[Silly Little Cars] Silly_little_cars Digest, Vol 62, Issue 12

[James Daniels]

I went hrough all of that DMV hassle a couple months ago. I got it's 
classification changed to motorcycle. The V.I.N. tag reads motorcycle. The 
engine sticker reads motorcycle. DMV insisted it was an automobile, and 
asked me to get a smog certificate. No smog shop would touch it. GO4 
interceptors are not in their database. I made an appointment with the 
B.A.R. smog referree. They concurred it's a motorcycle, and gave me 
paperwork stating this. I went back and spent another 6 hours in DMV. They 
finally agreed to change it in the server in Sacramento. I had to take it to 
a CHP office to have the vehicle V.I.N, as well as the engine I.D. verified. 
After all that was done, it's all good.
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>   1. Registration Question (Cory O'Brien)
>   2. Re: Cushman Truckster Insurance (Dyan Allen)
>   3. Re: Registration Question (Jen Freeman)
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> Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:43:24 -0700
> From: "Cory O'Brien" <thecoryobrien at gmail.com>
> To: silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
> Subject: [Silly Little Cars] Registration Question
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> Hey Silly Little Cars list,
>
> I've been subscribed to this list for a few months now, and I'm excited to
> report that I've finally joined the Silly Little Car brigade, with the
> purchase of a 2003 Go-4 Interceptor! So now the fun begins...
>
> My first question is about registering it. I know that they used to be
> registered as motorcycles, but looking at CVC 400:
> http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d01/vc400.htm it looks like they're no
> longer considered motorcycles. ("A three-wheeled motor vehicle that... is
> used by local public agencies for the enforcement of parking control
> provisions... is not a motorcycle.") So if it's not a motorcycle, what am 
> I
> supposed to register it as? I know that motorcycles don't have to pass
> smog, but I read somewhere that the Go-4 doesn't either, since it's in the
> no-mans land between car and motorcycle. I'm just trying to figure out 
> what
> I need to bring with me to the DMV to get it registered. I have the title,
> so do I just bring that and see what they say, or do I need to get 
> anything
> cleared by the smog board first? Any info from anyone that's had to deal
> with registering theirs lately would be appreciated. And if it is a
> motorcycle, I guess I need to know the engine block number, but I'm not
> sure where to find that. (In that case, do I need to bring the Go-4 in to
> the DMV with me?)
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Cory
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> Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:02:17 -0700
> From: "Dyan Allen" <dyan at californiaservices.net>
> To: "'Silly Little Email List'"
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> Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] Cushman Truckster Insurance
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> Will:
>
> I don't know anyone in Ohio, but try to find a broker who handles McGraw 
> or Progressive.     You might have to try several brokers?.some don't 
> understand the vehicle.
>
>
>
> (Thank you, Amy.)
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>
>
> Dyan Allen
>
> California Services
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> Compass Services
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> (858) 509-4800
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> (928) 204-0777
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> Serving all of California and Arizona
>
> CA LIC #OB16525
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> AZ LIC #860805
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>
>
> From: silly_little_cars-bounces at lists.sillylittlecars.com 
> [mailto:silly_little_cars-bounces at lists.sillylittlecars.com] On Behalf Of 
> Will
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 2:42 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] Cushman Truckster Insurance
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>
>
> Amy,
>
>  Thanks for the great info. I'm from Ohio, but I will still call Dyan 
> Allen too see if she might know of anyone closer to this area
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Will
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Jul 23, 2012, at 2:47 PM, Amy Lamendella <amy8lam at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Will, last year I got my 1991 Truckster insured by Dyan Allen through 
> McGraw Group.  Her info is
>
> Dyan Allen
> California Services / Compass Services
> (858) 509-4800  CA
>
> (928) 204-0777  AZ
> (928) 203-0405  fax
>
> Dyan at CaliforniaServices.net
> Dyan at CompassServicesUSA.com
> www.californiaservices.net
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>
>
>
>
> She insures a lot of Cushmans, when very few people these days whom I 
> contacted could figure out how to do it.  I tried the motorcycle route, 
> and found it to be a dead end.  give Dyan a call for certain!
>
>
>
> Amy in Santa Cruz
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>
>
>> From: greiner157 at gmail.com
>> Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:14:54 -0400
>> To: silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>> Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] Cushman Truckster Insurance
>>
>> Steve,
>> sounds great. Thanks so much for the helpful info
>>
>>
>> Will
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jul 23, 2012, at 1:56 PM, "Steve" <sclark1 at flash.net> wrote:
>>
>> > I had mine with Progressive (have my GO-4 there now) as a motorcycle. 
>> > They
>> > will do liability only for around $100 a year.
>> >
>> > Steve
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: silly_little_cars-bounces at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>> > [mailto:silly_little_cars-bounces at lists.sillylittlecars.com] On Behalf 
>> > Of
>> > Will
>> > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 12:50 PM
>> > To: sillylittlecars at sillylittlecars.com
>> > Subject: [Silly Little Cars] Cushman Truckster Insurance
>> >
>> >
>> > Hello all,
>> > I have a 2001 Cushman Truckster. I was wondering if anyone knows which
>> > insurance providers will insure the Truckster?? Any help would be great
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Will
>> >
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
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> Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:13:11 -0700
> From: Jen Freeman <jen at freestylepros.com>
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> Hi Cory,
>
> If you have it already registered as a motorcycle, just take the renewal 
> form in and ask to renew it and don't ask questions.  That was 
> instructions from a DMV employee and it worked for me last year.  If you 
> are in SF, go to DMV on Baker St and talk to Luz.  She knows all the 
> loopholes and she's very cool.
> I had to get the engine block number and have the CHP sign off on it and 
> bring that with me to the DMV.
>
> Hope that's helpful.
> Jen
>
> On Jul 23, 2012, at 2:43 PM, Cory O'Brien wrote:
>
>> Hey Silly Little Cars list,
>>
>> I've been subscribed to this list for a few months now, and I'm excited 
>> to report that I've finally joined the Silly Little Car brigade, with the 
>> purchase of a 2003 Go-4 Interceptor! So now the fun begins...
>>
>> My first question is about registering it. I know that they used to be 
>> registered as motorcycles, but looking at CVC 400: 
>> http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d01/vc400.htm it looks like they're no 
>> longer considered motorcycles. ("A three-wheeled motor vehicle that... is 
>> used by local public agencies for the enforcement of parking control 
>> provisions... is not a motorcycle.") So if it's not a motorcycle, what am 
>> I supposed to register it as? I know that motorcycles don't have to pass 
>> smog, but I read somewhere that the Go-4 doesn't either, since it's in 
>> the no-mans land between car and motorcycle. I'm just trying to figure 
>> out what I need to bring with me to the DMV to get it registered. I have 
>> the title, so do I just bring that and see what they say, or do I need to 
>> get anything cleared by the smog board first? Any info from anyone that's 
>> had to deal with registering theirs lately would be appreciated. And if 
>> it is a motorcycle, I guess I need to know the engine block number, b
> ut I'm not sure where to find that. (In that case, do I need to bring the 
> Go-4 in to the DMV with me?)
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> - Cory
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