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Thu Jul 06, 2006 3:23 pm
zoborax - I appreciate your point.
However, the GA DMV is notoriously retarded, and you benefitted from it. FL is another good state for that.
However, in AZ, they impound suspected illegal vehicles without warning.
In addition, there are the insurance concerns. Yes, you may have had a policy through Progressive.
However, I'm sure you never tried to make a claim against it. There's a little stipulation in your policy, which I'm sure you never read, that exempts Progressive from any responsibility if any part of your application is false or misleading. You can bet their lawyers would deny a claim all day long based on that alone.
On top of that, IF you were unfortunate enough to hit someone else, and they sued you, or you sued for medical, you're driving a car that is not in compliance with NHTSA crash-safety standards. Again, the attorneys would jump on that like a hobo on a ham sandwich. Don't have proper door beams? Don't have proper glass? Gee, what else isn't "up-to-snuff' on your hot rod, Mr. Zoborax? Could it have possibly contributed to the accident? Perhaps you're 100% liable? Hmmm?
NOTE: Please understand, I don't agree with any of this. I think the requirements are bogus and silly. However, I also think it's incumbent upon us as a source of reliable information, to present ALL aspects of owning a "grey-market" car in the U.S.