And don't forget the Cargill salt mine on Cayuga Lake. The local county there used to have the highest ton per mile salt usage even though further north they had 2-3 times more snow in Buffalo and Syracuse. Support local industry, I think was the idea. Dwight Giles, Jr. 1979 240D auto, 243K+ miles Wickford RI -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 11:10 PM To: 'Mercedes mailing list' Subject: RE: [MBZ] NY state inspection >From an ex New Yorker (Buffalo area) I remember inspections being pretty tough, but that was in the 70's. I also remember that on a quite night, you could hear a Ford rust.......... Seriously, New York State discovered years ago that if they applied enough salt on the roads, the roads would never freeze. I've even seen the spreaders out in anticipation of snowfall! They do it to save money. Salt is cheap - a spreader can salt a road at a pretty good clip. But plowing is expensive - the trucks run slower and the plows need maintenance. The down side is that all of the residents pay indirectly through corrosion. I'll bet that the total cost is higher than if they would back off the salt. My Wife's company relocated her to the Milwaukee area. She saw a lot of snow this past winter and I was up for some of it. I saw a lot of plowing and much less salt than I've seen in the Buffalo area. I also see a lot of older cars in the Milwaukee area. Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 http://stores.ebay.com/Tom-Hargrave-Sales _____
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 9:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] NY state inspection I live in New York. The inspection is a piece of cake... It is only $10 I think for a diesel. Most places barely check the car, some dont even check if the lights works, usually takes me like 10 minutes to get the thing done. Dont be a sucker and go to a place that they say leave the car and we'll call you when its ready! I only go to places that do the inspection right away. -Dan ps - maybe if the car looks like it is ready to crack in two due to rust they will check it over. In a message dated 6/20/2005 10:08:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Mac, > > NYS inspection is relatively thorough. The brakes, suspension, chassis (for > terminal rust), and lights are reviewed at a minimum. Emissions are tested > based on the county of residence. However my experience with NYS > inspections is out of date by 10 years. However, I would not consider a car > solely based on its passing NYS inspection. > > Mathieu Cama > > At 02:33 PM 6/20/2005, you wrote: >
