NationWide Road trip

[+ Lucky]

RE: Are We There Yet?

 

Well, Rick is back! That is very funny, Mr. Munroe! :7

[Funseeker 22]

RE: California Emission standards

 

David,

Glad that your record is perfect in Canada but you haven`t been driving there.

For LA maybe a bus pass ???.

[DavidGartner]

RE: California Emission standards

 

>David,

>Glad that your record is perfect in Canada but you haven`t

>been driving there.

>For LA maybe a bus pass ???.

>

 

 

OH GOSH NO!!

 

lol, havent you heard and dont ya know!!?? LA is the LAND of NO PUBLIC transportation.. shit they have enough subway line to stretch from NYC to Toronto!! lol But to answer your question, Bus pass is just not an option living here in LA.

 

Also, my driving record in canada is perfect but also my mother still has me on her insurance and has never taken me off it. she has done this becasue it will be good for me when I decide to get insurance of my own. For all they know , I do drive and its my mothers car i drive too.

 

As for as technicalities go, I am living in Canada right now, and periodically visit the US *wink*

[bigguyinpasadena]

RE: California Emission standards

 

Why does the term spoiled rotten BRAT come to mind when I read Davids posts?

[VaHawk]

RE: California Emission standards

 

Well, imo, you sound just a wee bit on the naive side. How nice of you to drive up your Mom's insurance coverage. Keep it up and the insurance company will cancel her policy and then you will have to get your own policy and most likely in California where you are really living and then you will also have to get a California licence and register your car and most likely get hit with exorbitant costs in all areas. Then all of it will catch up with you and somehow I don't think you will be laughing then.

 

It will all come out and you may not be able to get a California license and if you find an insurance company that will insure you at all you can count on outrageous premium costs. So laugh and flaunt the laws to your heart's delight, but be aware that neither the State of California nor insurance companies are idiots.

[Guest fukamarine]

RE: California Emission standards

 

>Why does the term spoiled rotten BRAT come to mind when I

>read Davids posts?

 

I've been trying to keep my mouth shut on this one but can no longer keep quiet.

 

If a guy is as deceitful and evasive as this jerk - why would anyone trust him with anything? He may have the hottest bod in the western hemisphere(not)but it wouldn't be enough to tempt me.

 

 

 

fukamarine

[VaHawk]

RE: California Emission standards

 

>I've been trying to keep my mouth shut on this one but can no

>longer keep quiet.

 

Oh well, at least you tried, and that's a good thing, I suppose.

But I agree, sometimes "you just gotta speak up".

>

>If a guy is as deceitful and evasive as this jerk - why would

>anyone trust him with anything? He may have the hottest bod in

>the western hemisphere(not)but it wouldn't be enough to tempt

>me.

 

Well, I would hire him, as he has good reviews, he's super cute, and it's not as if he is marrying you. I believe that is good enough to trust him for an encounter.

 

Just because he is young and thus a little immature/naive doesn't make him untrustworthy, deceitful or dishonest when dealing with clients.

 

I also like his posts, as they are mostly interesting and generate a lot of interesting replies.

[DavidGartner]

RE: California Emission standards

 

"spoiled brat" umm i dont think so, ive been trying to get a car for months and months, stuck in my house day in and day out, honestly, ive been so depressed. I was thinkin im all alone in cali nothing at all, i dont know anyone still! My parents cannot help me out they dont have any money. My mom has been in the sick for about a year now with a blood claught in her leg which blood thinners have not been able to repair and they do not want to operate becasue of the risks of it detaching and travelling to her lungs and may casue death. I am working very hard and trying to get myself excited about this road trip.. its like the only focus i have right now. and its making my happy which I have not been in a long time.

 

Havent you ever felt trapped.. for soo long, didnt know what to do because so many things went wrong and you just dont know what to do. NO one is helping me but me. I am sorry you feel i am a spoiled brat but I work very hard and its hard keeping my mind at peace. I am doing my best here, and just would appreciate some respect and maybe some encouragement, and for the rest of everyone who has been reading my posts, thank you so much on the helpful advice from the posts.. cd music, where to go, AAA and what not its been a great help and making me more excited to get on my way.

 

Warmest Regards

 

David

[DavidGartner]

RE: California Emission standards

 

>Well, imo, you sound just a wee bit on the naive side. How

>nice of you to drive up your Mom's insurance coverage. Keep

>it up and the insurance company will cancel her policy and

>then you will have to get your own policy and most likely in

>California where you are really living and then you will also

>have to get a California licence and register your car and

>most likely get hit with exorbitant costs in all areas. Then

>all of it will catch up with you and somehow I don't think you

>will be laughing then.

>

>It will all come out and you may not be able to get a

>California license and if you find an insurance company that

>will insure you at all you can count on outrageous premium

>costs. So laugh and flaunt the laws to your heart's delight,

>but be aware that neither the State of California nor

>insurance companies are idiots.

 

 

dude u dont get it, IM on her insurance as a secondary driver, i dont have to live with her to be on it. It is legal to have me on ther whereever i go, I was even on it when i was in Alabama for university. You do not know the legalities of Canadian Insurance policies.

[DavidGartner]

New Route!

 

I think I will start off in Toronto and head to Montreal down through NYC, altho the bad part about that is that I am going to miss Chicago, Columbus, Philiadelphia.. Or do you think I should hit Chicago first.. I mean I have already been to Montreal but it is still an amazing city. What do you think guys?

 

Look forward to hearing your answers

 

Warmest always

David xo

[DavidGartner]

New Route!

 

I think I will start off in Toronto and head to Montreal down through NYC, altho the bad part about that is that I am going to miss Chicago, Columbus, Philiadelphia.. Or do you think I should hit Chicago first.. I mean I have already been to Montreal but it is still an amazing city. What do you think guys?

 

Look forward to hearing your answers

 

Warmest always

David xo

[VaHawk]

RE: New Route!

 

Hey David,

 

I think you should stick to your original plan and go thru Detroit, Chicago, etc. especially if you haven't seen those places/want to see them and have already seen Montreal, as where do you go after Montreal except Boston, which from what I've heard is okay but not great.

 

Also, either way I don't see why you would have to bypass Philadelphia after NYC as it is pretty darn close and on your way south if you still plan to go down to Florida and across.

 

I still think that would be the best way to go, if as I said before, you have the time. I'm not trying to diss midAmerica or the northern route accross the USA, but outside of Denver, and possibly St. Louis, I think you will find a more varied scene and more interesting cities going the southern route, although it isn't the shortest route.

[VaHawk]

RE: New Route!

 

Hey David,

 

I think you should stick to your original plan and go thru Detroit, Chicago, etc. especially if you haven't seen those places/want to see them and have already seen Montreal, as where do you go after Montreal except Boston, which from what I've heard is okay but not great.

 

Also, either way I don't see why you would have to bypass Philadelphia after NYC as it is pretty darn close and on your way south if you still plan to go down to Florida and across.

 

I still think that would be the best way to go, if as I said before, you have the time. I'm not trying to diss midAmerica or the northern route accross the USA, but outside of Denver, and possibly St. Louis, I think you will find a more varied scene and more interesting cities going the southern route, although it isn't the shortest route.

[VaHawk]

RE: California Emission standards

 

>Havent you ever felt trapped.. for soo long, didnt know what

>to do because so many things went wrong and you just dont know

>what to do. NO one is helping me but me.

 

Absolutely! When it's like that you feel like you fell into a damn hole and no matter how hard you try it seems you can't crawl back out. It's called depression and making a change takes a heck of a lot of effort. And NO ONE can help you more than you yourself. You are definitely doing something to help, by going to Canada and getting that car and embarking on an exiciting adventure.

 

You should get away for a while and get out of that house and go have some fun! Some people just don't understand what it is like to pack up and move away from your family/friends and go to someplace where you don't know anyone.

 

Of course, this is just my opinion, but I never thought of you as a "spoiled brat", as that applies to kids from well to do families whose every whim is indulged and who thinks the world owes them a living. The fact that you left home at an early age and work hard to make a go of it, says otherwise about you.

 

So go and do it! and go wherever you want and only do what you want while you are on your adventure and only with who you want to do it with. I believe that you will find out a lot about yourself and have fun doing it, and who knows you may find someplace/someone that you like so much, you may not make it back to LA, as it has happened to others before you.

 

Don't let anyone change your mind, or get you down, as "tomorrow is another day" especially when you are young. JUST GO HAVE FUN, regardless of the final route you choose.

[VaHawk]

RE: California Emission standards

 

>Havent you ever felt trapped.. for soo long, didnt know what

>to do because so many things went wrong and you just dont know

>what to do. NO one is helping me but me.

 

Absolutely! When it's like that you feel like you fell into a damn hole and no matter how hard you try it seems you can't crawl back out. It's called depression and making a change takes a heck of a lot of effort. And NO ONE can help you more than you yourself. You are definitely doing something to help, by going to Canada and getting that car and embarking on an exiciting adventure.

 

You should get away for a while and get out of that house and go have some fun! Some people just don't understand what it is like to pack up and move away from your family/friends and go to someplace where you don't know anyone.

 

Of course, this is just my opinion, but I never thought of you as a "spoiled brat", as that applies to kids from well to do families whose every whim is indulged and who thinks the world owes them a living. The fact that you left home at an early age and work hard to make a go of it, says otherwise about you.

 

So go and do it! and go wherever you want and only do what you want while you are on your adventure and only with who you want to do it with. I believe that you will find out a lot about yourself and have fun doing it, and who knows you may find someplace/someone that you like so much, you may not make it back to LA, as it has happened to others before you.

 

Don't let anyone change your mind, or get you down, as "tomorrow is another day" especially when you are young. JUST GO HAVE FUN, regardless of the final route you choose.

[Flower]

RE: California Emission standards

 

>Flower do you happen to have the VC for the tax liability? My

>understanding has been, as mentioned elsewhere, there is none

>if you do not register the vehicle in California . And once

>you do you'll only be subject to the license fee and need to

>present a smog certificate.

 

The California Revenue and Taxation Code deals with it and I'm sorry but I don't have the cite--I'd spend some time looking it up but David apparently isn't going to worry about it anyway:+

 

However, as to your question, IF you own a car out of state for over 90 days before bringing across California State Line, AND that vehicle was not subject to California license fees for the entire time, then your statement is correct--there is no sales or use tax assessed--just license fee and smog requirement.

 

However, where they get you, is that it has to be LEGALLY in YOUR possession at the out of state location for that 90 days--and if you are a California resident and are just using someone else's address, then that doesn't qualify. I'm somewhat familiar with this issue since I have represented 2 Calif. residents who lived in my home town, but had their cars registered in Oregon (only minimal license fee) and used Oregon addresses of a friend in one case and a step father in another case--DMV arrested one and CHP arrested the other in unrelated episodes--however, these were prominent people in the community so they had their detractors who reported them and were prime "example makers" ;(

 

When you do register a vehicle from out of state in California, you have to declare UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY that the vehicle was brought into the state on the stated date and not before, therefore anyone owning a car in California and having it licensed out of state, either "fesses" up to it when they register the car in state or commits perjury

 

There is a VC (vehicle code) section however, that requires someone moving into California to obtain either a Ca Driver's License or ID as well as register their vehicles in state within a fairly short time--wanna say 10 days, but that seems too short.

 

Hope that helps :+

[Flower]

RE: California Emission standards

 

>Flower do you happen to have the VC for the tax liability? My

>understanding has been, as mentioned elsewhere, there is none

>if you do not register the vehicle in California . And once

>you do you'll only be subject to the license fee and need to

>present a smog certificate.

 

The California Revenue and Taxation Code deals with it and I'm sorry but I don't have the cite--I'd spend some time looking it up but David apparently isn't going to worry about it anyway:+

 

However, as to your question, IF you own a car out of state for over 90 days before bringing across California State Line, AND that vehicle was not subject to California license fees for the entire time, then your statement is correct--there is no sales or use tax assessed--just license fee and smog requirement.

 

However, where they get you, is that it has to be LEGALLY in YOUR possession at the out of state location for that 90 days--and if you are a California resident and are just using someone else's address, then that doesn't qualify. I'm somewhat familiar with this issue since I have represented 2 Calif. residents who lived in my home town, but had their cars registered in Oregon (only minimal license fee) and used Oregon addresses of a friend in one case and a step father in another case--DMV arrested one and CHP arrested the other in unrelated episodes--however, these were prominent people in the community so they had their detractors who reported them and were prime "example makers" ;(

 

When you do register a vehicle from out of state in California, you have to declare UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY that the vehicle was brought into the state on the stated date and not before, therefore anyone owning a car in California and having it licensed out of state, either "fesses" up to it when they register the car in state or commits perjury

 

There is a VC (vehicle code) section however, that requires someone moving into California to obtain either a Ca Driver's License or ID as well as register their vehicles in state within a fairly short time--wanna say 10 days, but that seems too short.

 

Hope that helps :+

[Luv2play]

RE: New Route!

 

David, I don't mean to rain on your parade but there are a few things you may want to consider before taking a car from Canada to California and then registering it there. From what I gather, you are a Canadian citizen living in California at present. You currently have a California ID but not a California driver's license (altho I'm not sure of the latter).

 

In any case, if you are resident in California for a period of over SIX months, then unless you have a special visa such as a student's visa or NAFTA work permit (which I assume you don't) then you are living in the US ILLEGALLY. Sure, lots of people are doing the same, but if you get caught, don't assume that because your are Canadian, you are somehow going to be treated differently than, say, a Mexican or Hungarian national. You will be clapped into jail just like them and will eventually be deported. You will not find this a pleasant experience!

 

Several years back, there was a well publicized case in South Florida of a Quebec guy who had been living in Fort Lauderdale 5 or 6 years, having simply extended his six months tourist visa himself without telling anyone! He got into a dispute with someone who turned him into the immmigration authorities and he was sent straight to the Krome Detention Center, where they have hundreds of Haitians, and other illegal foreigners awaiting deportation. It is NOT a pleasant place.

 

Furthermore, by trying to register a car in California, you are exposing yourself more than at present. With your driving record, you are likely to get into trouble again and this could be disastrous for you. If you think you are depressed now, think again! Jail and deportation will be a LOT MORE DEPRESSING, believe me!x(

[DavidGartner]

RE: New Route!

 

>Hey David,

>

>I think you should stick to your original plan and go thru

>Detroit, Chicago, etc. especially if you haven't seen those

>places/want to see them and have already seen Montreal, as

>where do you go after Montreal except Boston, which from what

>I've heard is okay but not great.

>

>Also, either way I don't see why you would have to bypass

>Philadelphia after NYC as it is pretty darn close and on your

>way south if you still plan to go down to Florida and across.

>

>

>I still think that would be the best way to go, if as I said

>before, you have the time. I'm not trying to diss midAmerica

>or the northern route accross the USA, but outside of Denver,

>and possibly St. Louis, I think you will find a more varied

>scene and more interesting cities going the southern route,

>although it isn't the shortest route.

>

>

Well, I will honestly have to pull out a detailed map of the USA, casue ive been doing online searches and all I can come up with is driving routes, like mapquest.. it doesnt actually just give me a nation map! ergh anyone know anything??

 

thanks

[DavidGartner]

RE: California Emission standards

 

>>Havent you ever felt trapped.. for soo long, didnt know

>what

>>to do because so many things went wrong and you just dont

>know

>>what to do. NO one is helping me but me.

>

>Absolutely! When it's like that you feel like you fell into a

>damn hole and no matter how hard you try it seems you can't

>crawl back out. It's called depression and making a change

>takes a heck of a lot of effort. And NO ONE can help you more

>than you yourself. You are definitely doing something to

>help, by going to Canada and getting that car and embarking on

>an exiciting adventure.

>

>You should get away for a while and get out of that house and

>go have some fun! Some people just don't understand what it

>is like to pack up and move away from your family/friends and

>go to someplace where you don't know anyone.

>

>Of course, this is just my opinion, but I never thought of you

>as a "spoiled brat", as that applies to kids from well to do

>families whose every whim is indulged and who thinks the world

>owes them a living. The fact that you left home at an early

>age and work hard to make a go of it, says otherwise about

>you.

>

>So go and do it! and go wherever you want and only do what you

>want while you are on your adventure and only with who you

>want to do it with. I believe that you will find out a lot

>about yourself and have fun doing it, and who knows you may

>find someplace/someone that you like so much, you may not make

>it back to LA, as it has happened to others before you.

>

>Don't let anyone change your mind, or get you down, as

>"tomorrow is another day" especially when you are young. JUST

>GO HAVE FUN, regardless of the final route you choose.

 

 

Hey there,

 

Thanks for the advice, my eyes brightened up reading your post... It just is exciting to think about the adventures I will have.. one city to the next.. seeing the warm glow of each new city as I slowly approach them! The tall buildings, new life and new experiences.. wow im soo getting excited! You're right though, I was thinking about .. " What IF I did meet a cool boy" what if he just left with me and we drove off into the sunset to never be found! :)thanks for the advice though IM doing well saving! just gotta keep at it!

 

Warmest Regards

 

David xox

[DavidGartner]

RE: California Emission standards

 

>>Flower do you happen to have the VC for the tax liability?

>My

>>understanding has been, as mentioned elsewhere, there is

>none

>>if you do not register the vehicle in California . And

>once

>>you do you'll only be subject to the license fee and need to

>>present a smog certificate.

>

> The California Revenue and Taxation Code

>deals with it and I'm sorry but I don't have the cite--I'd

>spend some time looking it up but David apparently isn't going

>to worry about it anyway:+

>

>However, as to your question, IF you own a car out of state

>for over 90 days before bringing across California State Line,

>AND that vehicle was not subject to California license fees

>for the entire time, then your statement is correct--there is

>no sales or use tax assessed--just license fee and smog

>requirement.

>

>However, where they get you, is that it has to be LEGALLY in

>YOUR possession at the out of state location for that 90

>days--and if you are a California resident and are just using

>someone else's address, then that doesn't qualify. I'm

>somewhat familiar with this issue since I have represented 2

>Calif. residents who lived in my home town, but had their cars

>registered in Oregon (only minimal license fee) and used

>Oregon addresses of a friend in one case and a step father in

>another case--DMV arrested one and CHP arrested the other in

>unrelated episodes--however, these were prominent people in

>the community so they had their detractors who reported them

>and were prime "example makers" ;(

>

>When you do register a vehicle from out of state in

>California, you have to declare UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY that

>the vehicle was brought into the state on the stated date and

>not before, therefore anyone owning a car in California and

>having it licensed out of state, either "fesses" up to it when

>they register the car in state or commits perjury

>

>There is a VC (vehicle code) section however, that requires

>someone moving into California to obtain either a Ca Driver's

>License or ID as well as register their vehicles in state

>within a fairly short time--wanna say 10 days, but that seems

>too short.

>

>Hope that helps :+

 

 

EWW, ok ok well now that ive read this.. I mean. This is my plan now. I NEED a car, because 70% of my business would be outcall. I cant get a car now becasue of the tickets attached to my Cali ID card and so therefore couldnt get a car untill I take care of that. Once I take care of the tickets I will be able to get my license at that time. I CAN however get a car in Canada, so I will do so and than as soon as I can, take care of the tickets so I can apply for a Cali License and therefore be a legal driver

 

Thank you flower for your advice

[DavidGartner]

RE: New Route!

 

>David, I don't mean to rain on your parade but there are a

>few things you may want to consider before taking a car from

>Canada to California and then registering it there. From what

>I gather, you are a Canadian citizen living in California at

>present. You currently have a California ID but not a

>California driver's license (altho I'm not sure of the

>latter).

>

>In any case, if you are resident in California for a period of

>over SIX months, then unless you have a special visa such as a

>student's visa or NAFTA work permit (which I assume you don't)

>then you are living in the US ILLEGALLY. Sure, lots of people

>are doing the same, but if you get caught, don't assume that

>because your are Canadian, you are somehow going to be treated

>differently than, say, a Mexican or Hungarian national. You

>will be clapped into jail just like them and will eventually

>be deported. You will not find this a pleasant experience!

>

>Several years back, there was a well publicized case in South

>Florida of a Quebec guy who had been living in Fort Lauderdale

>5 or 6 years, having simply extended his six months tourist

>visa himself without telling anyone! He got into a dispute

>with someone who turned him into the immmigration authorities

>and he was sent straight to the Krome Detention Center, where

>they have hundreds of Haitians, and other illegal foreigners

>awaiting deportation. It is NOT a pleasant place.

>

>Furthermore, by trying to register a car in California, you

>are exposing yourself more than at present. With your driving

>record, you are likely to get into trouble again and this

>could be disastrous for you. If you think you are depressed

>now, think again! Jail and deportation will be a LOT MORE

>DEPRESSING, believe me!x(

 

 

DUELY noted, I will look into all the immediately, immigration, NAFTA visa etc. Maybe I should just look about marrying an american girl for 5000 like all the rest.. << half joking >>

 

Thanks from David xo

[+ deej]

RE: California Emission standards

 

>There is a VC (vehicle code) section however, that requires

>someone moving into California to obtain either a Ca Driver's

>License or ID as well as register their vehicles in state

>within a fairly short time--wanna say 10 days, but that seems

>too short.

 

Here's what the CA DMV website has to say about it:

 

If you take a job here or become a resident, you must get a California driver license within 10 days. Residency is established by voting in a California election, paying resident tuition, filing for a homeowner's property tax exemption, or any other privilege or benefit not ordinarily extended to nonresidents.

[DavidGartner]

ERGH, my mommy was gonna give me her car

 

I received a phone call this morning from my mother stating she was going to try and see if she could get financing for another car and give me hers is i could come up with as much money as possible. I told her i could give her about 3,000 Canadian.

 

My landlord has been trying to help me get a car as well.. and said he would buy me a cheap 1000 dollar car and i could pay him back on installments. but when i asked him to postpone rent for 1 week he easily declined so now i will not be able to get the car. ergh my landlord sucks!

 

:'( david xo

[+ Lucky]

RE: ERGH, my mommy was gonna give me her car

 

Well, if your landlord sucks, maybe you could make some money there! Keep us informed.