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No updates from the DMV. I finally got around to changing hub oils. There was quite a bit of sludge on the magnetic drain plug. Centramatic balancers for the Hummer H1 added at the same time as well as two new tire/wheels. Two of the tires on this truck were out of round ~5 mm and the ride...

I'm not really "grasping" at anything, I'm just seeing an irregular fact pattern. And yes, some things will say "DOT" on them when they are already commercially available. But (and this might be a stretch) for something like the M/T tire designed and developed (I assume exclusively) for the...

Then why did the NHTSA define it legally as a "motor vehicle"? Why did AM General equip it with DOT approved equipment? The reason is likely legal and regulatory. What is the MIL equivalent of the FMVSS that it was required to meet?

So they admit to the NHTSA that it was designed for 60% road use, and then declare it's not designed for road use. In my opinion, they are just trying to cover themselves because there are some inherent design flaws in these vehicles. Such as the spindle lock nut. And still, they tried to...

Because horses were common. And a politician who advocated for restricting the free use of horses would have been drawn and quartered by said horses. But... AUTOMOBILES were owned by the 1%. So it was easy to tax them. Register them. Etc, etc. Divide and conquer is what politicians do...

My congressman, Bob Goodlatte, is a solid R on a topic like this. He's a senior member of the House. He has open door meetings with constituents, his next one is the 2nd Tuesday of the month which will be on the 14th this month at 9 AM. I will take the Humvee to this meeting and explain the...

I'm reviving this thread. Let's get something done. It's my opinion that we might never have a legislative or executive branch as friendly as the one we have now when it comes to this topic.

And this is the confusing part to me in Virginia's case. If they're saying it's an unsafe vehicle, then they're in effect telling me that the Virginia Safety Inspection is not adequate, even for a home built truck. The vehicle already passed the required inspection. To me, it simply comes...

It's likely that the person you spoke with is not a lawyer, and chose words that were not crafted particularly well. The local DMVs absolutely believe that the "Off Road Use Only" stamp on the SF97 is a decree from the Feds. Heck, the letter in my possession from the commissioner of the VA DMV...

In 5 years, how does someone determine whether a titled HMMWV that is for sale is from the ORUO lot or the legit lot? How would a DMV determine it?

Negative. The concern wasn't about which party is incorrect. The concern was that there are conflicting positions within the department, and that somehow it is my fault and my burden to bear when their facts aren't straight. So I went and found one of the people who agreed with the first...

Oops. :D

The owner of the Neon didn't have a title, I asked the DMV if this was okay, and I was given things I could do to make it okay. So I did those things. I didn't have two pennies to rub together, full time in college in engineering, working full time, training for another job driving buses. The...

The vehicle(s) are located in Georgia, which is why I think they used Georgia. I could be wrong.

I agree about the Hold Harmless Agreement. But it is nonetheless something they try to wave around and say "See, you signed this!". To which I can say "no I didn't". I am still talking to the director of Vehicle Services at the DMV, and the commissioner is involved at this point. They told...

I wish I had the confidence to tell you yes or no. The reality is that until mine is resolved, I don't know.

It didn't have a title when sold by GP, they obtained one and as an option for a little while gave it to us instead of the Bill of Sale or SF97 option. The SF97 from the Marine Corps is signed over directly to GovPlanet. The clear Georgia title is something that GovPlanet no longer does, as...

I am 95% sure I never signed a Hold Harmless Agreement. The reason for the different conditions seems to come down to who the originating branch is. The Army trucks and even some Air Force trucks seem to say ORUO and are 1985-1994 trucks. The Marine Corps M1123 trucks are 1998-2005ish and are...

My honest answer is that I don't know. I think you'd be okay, but honestly it's a crapshoot.

And they have already tried that by saying that Humvees are used by the military on the roads of VA, but only in a limited capacity so it's not a big deal. And then they said it was clearly designed as an off road vehicle. To which I called BS, and supplied the letters from NHTSA to AM General...