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Originally Posted by RoadDad
So after learning something from my DMV that I thought was in error I start a thread trying to learn what is legal and possible. That makes me a "guys like you." Perhaps the DMV lady really is correct and I could buy a 340R and use it legally on the road. Hmmm, I wonder... I have a neighbor with a "car" that he designed and built in his garage. He has tags on it and drives it without any problem. It barely passes for a go-kart and it was possible for him to register it for the road. Maybe the DMV lady is actually right here in this state. Perhaps the DMV lady is on crack. Therefore, I ask.
This all came about after a dealer informed me that although the 340R was not road legal in his state, it may be in mine and suggested that I contact my state DMV. That is what I did. I was under the impression that the 340R was only "off road use" and was surprised by what the DMV told me. Hence the thread to find out more information about it.
We have several cars in my neighborhood that do not meet federal or EPA standards that are legally being driven. I don't think that the 340R not meeting the "clean air act" really has anything to do with why they can not be "federally" road registered. If it was really because of the "clean air act" then the feds would be required to mandate out all of the beaters with the antique tags that, as previously stated, are spewing out noxious emissions. I have had multiple antique cars in my life and none of them would meet the then current federal regulations. My current Seven doesn't meet current EPA standards or many DOT regulations (Bumpers? Ha.). It just happens to be almost as old as I am and no longer required to meet them. I can drive it on the road without any problems but I can't drive an S1 Elise or Europa S because why? Both of those cars are far cleaner than my Model T was or my Seven is. I think someone just didn't pay enough to someone else. I guess I could wait until Senator "Soandso" wants a 340R and they suddenly become legal.
Reread my first post and the bold wording in post #17. I'm trying to learn something here and get pegged into "guys like you." Nice.
Try this link, perhaps it will be useful to you  . For Tpup |
OK.
I suspect we are in violent agreement that the law doesn't make since in its current form, however, the law is the law...