Just another way for the man to make money off the people.. sad if you ask me
I grew up in Santa Clara Ca, hot rod fest.. now its SUV cap. of the world. lets
all buy new cars.. LOL * we all know city cars drive like poop. *

Glad I moved!!
Joe

-----Original Message-----
>From: David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
>Sent: Nov 12, 2007 11:11 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Free '77 Westy in SF? Better hurry!
>
>Storage of unregistered cars in California is not possible these days.
>Unless you never register again if you do they will charge you all
>registration fees that you missed plus fines. I had registered my
>84 with none operative which was meant to put the vehicle in storage.
>I kept it washed, waxed, battery charged and engine tuned. But I
>never drove it. I did that for 4 years. Somehow they spotted that
>the Vanagon had not moved for too long and they did not like it.
>
>A buddy put a camper trailer on his drive way. He was forced to remove
>it. A neighboor across the street had a large trailer (the size of an RV).
>He could not keep it on the drive way either. He eventually sold his house
>and moved away. The city's code prohibits trailers with no motors to
>be stored on the drive way.
>
>But no worries. My vanagons are in perfect running condition now. I will
>chain them on the tree so that they can not steal them even when I am
>sleeping at night.
>
>David
>
>--- Kim Springer <kimspringer@RCN.COM> wrote:
>
>> Volks,
>>
>> The program isn't to take cars away from people, it's an incentive to get
>> high emission vehicles off the road.  It's a state program and a pretty
>> "cool" one.  I think the car has to be running however.
>>
>> The local utility has the same kind of program for alder that 10 year but
>> still running refridgerators. They give you $35 for them, which beats the
>> $10-$40 you would have to spend to get rid of them yourself, and, best of
>> all, they are handled properly, evacuated and recycled.
>>
>> There is another program that was just recently funded, an abandoned vehicle
>> program, to help cities pay for dealing with vehicles that people just leave
>> when dead.
>>
>> There are also city ordinances that do not allow storage of unregistered
>> vehicles in driveways (junk cars), but that is about keeping rats from
>> taking up residence in neighborhoods and halping keep up the look of the
>> neighborhood.
>>
>> Can't say is disagree with any of these efforts.
>>
>> Kim
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joseph Fortino" <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:06 AM
>> Subject: Re: Free '77 Westy in SF? Better hurry!
>>
>>
>> > well CA is HUMMER land now.. :(
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > >From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
>> > >Sent: Nov 11, 2007 11:59 PM
>> > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> > >Subject: Re: Free '77 Westy in SF? Better hurry!
>> > >
>> > >there is something very sad about a program that removes beloved antiques
>> > >from personal possession
>> > >i wonder if there were a buy back  painting program would Renoirs be
>> brought
>> > >in to recycle ...
>> > >oh well ...
>> > >
>> > >On Nov 11, 2007 9:14 PM, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Looks like someone is giving a '77 Westy, apparently driveable, to the
>> > >> Calif. buyback program on Tuesday. I don't know anything more about it
>> > >> than
>> > >> this, but for someone interested in AC models this might be worth
>> checking
>> > >> out. Good luck!
>> > >>
>> > >> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/zip/474700302.html
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >--
>> > >roger w
>> > >There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
>> > >Picking up garbage and telling people things.
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>> >
>> > Kind Regards,
>> > Joseph Fortino
>> > fortino1@earthlink.net
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>> > Have a Great Day!
>> >
>>
>
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