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WOOO-HOO! <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_jumpin.gif" alt="Jumpin"> Bless the workers of the "outlying DMVs!" I got my Virginia antique plates today without a second look by the clerk! Man am I relieved! Now to fix the backyard gate so my baby fits in the yard...

I'm in Salem, Virginia which is near Roanoke on I-81. That is, I'm here until I go Postal <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_angry.gif" alt="Angry"> at the DMV and get sent to the slammer...Hey! <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_idea.gif" alt="Idea"> That would give me time to read my 362-10!

MM, you're "King of the Road!" Have fun!

Sorry to be sharing in your misery... Looks like I have two contradicting sections of law: VA Code § 46.2-100. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this title shall, for the purpose of this title, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section except in...

I was trying to register it as an "antique vehicle" (over 25 model years old in VA) to spare some expenses and hassles of "normal plates" (only 2500 miles/year, occasional use, no commercial usage, no annual safety inspections). I was almost done and the clerk caught the 15,400 lb. empty weight...

The good news is that USAA seems to have agreed to insure my truck! (Eric of www.Miltrucks.com had already titled it as a Jeep truck in Ohio.) Tomorow I plan to go to/do battle with the DMV. In Virginia I'm asked for: Gross Weight Empty Weight GVWR (?Gross Vehicle Weight Rating?), and/or GCWR...

Not only is the forum entertaining, it is also educational! Many thanks for the clarification, Lee. I hope I don't need to use it anytime soon.

As someone new to MVs and young enough to have only used tubeless tires on my cars, what are "flaps," and what is their purpose?

Here's the short list of things I've learned as a non-MV person after picking up my shop van and driving it home: * Learn how to use your light switches and flashers. You'll need flashers for portions of any highway trip, and you can wind up travelling later in the evening than you thought...

I've obtained the heater kit and am now left to interpret the single page diagram which was included for instructions. <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_pissed.gif" alt="Pissed"> Does anyone have advice/tips/tricks as to how to best proceed with the installation?

In Virginia it is called a trip permit ( http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/citizen/vehicles/temp_permit.asp) and allows you to move an unregistered vehicle from one location to another without having to stop by the DMV first. It costs about $5.00 and is good for a three days in conjunction with...

My condolences. Along those lines I haven't quite found a way to inform my neighbors what is soon coming to a backyard near them... Maybe the woodland pattern will help...?

Aha! <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_idea.gif" alt="Idea"> Thanks. I think I get it now. Now would the splines work/be set up differently in the sprag vs. air shift front end? If the axle is removed does it matter what type of flange cover is used as it won't be connected to anything? Just...

MM, I went to Biodiesel.org (http://www.biodiesel.org/buyingbiodiesel/retailfuelingsites/default.shtm) and found a retailer that's in Sparks. I'll PM you the details. My nearest dealer is 109 miles away. :( Now for more basic questions since I'm too lazy to dig through the manuals I have...

Greetings knowledgeable ensemble! I've found the wonderful lists of fluids and checklists of things to do when picking up an MV, which will help me a lot. As someone who first got his knuckles greasy on a '68 Volvo sedan and hasn’t owned anything much bigger, I’ve got a few greenhorn questions...

Ok. I didn't realize they actually had them in stock. Seems a nuisance Uncle Sam didn't think to include the shelf in the kit. (I'm unfortunately not skilled in metal fabrication.) Things aren't so hopeless after all...

Thanks. It's an apropriate nickname as there's a certain resemblance, only now as one of my friends once said, "You look like Opie went out and grew a beard so he could buy beer!" Anything wrong with that? <img src="emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smile">

Jeepthrills, You lucky duck! I called Coleman's yesterday to confirm and they said, "Yep. We're out." Hope it all turns out well!

My soon-to-be truck WAS a hardtop, but was changed to a convertible <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_shock.gif" alt="Shock"><img src="speech/icon_speech_ugh.gif" border="0"> before I made an offer. Perhaps you won't hear my teeth chattering with the -1C singing away!

Hello out there! As a newcomer to the MV livestyle (and former lurker), if one DOES get their hands on a winterization kit, how long can they take for someone with basic mechanical skills to install, and are any special tools required? (The Mrs. had a few choice words <img...