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ewdb92
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| Ya, they take rust pretty seriously though.. |
What? I figured live free or die included stopping a bus with your feet through the floor boards!
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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Technically I think you can't have any holes in the body. My place gives me some leeway though because I'm always working on the thing.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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| Technically I think you can't have any holes in the body. My place gives me some leeway though because I'm always working on the thing. |
Correct, though since it is pre-obd2, most places will give a cursory walk around (lights, brakes, horn, wipers) and call it good since it is exempt in the computer.
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Property Taxes are absurd!
registering vehicles was a percentage of MSRP when new!!
so my f150 and my wifes rogue cost over $300 EACH to register! |
and anything older than 10 years is $75, unlike in Maine where it is still a percentage of MSRP.
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don't buy into the no title required. no title to register it yes, but ACTUALLY own it?? nope
I went through all that no title required BS with some early vanagons. when i went to move back to PA i wanted to get the titles so i can register in PA..
ME: Hello i would like to apply for the titles of theses vehicles, here is my bill of sales and registrations.
DMV: wheres your titles?
ME: no title required right? vehicles are older than 2000.
DMV: no,we need a title to make a title.
ME; but no title required????( as I had heard from many New Hampshiners)
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You got an uneducated DMV person in PA. There's a reason why VT is popular in the classic car circles for registering non-titled cars. Other states will take NH, VT, and other title-except state current and valid registrations for purposes of obtaining a title. I've sold cars and motorcycles all over the country (and to Europe a few times) with a NH tag and notarized BoS.
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thus began my education on is there anyway to get a vehicle out of the no title required lie...nope YOU NEED A TITLE.
what it boils down to is in new hampshire you can technically steal someones car and register it as yours and drive it till its reported stolen, but you need a title to get a title that says you ACTUALLY LEGALLY own it. so beware when buying anything!! you'd be surprised how many New Hampshiners even at the clerks office to do not fully understand the tittle law!
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Not exactly, I worked for NH DMV for 11 years. I understand how the system works quite well. It's not quite that simple.
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they like to boast about the no "proof" of insurance required either..more B.S no one understands.
the gist ..sure you dont need insurance but you better have a court approved paper saying your filthy rich enough to not need ii if you do need it!
guy rear ended my wife, who did not have insurance...why? been living there his whole life and thought that you really didn't need insurance.ugggg!
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there's no FORCED insurance unless you require an SR22, otherwise, by not insuring your car you are stating you are financially capable of any financial burden caused by an accident - regardless of who is responsible. You did have insurance, right? And it was covered by uninsured clause? The state would then pursue the person who failed financial responsibility, and besides being liable in civil court for the costs, they also would have had their registration and licenses suspended until full restitution to the insurance company was made, reinstatement fees paid, AND proof of SR22 rider. Not being FORCED to have insurance is much different than not NEEDING it.
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now im just venting I think! it is a beautiful place to visit!  |
Yes it is lovely to visit, and if you like not having income or sales tax, it is not a bad place to live, either. I maintain my NH residence over Maine residence as the difference in taxes between vehicles, sales, and income taxes makes it 20% less to be from NH than from Maine.
To the OP, Plymouth is a nice area, college during the school year can be a bit rowdy (at one point, PSC was in the top 5 party schools in the US), Tilton is close for shopping, Concord and Manchvegas not that much further if want more selection. Mountains are close, the coast is only about 90 minutes away. There's a good club that covers the lower part of the state but is welcome to all - Granite State Aircooled (GSAC), you can find them on FB if you want. I was one of the founding members, good group.
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ewdb92
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:16 pm Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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| cmonSTART wrote: |
| Technically I think you can't have any holes in the body. My place gives me some leeway though because I'm always working on the thing. |
Pretty sure VA feels the same way about holes, but the mechanics are always to busy talking to me to bother. Luckily, my bus is rust free. Now I just have to keep her that way up north.
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| To the OP, Plymouth is a nice area, college during the school year can be a bit rowdy (at one point, PSC was in the top 5 party schools in the US), Tilton is close for shopping, Concord and Manchvegas not that much further if want more selection. Mountains are close, the coast is only about 90 minutes away. There's a good club that covers the lower part of the state but is welcome to all - Granite State Aircooled (GSAC), you can find them on FB if you want. I was one of the founding members, good group. |
Excellent information, thanks I'll check out the club. Plymouth does seem like a good spot in the state, not too far from everything. PSU will be our employer and we got the low-down on where not to live in relation to students. So we rented a house right next door to a nice family on one side and a house full of students on the other  The housing market is incredibly tight so we took what we could get, but I figure come weekends, I'll be in my bus sleeping under the stars 
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| Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 8:24 am Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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| Luckily, my bus is rust free. Now I just have to keep her that way up north. |
The best way to keep it that way is to hibernate it INDOORS. I did the blue tarp method for years on my last bus and literally watched it rust away from ground moisture. Also, the second they start salting/sanding/spraying the roads, put it away. Wait until late April to drive it again OR until you've had a few heavy rain storms that have cleaned the roads of all that junk.
Plymouth is a nice area. Avoid Laconia around Father's Day too unless you like the biker scene. These guys have the BEST cheese I've ever had too... just saying 
https://harmanscheese.com/
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ewdb92
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| Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:09 pm Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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| ewdb92 wrote: |
| Luckily, my bus is rust free. Now I just have to keep her that way up north. |
The best way to keep it that way is to hibernate it INDOORS. I did the blue tarp method for years on my last bus and literally watched it rust away from ground moisture. Also, the second they start salting/sanding/spraying the roads, put it away. Wait until late April to drive it again OR until you've had a few heavy rain storms that have cleaned the roads of all that junk.
Plymouth is a nice area. Avoid Laconia around Father's Day too unless you like the biker scene. These guys have the BEST cheese I've ever had too... just saying
https://harmanscheese.com/ |
We have a garage at the rental house that just fits the bus. She hibernates in VA when they turn the roads white with salt, but that's only for two months a year. Going to be a longer wait up there. Theoretically that will give me more time for winter wrenching. I can do that without feeling in my hands right? 
My wife loves cheese (as do I), she'll be very happy to try that place out. Thanks!
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cmonSTART
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That's pretty much what I do all Winter. Get whatever maintenance you need done on the motorcycles and bus. This Winter the bus engine will be living in my shop so I can clean it up and change some seals.
Then it's a mad dash to get any body work and re-installation done during the Spring before the black flies hit.
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Gregg in the 603
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| Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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ME: Hello i would like to apply for the titles of theses vehicles, here is my bill of sales and registrations.
DMV: wheres your titles?
ME: no title required right? vehicles are older than 2000.
DMV: no,we need a title to make a title.
ME; but no title required????( as I had heard from many New Hampshiners) |
I can't figure whether TurboD16V is ignorant, angry or plain stupid, but don't listen to him, he has no idea what he's talking about. Either way, the state is much better off without him. He's an ignoramus
Let me just say there's a reason NH is consistently in the top 3 when ranking all 50 states.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 6:37 pm Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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That's pretty much what I do all Winter. Get whatever maintenance you need done on the motorcycles and bus. This Winter the bus engine will be living in my shop so I can clean it up and change some seals.
Then it's a mad dash to get any body work and re-installation done during the Spring before the black flies hit. |
I was saying exactly that this year, and here it is, tomorrow, for engine to go back in. Since then weve gone from black flies, to mosquitos, hornets, cluster flies,and now the ever loving deer flies, never mind the ticks. By the time im rolling, the frost will be out. Damn it I love living here, buuurrrpppp! Cheers
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ewdb92
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| Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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ME: Hello i would like to apply for the titles of theses vehicles, here is my bill of sales and registrations.
DMV: wheres your titles?
ME: no title required right? vehicles are older than 2000.
DMV: no,we need a title to make a title.
ME; but no title required????( as I had heard from many New Hampshiners) |
I can't figure whether TurboD16V is ignorant, angry or plain stupid, but don't listen to him, he has no idea what he's talking about. Either way, the state is much better off without him. He's an ignoramus
Let me just say there's a reason NH is consistently in the top 3 when ranking all 50 states. |
I've seen those rankings. NH always looking good!
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ewdb92
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| Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 7:39 pm Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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That's pretty much what I do all Winter. Get whatever maintenance you need done on the motorcycles and bus. This Winter the bus engine will be living in my shop so I can clean it up and change some seals.
Then it's a mad dash to get any body work and re-installation done during the Spring before the black flies hit. |
I was saying exactly that this year, and here it is, tomorrow, for engine to go back in. Since then weve gone from black flies, to mosquitos, hornets, cluster flies,and now the ever loving deer flies, never mind the ticks. By the time im rolling, the frost will be out. Damn it I love living here, buuurrrpppp! Cheers |
Ha! That'll be me for sure. Your ticks and mosquitoes are a little bit out of control this year, but unlike VA, I can wear long pants in the summer up there 
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cellobus1
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| Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:04 pm Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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My dad went to Plymouth State. Class of '52. I spent many summers in Plymouth at the New Hampshire Music Festival, '85-'95, many of those in my current daily driver (blue bus) Stella. You'll love the mountains. The Rattlesnakes in Rumney are awesome rock climbing, if you're into that. Covered bridges all over the place, most of which you can swim under. I've been spending the summer in the lakes and mountains of NH from birth until about 3 years ago. I have no reason to go there now since my parents are back in Conn., where I grew up, but I've always considered NH my home. Good luck! Ask me anything.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:17 am Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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| My dad went to Plymouth State. Class of '52. I spent many summers in Plymouth at the New Hampshire Music Festival, '85-'95, many of those in my current daily driver (blue bus) Stella. You'll love the mountains. The Rattlesnakes in Rumney are awesome rock climbing, if you're into that. Covered bridges all over the place, most of which you can swim under. I've been spending the summer in the lakes and mountains of NH from birth until about 3 years ago. I have no reason to go there now since my parents are back in Conn., where I grew up, but I've always considered NH my home. Good luck! Ask me anything. |
Sounds like a good way to grow up! I've heard there is a music festival in town, not sure if it is the same, held by Ben's Sugar Shack in Thornton. We are definitely going to start hitting more of such festivals. My future boss took me to Rumney pound, the trail head for Rattlesnake mountain, and the Plummer Pot holes. Such beautiful scenery and so different than here in VA. Thanks!
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ewdb92
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| Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:19 am Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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| ewdb92 wrote: |
| Luckily, my bus is rust free. Now I just have to keep her that way up north. |
The best way to keep it that way is to hibernate it INDOORS. I did the blue tarp method for years on my last bus and literally watched it rust away from ground moisture. Also, the second they start salting/sanding/spraying the roads, put it away. Wait until late April to drive it again OR until you've had a few heavy rain storms that have cleaned the roads of all that junk.
Plymouth is a nice area. Avoid Laconia around Father's Day too unless you like the biker scene. These guys have the BEST cheese I've ever had too... just saying
https://harmanscheese.com/ |
Do the inspectors mind if the engine drips a bit of oil?
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| Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:42 am Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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Hi,
greetings from northern NH land of the "yuppies and hippies", I quess me and my wife would be hippies. Lots of good VW action around here , the vacation land Vw club has their big car show in Acton ME the first sunday in august not to be missed. Jerry jams big music fest. on the 19th of july and if you drive a VW bus entry and camping is free. Reggie's repair and salvage is a great resource for parts and advise. YOU WILL LOVE NH.
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cmonSTART
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| Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:52 am Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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Where abouts is Reggie's repair and salvage?
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ewdb92
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| Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 12:53 pm Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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Hi,
greetings from northern NH land of the "yuppies and hippies", I quess me and my wife would be hippies. Lots of good VW action around here , the vacation land Vw club has their big car show in Acton ME the first sunday in august not to be missed. Jerry jams big music fest. on the 19th of july and if you drive a VW bus entry and camping is free. Reggie's repair and salvage is a great resource for parts and advise. YOU WILL LOVE NH.
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Did some say free? I'm there!! Jerry Jams will only be an hour from us, nice. Unfortunately we won't be in NH until early Aug so it'll have to wait until next year.
Thanks for the parts place, always good to have them in the back pocket. I'll check them out.
Thanks!!
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| Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 12:54 pm Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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| birdmansuperbeetle wrote: |
Hi,
greetings from northern NH land of the "yuppies and hippies", I quess me and my wife would be hippies. Lots of good VW action around here , the vacation land Vw club has their big car show in Acton ME the first sunday in august not to be missed. Jerry jams big music fest. on the 19th of july and if you drive a VW bus entry and camping is free. Reggie's repair and salvage is a great resource for parts and advise. YOU WILL LOVE NH.
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Did some say free? I'm there!! Jerry Jams will only be an hour from us, nice. Unfortunately we won't be in NH until early Aug so it'll have to wait until next year.
Thanks for the parts place, always good to have them in the back pocket. I'll check them out.
Good looking bus BTW. Looks like you have a nice VW collection
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| Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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| ... like driving in a dream compared to the beltway. Everyone was so polite, letting me merge and be slow |
Polite? Boston?
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| Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 6:37 pm Post subject: Re: Moving up to New Hampshire |
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Howdy from across the White River !! I lived outside Concord for 10 years, moved to Royalton Vt. in '95, BOTH are good states to live in, N.H. is a little more WhiteisRIGHTrepublitard, where Vt. is way more Greenhippydippy, but both are proud , hard core "Northeaster" states, where you can make a good living, do the VW thing and be happy !
Check out my Vt. Cabin Fever threads, I do a Winter party every year w/ local and Eastcoast bus guys......
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