So long as he carried a red flag and wore a top hat he would be OK.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > top speed. ... Heard a few moments ago
(scanner) that they are having
> guys
> walk in front of the blower truck and guide with hand signals so the
> driver
> doesn't accidentally drive into a ditch.
Now _there's_ a job I don't want! "Hey, where'd the guide
guy go...." GRUUUUUUNCH!
-- Jim
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Werner,
You make a great case for moving from MD into D.C., which has a more
responsive DMV. I did so in 1999.
On 3/2/07, Werner Fehlauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> You were lucky - in my case, the good folks at Glen Burnie would NOT
> accept
> the bill of sale from Academy Ford in Laurel, and went by their "blue
> book".
> What really griped me was the clod who "checked" the front shoe brakes by
> removing the drums, just dropping the bearing cone in the dirt. Needless
> to
> say, I never went near that place again!
>
> Werner
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Subject: Re: [MBZ] $250 1985 300SD
>
>
> >
> > Yep, that we do, but if you have a bill of sale they will go with that
> (or
> > $500, whatever is lower) for tax value. Being held up depends upon the
> > inspector. Usually they do try on headlamp aim, but I have the older
> > "hoppy" garage type aimers-- good for anything with the three glass nubs
> > on the lens...
> >
> > The inspectors are licensed by the state and if they do anything too
> hinky
> > you can go to the MSP on them...
> >
> > BTW last time I got a car inspected it was at a stealership
> (deliberately)
> > and they found that the sway bar bushings were shot as was the engine
> > mounts. Given the car developed a nasty vibe to it when in gear with
> the
> > brakes on (right on the way to the inspection, augh!) I knew about the
> > mounts. I didn't know that the bushings got bad (I thought all 210 front
> > ends rattled a bit on low speed bumpy roads)... Anyhow, the sway bar
> links
> > practically fell apart when I disassembled things! ... Oh yeah, they
> > mentioned the rear brakes would pass but only had about 3kmi left on
> > them.. I replaced them for good measure.
> >
> > Time before that was at a local gas station, and I saw a note for
> headlamp
> > aim (that was scratched out!) and that the high-beam indicator was not
> > working. Sure enough the thing had wiggled out of the socket. I popped
> it
> > back in and the guy looked and passed it on the spot. I guess I am
> pretty
> > lucky.
> >
> > -j
>
>
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