Well, I checked.  South Dakota has specific registration details for non-residents, and points out on its online registration information that being a resident is not a requirement.  Interesting.  mcneely

mcneely

---- Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> I think SD specializes stuff like this.  There must be a reason why all the credit card processing is done there.
>
> It's the same as all US corporations being registered in Delaware.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Haynes
> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 5:05 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : ( Another victim of bad diagnostic skills! This really bothers me
>
> They let you register a vehicle if you don't live or at least have an address there? What about insurance?
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Vincent Dow
> Sent: Sunday, June 1, 2014 1:57 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : ( Another victim of bad diagnostic skills! This really bothers me
>
> Consider registering in South Dakota. It's $35/year and there's no smog check. At least get out from under that pressure.
> I have a similar problem with my 82 westy/subaru 2.2. CA DMV now demands that I pass smog every year (gross polluter) and I keep the van as my east coast vehicle. There's no way I'm going to drive back and forth across north america every year so I was preparing myself to sell the van. Then a friend mentioned the South Dakota thing.
>
> (BTW keep that under your lid - sweet loopholes like this are being closed all the time)
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > So this person spent $1,450 before being told that she may need engine
> > work.
> > This is so sad and I see it all the time.
> > A few weeks ago I had someone come in with all sorts of issues
> > including no power. While out west they had someone install a used
> > engine for them and supposedly it never ran right. Exhaust is a mess,
> > no cat, muffler held up with wire etc. The real kicker was that the
> > spark plug wires for cylinders
> > 1
> > and 3 were swapped. And this poor couple drove it almost 4,000 miles
> > this way. What really sucks is that this new catalyst is probably
> > being destroyed from the original problem not being corrected. The
> > real shame is this person is now being driven to give up something
> > that she wants and enjoys.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> > Behalf Of Jim Arnott
> > Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:29 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Fwd: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : (
> >
> > Vee's A'wagen is a good one..
> >
> > Huntington Beach, CA.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > > From: "Veronica Fraga veronicafraga@yahoo.com
> > > Subject: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : (
> > > Date: May 31, 2014 at 10:23:29 AM PDT
> > > To: "adventurewagen@yahoogroups.com"
> > > <adventurewagen@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Reply-To: Adventurewagen@yahoogroups.com
> > >
> > > Hey everybody.  Very sad to say that I need to sell my van. This is
> > > the
> > one I bought in 2009, low original miles, with the black interior panels.
> > Rebuilt the engine and cooling system shortly after that.  Rebuilt
> > transmission about a year and a half ago. Took it across country twice
> > and lived in it those summers. It's a good van.  Ran really well, but
> > doesn't look worth stealing.
> > >
> > > Something has gone wrong with the new engine recently, that I don't
> > > have
> > money to finish fixing. It didn't pass CA smog, so I put about $600 in
> > adjustments, then it failed again for different emissions readings
> > after adjusting. This week, I spent $850 on a new catalytic converter
> > and more adjustments, but only 3 out of 4 readings are right. Mechanic
> > says there's one "unseated valve," and to fix it right means digging
> > in and rebuilding both at the same time. About $2,000 for the shop to do it.
> > >
> > > I went from starving grad student for the past few years, to
> > > starving
> > military social worker now that I'm finally working again.   Tapped out
> > financially.  Can't give my "Shayna"  what she needs to get strong again.
> > >
> > > Hoping one of you here, who lives outside CA and can do this work
> > yourself, may be interesting in buying her.  If so, please give me a call.
> > Best offer.  As is, where is.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Vee
> > > cell: 714-926-8845
> >

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David McNeely