Especially because we had so many "It's working!" moments.
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May 5, 2014 23:48
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Everyday Lurker posted:Because they look like poo poo when compared to this: You sure you ought to be complaining about NY plates?   Half of the ones you see on the road have paint so hosed up it's impossible to actually read them.
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May 5, 2014 23:51
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Captain Trips posted:I did the first two, then the Ohio DMV told me a bill of sale doesn't give me any claim to register it. The Ohio DMV sucks. I sold the EXP to a guy from Ohio and he needed the signing of the title to be notarized or else they wouldn't accept it.
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May 5, 2014 23:53
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Kwik posted:If I showed some friends of mine that, their biggest gripe would be the new NY yellow and blue plates. When I got my new car in January, the dealer actually apologized in advance that all they had were the yellow plates. I don't know why, but apparently there has been quite the negative reaction to them- I kind of like 'em. Though, those plates on that car can make me see the negative argument. I think the hate is from non-native New Yorkers or younger people because that plate takes me back in time and I love it. There's a similar plate in VA that I love but it has don't tread on me written on it. Even though the phrase itself is comes from good place all the teaparty idiots around here get the plate and I just don't want to be associated with that group.
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May 5, 2014 23:56
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GENDERWEIRD GREEDO posted:You sure you ought to be complaining about NY plates? I've heard that the yellow NM plates are the most-stolen plates in the country
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May 5, 2014 23:56
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 These were so bad, they only made a million and a half, and the ones that never got used were melted down to make the current plates.
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May 5, 2014 23:57
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But seriously, plate chat, Delaware may suck but their all white on black plate owns.
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May 5, 2014 23:57
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6675636b20796f75 posted:I think the hate is from non-native New Yorkers or younger people because that plate takes me back in time and I love it. I came real close to ordering this one  But I don't think I had the right scumbag car to pull it off
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May 5, 2014 23:58
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Everyday Lurker posted:Because they look like poo poo when compared to this: I am a giant nerd and all I thought upon seeing this was "is that a hexadecimal number or just random chance?" (also, 6675636b20796f75, t  you too!  )
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May 6, 2014 00:00
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GENDERWEIRD GREEDO posted:I came real close to ordering this one That's a plate begging for a Rover.
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May 6, 2014 00:14
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Some guy got the vanity plate NO PLATE a while ago. He was cited literally hundreds of times for various infractions by police writing "no plate" if the perp in some incident had no plates on their car. http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/noplate.asp (the DMV is terrible car stuff. Seriously.)
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May 6, 2014 00:23
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6675636b20796f75 posted:I think the hate is from non-native New Yorkers or younger people because that plate takes me back in time and I love it. The Gadsden Flag plate is one of the things I look for during my commute as part of spotting/avoiding retarded assholes early. Almost every car I see with one of them is being driven by someone who seems to be trying to "win" at traffic.
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May 6, 2014 00:24
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angryhampster posted:Where in Iowa are you? I've seen some seriously atrocious stuff around IC/CR. I feel bad because I -am- that guy right now in Des Moines. My truck's kinda missing the chinplate, grille, and has both fenders and the hood beaten to poo poo and held on with sheet metal screws and hate. drat deer. In my defense, it's going to the scrappers as soon as I find something else to drive that isn't some rear end in a top hat asking KBB Excellent prices for a flood-damaged rustbucket. xzzy posted:Maintain it like a deer is going to dive through your windshield within the next week. Exactly. They'll pull that poo poo, too, just as soon as you fix anything cosmetic. Liquid Communism fucked around with this message at 00:43 on May 6, 2014 |
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MrChips posted:That's a plate begging for a Rover. 
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Wisco plates for lyfe!  EDIT: Whoa! Fixed Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 02:16 on May 6, 2014 |
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May 6, 2014 02:12
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Hangin' out Down the street The same old thing We did last week
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They're certainly BIG fuckers.
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May 6, 2014 02:14
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Preoptopus posted:Wisco plates for lyfe! Don't change what ain't broke
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Kwik posted:If I showed some friends of mine that, their biggest gripe would be the new NY yellow and blue plates. When I got my new car in January, the dealer actually apologized in advance that all they had were the yellow plates. I don't know why, but apparently there has been quite the negative reaction to them- I kind of like 'em. Though, those plates on that car can make me see the negative argument. That's an Iowa plate though and he chose to pay more for a yellow one. 
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May 6, 2014 02:28
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Speaking of plates, I saw a Volt tonight with "EF GAS" on each bumper. I guess he bought the model that doesn't come with a gas engine in it.
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May 6, 2014 03:21
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnZPqQPAnNc I wish it showed better in the video, but it looked like that fucker was bouncing about 2 inches on every rotation of the tire.
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May 6, 2014 03:56
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Do you hear anything in the cab when wheels are doing that? I see that happening from time to time and I always wonder if it's just silent or what.
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 Sorry for the blurriness, started pulling away as the light changed. Not as terrible as I thought when I snapped it, as I found the IS250 is RWD, so at least the donut is in the not-shittiest part; still, not used to seeing rolling crash survivors in Las Vegas, unlike my time in Miami.  wilfredmerriweathr posted:Do you hear anything in the cab when wheels are doing that? I see that happening from time to time and I always wonder if it's just silent or what. People get used to the sounds their car makes with deferred maintenance and familiar sounds get tuned out real quick.
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:Do you hear anything in the cab when wheels are doing that? I see that happening from time to time and I always wonder if it's just silent or what. If it's on the front the steering wheel shakes a ton. Rear wheels, rattles the whole car. Front wheels do too but it's mostly noticeable in the steering.
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