Well, first off, lets hope that he went thru the license plate area for that spare mount. kpaske your right about the vehicle inspection, but then we use to not even have smog test, but you do now in King and Pierce county and maybe others.
Super VXer
Well, first off, lets hope that he went thru the license plate area for that spare mount. kpaske your right about the vehicle inspection, but then we use to not even have smog test, but you do now in King and Pierce county and maybe others.
VXer
Vultures, I now see how a hot drunk chick in a bar feels.
I'm waiting on my adjuster to get back with me, I'm on my 3rd adjuster.
Super VXer
Yeah, emissions testing... what a PITA. It's still better than MD. I've never had to wait in any lines or anything here, but then again, I never failed one in MD (the one here wasn't really a failure - i had a CEL on).Originally Posted by rowhard
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i DESPISE marylands system.. when i took my old subaru in for emissions i waited in line for about an hour (with the car idling because its a drive thru line) and about 15 min from the front i threw a CEL!!! so i didnt pass inspection.. i was a little less than amused.. so i stayed in line anyway figuring id get an extension.. then it stalled and didnt wanna turn back over.. got her jumped, left it running while i went into the office to get an extension, drove it to the shop and they told me my alternator had a flat spot causing all the problems.. pita!
"Engineers believe if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet"
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Ya, that thing would NEVER get passed inspection here in MerryLand. Damn shame cause I would have done that to my VX the day after I got it.I love a tall but wide stance. Years ago, I had a '83 Toyota with a 3" lift and 33"x12.5" meats.... after I did that and was pulled over with a fat inspection ticket, it sat for many long months until I could put the money together just to get it back to regulation, heh.
Fun looking ride though and will probably be a great treat for anyone in the desert, midwest, or Alaska, hahaha.
Gary Noonan
'01 S/C VX / '18 Forester XT
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Did you actually get fined? I got a repair order for having wide tires on a Nissan 4x4 in Maryland, but the solution was to purchase some "fender flares" and get reinspected. I knew some guys who had an extra set of tires just for reinspection purposes, but for me it was way too much trouble and not worth it getting pulled over all the time by coppers with nothing better to do. (Sorry, I know Moncha and several others are in law enforcement - I don't mean any disrespect to you guys - that's just how it is in Maryland).
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Try not to think of us that way, Mark. :-)
It's just a rotten situation to be in where fixing 5% of the car that's damaged will cost 50% of its value. But buying the wreck will not cost too much more, and parting it out will pay you back many-fold (mani-fold?!) if you have the room to do it and you feel like putting up with the hassle of listing parts for sale and shipping them.
Now no more calling dibs until Mark works everything out with his insurance company!
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Well, I got this truck as a junker and worked it from frame up, so I really didnt have any spare or stock parts to go back to for inspection. I ended up getting it back to "inspectional pass condition" and selling it. The ticket I got was not a fine. It was an inspection notice basically. It had MD tags already and didnt have to be re-inspected since it was bought in the same state and tags were transfered, so there was no initial need for inspection. But, the PoPos didnt like it after it was restored, and in all honesty, I knew it was FAR from street legal, heh.
Oh, and it had extended fender flares and STILL protruded almost 2" from the flares. It was a nasty little monster for like a 4 banging 2hp flake, haha.
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That is too much weight for the rear door.
Even a 30" tire is too much weight for Jeep Wrangler tailgate. When you go to a larger size you have to get a tire rack that mounts to the bumper.
The hinges sag from the weight and the tailgate won't close correctly.
I'm thinking that besides fuel economy, the weight load on the hinges is the reason that Isuzu didn't incorporate a full size spare in the rear door.
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Hey Jafo, FWIW, I've got a sub box and amp in my rear door that weighs as least as much as a full size spare. It's loaded down pretty well, but it still seems to operate OK. It'll probably wear those hinges out eventually, but i'm sure that will take many years - it's been about 3-1/2 years so far and other than the door being heavier and needing more of a push to shut it, I haven't had any issues.
VXer
I cashed out!
I fixed my last wrecked ride and it took the life out of me fixing her,
I just don’t have the energy right now to take on another project.
Here is my last baby; I sold her for my VX.
I can buy wrecked vehicles from auction. So maybe the next VX that comes along in a couple of months I can buy and part out.
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