What do you drive?

[The Heretic]

I went to the DMV yesterday for an out of state title transfer.

Some tips:

If you need to have an emissions check, do that first - DMV said if I did the title transfer first, that would "wipe out" the existing registration, then I would then need to go to DEQ, then come back for the registration & plates.

If you need emissions and it is a diesel under 10K# they will probably do just a tailpipe check - no OBD - my JDM import has no OBD anyway.

Both the DEQ and DMV were confused about the VIN; JDM imports have no VIN - they have a frame # on an aluminum plate in the engine compartment. Mine has some corrosion on the plate that makes it hard to read. Luckily a guy at DEQ who has seen imports come thru before, stepped up and did what was necessary about the OBD.

Also, the frame # is several digits shorter than a VIN, so this confused the DMV - hopefully the paperwork will go thru with no push back from DMV central when they see the shorter VIN.

Finally getting insurance thru Hagerty (via a local Farmers agent) for the Hilux. My Allstate agent said she would try to deal with the non-standard VIN and then just ignored any further inquires by me. when renewal comes up next year I will probably drop Allstate and go with Farmers or Hagerty.

My Allstate agent used to be very responsive, but now it is just crickets. May have something to do with the fender bender I had in April - the lady who bumped into me (my fault) really soaked Allstate for compensation.

Still waiting for the title and plates for the Hilux.

 

[Catbox]

Newest is a 1995 Suburban family battle cruiser that is the daily driver.
1992 Camaro for my daughter.
1979 Silverado that is my big block powered to do list runner.
1973 VW Super Beetle that I gave to my son for getting at least all C's through out high school.
1970 VW Squareback that replaced the beetle as my project car.
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air 4 door project I bought my son and he has yet to start on it.
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air 4 door that was a running driving car until I found all the sin from PO past, now it waits.
1949 Chevrolet 3100 truck that is my sons daily driver.

So we like old cars.
Building and maintaining them can be fun as well as frustrating.
But it beats buying some of the newer vehicles I keep reading about that are fraught with issues.

 

[nammac]

My work truck is a 20 year old Toyota Tundra with 4 wheel drive and snow tires because it's my work truck. I've backed into telephone poles and trees, I've side-swiped it with a backhoe; the tailgate is held closed with a ratchet-strap; I've replaced the right tail light three times; the headlights are so cloudy that I can't drive it at night; both rear fenders are dented...but, otherwise it's in showroom shape!

For $20 and a little elbow grease you can clear up those headlights

 

[Member 55555]

For $20 and a little elbow grease you can clear up those headlights

How would rubbing with a $20 bill clear up the headlights????

 

[Dante012]

Metro van - more money for plinking.

 

[F3Rip]

I'm always curious to know what everyone drives.

I have a 2000 Toyota 4Runner Limited with an ARB Bull Bumper and a Warn M8000 winch. While I love owning it, I don't drive it enough, so it's up for sale.

Next is Jenny's car, a 2002 Hyundai Accent. One of the best decisions we've ever made was purchasing this car. Jenny has a 50 mile round trip commute and the 38MPG highway really takes some of the pain away from the pump. I know why these cars sell for $8k new, and it's not because they're bad cars. Working on them, you can see how they streamlined the assembly process to the point where everything fits together like lego's. Very smart, and good for me when I'm working on it.

(No photo, you guys know what these look like)


Third is my 1989 BMW 325i convertible. This is the fifth or sixth E30 BMW Jenny and I have owned, and they really are amazing little cars. I pulled the motor out of it to reseal all the gaskets last year and as of today, the engine is still apart. Hopefully it'll be done in time to enjoy the last bit of summer.

Fourth is this 1991 BMW 525i. I bought this from the second owner with 123,xxx miles on it. It sat for quite a while and no joke, must have had a 1/4 inch of leaves and dirt in every crevice possible. I was literally shocked once Jenny and I got it to the shop and cleaned it up, it's one of the cleanest and straightest E34's I've ever seen.

I have a 2009 Tacoma quad cab with a 6 foot bed. Love this truck

 

[rusty2662]

I'm always curious to know what everyone drives.

I have a 2000 Toyota 4Runner Limited with an ARB Bull Bumper and a Warn M8000 winch. While I love owning it, I don't drive it enough, so it's up for sale.

Next is Jenny's car, a 2002 Hyundai Accent. One of the best decisions we've ever made was purchasing this car. Jenny has a 50 mile round trip commute and the 38MPG highway really takes some of the pain away from the pump. I know why these cars sell for $8k new, and it's not because they're bad cars. Working on them, you can see how they streamlined the assembly process to the point where everything fits together like lego's. Very smart, and good for me when I'm working on it.

(No photo, you guys know what these look like)


Third is my 1989 BMW 325i convertible. This is the fifth or sixth E30 BMW Jenny and I have owned, and they really are amazing little cars. I pulled the motor out of it to reseal all the gaskets last year and as of today, the engine is still apart. Hopefully it'll be done in time to enjoy the last bit of summer.

Fourth is this 1991 BMW 525i. I bought this from the second owner with 123,xxx miles on it. It sat for quite a while and no joke, must have had a 1/4 inch of leaves and dirt in every crevice possible. I was literally shocked once Jenny and I got it to the shop and cleaned it up, it's one of the cleanest and straightest E34's I've ever seen.

Tesla model 3

 

[RyanG90]

Picked up another c10, got a smokin deal, it has ALOT of work already put into it.. kinda wild now I got 2!

 

[Nibbs]

98 Cherokee 4.0 4WD,
96 Cherokee 4.0 4WD,
91 Chev K1500 4WD w/ Tow Pkg.
57 Morgan +4 Roadster.

 

[1911Fanatic]

A POS 2007 Chevy Uplander

 

[gmerkt]

If you need to have an emissions check, do that first - DMV said if I did the title transfer first, that would "wipe out" the existing registration, then I would then need to go to DEQ, then come back for the registration & plates.

If you need emissions and it is a diesel under 10K# they will probably do just a tailpipe check - no OBD - my JDM import has no OBD anyway.

Both the DEQ and DMV were confused about the VIN; JDM imports have no VIN - they have a frame # on an aluminum plate in the engine compartment. Mine has some corrosion on the plate that makes it hard to read. Luckily a guy at DEQ who has seen imports come thru before, stepped up and did what was necessary about the OBD.

Also, the frame # is several digits shorter than a VIN, so this confused the DMV - hopefully the paperwork will go thru with no push back from DMV central when they see the shorter VIN.

We had emissions tests here in some parts of Wash. up until a few years ago, when they ended the program.

Yes, modern information systems don't know how to deal with a VIN having fewer than 17 characters.

 

[nammac]

A POS 2007 Chevy Uplander

Sister ship to our former Buick Terraza, as it aged it developed electrical gremlins that just couldn't be lived with. Shame because I always thought it was a good road vehicle, certainly spacious for a family road trip and comfortable enough.

 

[The Heretic]

We had emissions tests here in some parts of Wash. up until a few years ago, when they ended the program.

Yes, modern information systems don't know how to deal with a VIN having fewer than 17 characters.

Per Wikipedia, until 1981 GM had 13 char VINs and the gov didn't have a standard for VINs until 1981.

 

[Catbox]

Picked up another c10, got a smokin deal, it has ALOT of work already put into it.. kinda wild now I got 2!

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Excellent colors as well.

Greta doesn't approve of the big block though...

 

[ChromeHound]

2005 Ford Excursion Limited with a stage 3 bullet proofed 6.0. Not the daily driver but if I need anything moved or hauled, it's money.

 

[funbobpdx]

I'm always curious to know what everyone drives.

I have a 2000 Toyota 4Runner Limited with an ARB Bull Bumper and a Warn M8000 winch. While I love owning it, I don't drive it enough, so it's up for sale.

Next is Jenny's car, a 2002 Hyundai Accent. One of the best decisions we've ever made was purchasing this car. Jenny has a 50 mile round trip commute and the 38MPG highway really takes some of the pain away from the pump. I know why these cars sell for $8k new, and it's not because they're bad cars. Working on them, you can see how they streamlined the assembly process to the point where everything fits together like lego's. Very smart, and good for me when I'm working on it.

(No photo, you guys know what these look like)


Third is my 1989 BMW 325i convertible. This is the fifth or sixth E30 BMW Jenny and I have owned, and they really are amazing little cars. I pulled the motor out of it to reseal all the gaskets last year and as of today, the engine is still apart. Hopefully it'll be done in time to enjoy the last bit of summer.

Fourth is this 1991 BMW 525i. I bought this from the second owner with 123,xxx miles on it. It sat for quite a while and no joke, must have had a 1/4 inch of leaves and dirt in every crevice possible. I was literally shocked once Jenny and I got it to the shop and cleaned it up, it's one of the cleanest and straightest E34's I've ever seen.

2019 Ford Expedition MAX, blacked out

 

[foxmeadow]

'99 Tacoma Extra cab, bought it new and now at over 280,000 mi. V6, automatic, SR5 trim. It still runs good, but seems to have lost a bit of pep, like me. Not a straight piece of sheet metal on it, but all dents and scrapes happened offroad..
There's quite a few.

 

[Jay Walk]

Adam Sandler covered what I drive, he even wrote a song about it.

 

[gearhead]

Adam Sandler covered what I drive, he even wrote a song about it.

Watch out for that spring……

 

[ChromeHound]

Watch out for that spring……

....and when a girlie sees your car, there's no chance you'll ever........ How's that song go again?