David Raistrick wrote:
> 
> hewy volks...
> 
> about the guy in AL, who saw new mexi-bugs  at a dealership..
> 
> now,,,,we all know that Alabama is not really part of the united
> states...at lesat, in its eyes..:)
> 
> (got lots of family that lives there, and lived there for many years
> myself...)
> 
> and, if i remember correctly, alabama doesnt even require liability
> insureance on cars. at least, not to get tags. (my grandparents have
> lived there for over 60 years, off an on, and i dont think any one in the
> famiily that still lives there has ever had any auto insurance....)
> 
> thois state has one of the greatest (for us old car owners anyhow)
> antique tag policy in the states, to my knowldge..
> 
> you pay a one time fee, of ~30 dollars (last i checked), and you get a
> nice little antique vehicle tag. and you never have to register again.
> nice, eh? and, again on memory here, it has a rolling age of 20 years....
> (that is, 20 years old is consiered antique..:)
> 
> and there are no checks, emmisions, or otherwise, that one hasto worry
> about either. you walk in, tell 'em a few things, and you get tags. even
> on new cars. (again! memory...may have changed, but i havavnt heard
> ggramma bitch about not being able to register her new 96 grad prix...)
> 
> so its likely that this dealer just told 'em it was a 97 beetle, and they
> gave him tags for it...
> 
> just ideas...
> 
> :)
> 
> ..david
> 
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I know in Ohio dealers don't put tags on cars. That's the purchaser's
responsability. The fact that they already have tags, and they're still
for sale might suggest a title problem.

Erik
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