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12-16-2014, 14:16
wctriumph

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Originally Posted by Irving

While we're discussing BS, did they just change the law again so that an illuminated check engine light is an automatic fall on emissions?

Mine has been illuminated for years, dealer can't clear it, they just said that everything checks out. I just went through the emissions check and no one said anything and the truck passed with flying colors.
12-16-2014, 14:33
davsel

Speaking of cars,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1LLZuP7in8
12-16-2014, 14:35
HoneyBadger

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Originally Posted by Aloha_Shooter

Yes, to the extent that at some point the crack endangers the safe operation of the vehicle due to the likelihood of it suffering catastrophic failure while in motion.

Is there a single documented case of this? Since this thread has pretty much run it's course, it's now fair game to go off topic. [Neene3]
12-17-2014, 00:37
dan512

Honey Badger, I feel your frustration. Not to put words in your mouth, but I have been in your shoes and what upset me the most was how seemingly arbitrary the whole thing was. If I broke the law (changing lanes without signaling) then write me a ticket for that. If not, or if the officer wasn't sure, well then apologize for the mistake and let me go on about my day. Yes, I get the system is all about generating money, but maybe it's time for us to collectively ask for a new system.
12-17-2014, 05:01
Great-Kazoo

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Originally Posted by dan512

Honey Badger, I feel your frustration. Not to put words in your mouth, but I have been in your shoes and what upset me the most was how seemingly arbitrary the whole thing was. If I broke the law (changing lanes without signaling) then write me a ticket for that. If not, or if the officer wasn't sure, well then apologize for the mistake and let me go on about my day. Yes, I get the system is all about generating money, but maybe it's time for us to collectively ask for a new system.

Only if you loot, commit arson and cry racism will you get noticed. Law abiding people dont, so don't hold your breath.
12-17-2014, 05:01
Great-Kazoo

IBTL
12-17-2014, 10:23
HoneyBadger

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Originally Posted by dan512

Honey Badger, I feel your frustration. Not to put words in your mouth, but I have been in your shoes and what upset me the most was how seemingly arbitrary the whole thing was. If I broke the law (changing lanes without signaling) then write me a ticket for that. If not, or if the officer wasn't sure, well then apologize for the mistake and let me go on about my day. Yes, I get the system is all about generating money, but maybe it's time for us to collectively ask for a new system.

Pretty much sums it up.

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Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

Only if you loot, commit arson and cry racism will you get noticed. Law abiding people dont, so don't hold your breath.

Thanks for going there. Sadly true. IBTL not needed.
12-17-2014, 10:40
Great-Kazoo

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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

Pretty much sums it up.

Thanks for going there. Sadly true. IBTL not needed.

I could see getting your cherry popped on a speeding ticket. BUT CRACKED WINDSHIELD [ROFL2] Wait till you get one of those I noticed you were not wearing a seat belt by the CSP . It's the admit you were speeding without them saying you were speeding, traps.
You noticed i wasn't wearing a seat belt? How could you have seen that when i passed you doing 89 oopsssss...........................
12-17-2014, 10:51
HoneyBadger

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Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

I could see getting your cherry popped on a speeding ticket. BUT CRACKED WINDSHIELD [ROFL2] Wait till you get one of those I noticed you were not wearing a seat belt by the CSP . It's the admit you were speeding without them saying you were speeding, traps.
You noticed i wasn't wearing a seat belt? How could you have seen that when i passed you doing 89 oopsssss...........................

This is not the first time I've ever been pulled over... but it is the first time i've been pulled over without a legitimate reason. I'm sure it won't be the last time... I will be pissed though if I get pulled over for the cracked windshield again. We are about to drive to Michigan and don't have time to replace it before then.
12-17-2014, 10:53
Great-Kazoo

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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

This is not the first time I've ever been pulled over... but it is the first time i've been pulled over without a legitimate reason.

Ticket, sorry receiving a ticket. It's a money game, we like Mongo are just pawns in Game of Life
12-17-2014, 11:09
HoneyBadger

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Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

Ticket, sorry receiving a ticket. It's a money game, we like Mongo are just pawns in Game of Life

Yeah, i've paid tickets before... when I was caught breaking a legitimate law.

[Coffee]
12-17-2014, 11:10
HoneyBadger

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Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

we like Mongo are just pawns in Game of Life

Also, that is one of my favorite lines. Right behind "Excuse me while I whip this out..." [ROFL1]
12-17-2014, 16:50
HoneyBadger

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Originally Posted by CHA-LEE

Is it seriously that difficult to keep your vehicle in proper functional order so you are NOT a target for BS tickets? The same thing goes for having valid registration, and insurance documentation in your vehicle.

People who whine about getting BS tickets are usually the same people who have valid issues with their stuff (Cracked windshield, tail lights out, outdated documentation, etc). There IS a price to being a lazy ass in maintaining your vehicle or documentation. If you don't want to be a target for these kind of tickets, then maintain your stuff properly so you are NOT a target.

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Originally Posted by CHA-LEE

It does not matter if the tickets are BS or not. There are many laws that allow the enforcement of BS tickets. That is the world we live in and that fact isn't going to change just because we don't like BS tickets. If you don't want to get shafted with a BS ticket then don't be a target for them. Or you can CHOOSE to be a target for BS tickets by not keeping your car maintained or documentation in order and take the risk on getting a ticket for valid violations of the law. If you choose to be a lazy ass and get nabbed for it, you really don't have a leg to stand on when you whine about it.

Its amazing how I have never gotten a BS ticket like this because I DO keep my vehicles properly maintained and have my documentation updated and available when requested. I have been pulled over for valid reasons, like speeding or changing lanes without a signal, several times and ended up not getting a ticket for anything. Did I deserve a ticket for the violations I performed? Hell Yes. I honestly can't tell you why I didn't get a ticket in the few instances where I didn't get one. But I think that being honest, polite and respectful to the officer regardless of the situation and having my vehicle in proper functioning order along with my documentation in proper order goes a long way in lessening my chances of being a Target for a ticket. Personally I think that a lot of the officers are looking for bigger fish to fry and simply want to see if you have outstanding warrants or crap like that when they run your info.

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12-19-2014, 18:09
rock_castle

There are so many more important laws to enforce and serious criminals to apprehend. I usually back law enforcement, but this was a waste of taxpayer money. Shame on that Dougco deputy.
04-06-2016, 10:42
HoneyBadger

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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

did it occur to you that maybe I don't have an extra $410 for a new windshield? (That was the safelite quote, btw)

I just found this thread while searching for something else and I thought an update was due: I got the windshield replaced yesterday. Yes, 5 April, 2016. [LOL] It was only $245.35 here in CA, and that includes stupid CA taxes and a $6 "Safe Driving California" fee (I'll just leave that one alone. [Shake]). Windshield pricing in Colorado is definitely a racket.

What I was actually looking for was the political stance of Safelite - I had remembered somebody posting that Safelite was anti-gun, but searching only pulled up one of my own posts declaring that "Safelite is very anti-gun".
04-06-2016, 11:37
Gman

It's 2 years later. You never mentioned Make/Model/Year in the thread (or did I miss it somewhere?). The volume of production and availability has a lot to do with price. If you need a Chevy/GMC/Cadillac Truck windshield in CO, it'll likely cost you $150 or less with installation. If you have a vehicle with limited production and/or a number of sensors or heating in the windshield, it'll cost ya'.
04-06-2016, 12:04
Wulf202

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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

I just found this thread while searching for something else and I thought an update was due: I got the windshield replaced yesterday. Yes, 5 April, 2016. [LOL] It was only $245.35 here in CA, and that includes stupid CA taxes and a $6 "Safe Driving California" fee (I'll just leave that one alone. [Shake]). Windshield pricing in Colorado is definitely a racket.

What I was actually looking for was the political stance of Safelite - I had remembered somebody posting that Safelite was anti-gun, but searching only pulled up one of my own posts declaring that "Safelite is very anti-gun".

Did you +1 the post for more legitimacy
04-06-2016, 13:54
HoneyBadger

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Originally Posted by Gman

It's 2 years later. You never mentioned Make/Model/Year in the thread (or did I miss it somewhere?). The volume of production and availability has a lot to do with price. If you need a Chevy/GMC/Cadillac Truck windshield in CO, it'll likely cost you $150 or less with installation. If you have a vehicle with limited production and/or a number of sensors or heating in the windshield, it'll cost ya'.

Just in case you were actually curious, it is a 2014 Xterra, which has the same windshield as all Xterras going back more than a decade. No fancy windshield heaters or anything. I guess there could have been a shortage at that time. [Dunno]

I realize it is a year and a half later, but I do believe that there is something a little suspect about El Paso county putting down gravel on the roads in winter instead of salt, chemicals, or even just sand (like most of the Midwest does).
04-06-2016, 14:32
Gman

That's Colorado in general that "sands" its roads with gravel. Why bother screening the stuff when the motorists have to deal with it? [fail]

The Xterra is not a high volume vehicle. The Numbers Behind The Nissan Xterra’s Demise

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...69,714 sales over a four-year period between 2011 and 2014...

Just to throw out a relative number, GM sold 741,588 Chevy/GMC trucks in 2014 alone. That doesn't include the truck based SUVs.

The higher volume of manufacture tends to reduce the cost of manufacturing.

Who knows, maybe 2014 was a bad year for Xterra windshield production. Maybe they're only made every other year or something? [Dunno]
04-06-2016, 17:11
MrPrena

I am on grace period on one of my vehicle.

2nd year having this vehicle, and I need to cough up $$$$ for renewal.
04-06-2016, 20:49
GilpinGuy

April 1st my wife remembered that her car registration (aka tax) was due in February, so all of March was the grace period. $40 fine fore being a day late. Son of a...
04-06-2016, 20:58
gnihcraes

I'm hesitant to put my new tags on the plates when the weather is super snowy or cold. Thought I had one more day before I was out of the grace. I had the stickers, just hadn't put them on.

Parking meter downtown. Bam. $75 ticket. F(&*CK

Time on the ticket was about 1 minute after I had left the car, dude sniped me, cuz I saw him walk by when I was parking the car. He came back just for that ticket. Dick.
04-06-2016, 21:02
Gman

I realized last year that I went a whole year without renewing the plates on one of my vehicles. Plates were due when I was going through shoulder surgery and got lost in the mix. Drove 1500 miles to Washington State and back with those expired plates and never was stopped. I was shocked when we put it all together and realized what had happened.
04-06-2016, 22:20
davsel

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Originally Posted by foxtrot

An expired tags ticket is cheaper than a renewal. Isn't that crazy?

The last couple cycles, we've let the tags expire on the truck that isn't driven that often. Let em go two years, then renew. Penalty caps out at $100.

I've saved quite a bit so far and haven't got a ticket yet. I don't recommend it, but when I do get a ticket someday, I'll still be out ahead. Crazy. (It still has 2014 tags on it, btw).

Many years ago in Texas, I would not renew and just wait till I got pulled over. When you showed up in court with new registration, they slapped you with a $10 fine for court costs. The bonus was that the DMV did not back-charge you for the months you were expired - just gave you new month and year stickers. I'd go anywhere from 3 to 9 months for free.

They caught me once at the DMV because you have to sign a statement that you have not driven the vehicle while it was expired. I signed the form and then realized I'd left my proof of insurance in my truck. I went out to get it and the DMV lady watched me through the front window. When I got back, she asked if that was the vehicle I was registering and then tore up my statement and back-charged me - cost of being stupid.

Later, they got smart and back-charged to your last registration expiration no-matter-what.

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