[Healeys] Vehicle Registration in PA

[Bob Spidell]

I did think of one incident of mechanical failure: a state assemblywoman's husband was killed when a guy driving a truck 
ran a light and broadsided him.  His brakes failed, and he knew they were bad because he had a bottle of fluid in the 
cab (they were leaking).  A competent, mandatory inspection would likely have prevented that.

Bob


On 4/28/2011 7:10 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:
> Got it.
>
> California gets slammed a lot for being progressive/liberal (some say socialist)--which isn't true statewide, BTW--but 
> pre-1968 (I think) cars are exempted from smog checks, and they weren't 'grandfathered'--the law was changed about 20 
> years ago.
>
> We also don't have mandatory inspections, which seems like a make work/money program for the government.  I can't 
> recall an accident I've seen/heard about that was due to mechanical failure; most all are just plain driver error 
> (incompetence).
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> On 4/28/2011 4:51 AM, fogbro1 at comcast.net wrote:
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>> List,
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>> The advantage is a one time registration fee. I think it's up to $100 now. It was $50 when I registered the TF and 
>> TR3. Also, the annual state inspection is not required which means I don't have to spend the time and money to have a 
>> car that's only been driven less that 3000 miles in the past 12 months partially dismantled and road tested by a guy 
>> who can't even find the start button. Y'know: the guy who just looked at the wheel nut and asked "What year Undo is 
>> this" ?
>>
>> The Other Ed
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>> What's the advantage to having antique plates?  I register my BJ8 just like my other two 'modern' cars--no restrictions
>> (except 7.5K mi/yr on insurance).  Costs about $60/yr.
>>
>> Bob
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