Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 15:50:25 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Registering in Oregon?
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Well I was close!
On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 3:35 PM, Brendan Slevin <totorovan@gmail.com> wrote:
> I s'pose I should chime in here, we've been out camping, it is Brendan
> Slevin and I am the roastmaster for Bellatazza, a wholesale/retail micro
> roaster here in Central Oregon! And 1984 GL named Totoro! Indeed, check
> in
> at the downtown shop, Bellatazza, and you'll find me or a way to get a hold
> of me. Can't wait to meet my second lister!
>
> Brendan
> 84 GL Totoro
> Bend, Oregon
>
> On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Jake de Villiers <
> crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Its because I mis-remembered the spelling of his name!
> >
> > Try 'Brendan Slevin'. He's got an '85 GL or something called Tortorro
> and
> > a
> > cafe at http://www.bellatazza.com/
> >
> > My apologies - my memory has started having these tiny glitches ......
> >
> > On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 7:42 AM, Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Could be, but I Googled "Brendan Slavin" + bend +oregon and came up
> with
> > > nuthin'.
> > >
> > > It's odd to me that the name, "Brendan Slavin," has a familiar ring to
> it
> > > but I can't say why. Googling "brendan site:vanagon.com" only brought
> > > three hits and they were from Brendan Moran, Brendan Irwin, and Brendan
> > > Coffey.
> > >
> > > So where did I hear about this guy?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> > >
> > > On 5/24/2008 7:25 PM Scott Foss - Shazam wrote:
> > >
> > > YES THANK YOU Jake !
> > >> I had a 'B' in mind, but knew it wasn't 'Ben."
> > >>
> > >> Jake de Villiers wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I believe that's Brendan Slavin?
> > >>>
> > >>> On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Scott Foss - Shazam
> > >>> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com <mailto:scottdaniel@turbovans.com>>
> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> No Sir...........
> > >>> i will tell you EXACTLY the skinny on going to the DMV with your
> CA
> > >>> registered van.
> > >>> first there are NO SMOG CHECKS in Oregon anywhere, except in the
> > >>> Portland area and the Rogue Valley ( medford- ashland ) where i
> am.
> > >>>
> > >>> They will VIN check it, so drive it to the DMV.
> > >>> go in, tell them you now live in oregon- when i did this just
> > >>> yesterday
> > >>> with my old mercedes with Wa plates- they said
> > >>> 'do you live in oregon?"
> > >>> do you have an Oregon drivers's license?"
> > >>> 'is the car here now?"
> > >>> i answered yes to all 3 questions -they said fill out this form,
> > wait
> > >>> for your number to be called.
> > >>> so they might want you to get an Or driver's license first.
> > >>>
> > >>> but other than looking at the VIN on the car - they don't care.
> > >>> they don't care if it was a diesel and now it's a Suabur gasoline
> > >>> engine or whatever.
> > >>> They simply are not interested in it smog wise in anyway.
> > >>> there WAS a deal in Oregon where campers cost more, like double to
> > >>> register,
> > >>> I beleieve that went out Jan 1 of this year.
> > >>> They also do two years at a time.
> > >>> Yesterday, on my 38 year old Mercedes, to transfer the title to
> > Oregon
> > >>> registration........you know waht i mena, and get plaes and tags
> > >>> for two
> > >>> years...........cost $ 120.00.
> > >>> Bring proof of insurance of course on the vehicle.
> > >>>
> > >>> There are no safety inspections.
> > >>> I 'was' told by the allways difficult Ashland DMV ( never go
> there)
> > >>> .....i had this parts van or something i thought i might want an
> > >>> orgeon
> > >>> title for ( was Wa) ............they said 'has to be running, has
> to
> > >>> have all equip liight lights working' etc.........
> > >>> of course i am like .................what , it's a parts van. And
> > it
> > >>> still has Wa plates on it, and i let the reregistration lapse.
> > >>> But of the several out of state cars i've taken to the DMV to
> title
> > in
> > >>> oregon...............
> > >>> THE ONLY thing they have ever done is look at the two VIN tags, I
> > >>> could
> > >>> have a Stinger Missile mounted on the roof and i don't think
> they'd
> > >>> notice. I've had a non VW gasoline engine in a diesel van ( the
> 5th
> > >>> digit of the VIN tells which type of engine the van left the
> > factory
> > >>> with , B = gas, G = diesel, very logical - in geman perhaps ! )
> > >>> ...............but i've had that weird combo, and due to the age
> > >>> of the
> > >>> van.......
> > >>> they never said boo about engine or whatever. That particular van
> > >>> had a
> > >>> Wa title that said 'gas- passenger' but when i got my Oregon
> > >>> title...........their system flagged as a diesel by the VIN - and
> > the
> > >>> Oregon title said 'diesel'.
> > >>>
> > >>> but you won't have any of that.
> > >>> and if it's like Medford is, their soul ( sole ? ) interest in
> > >>> the van
> > >>> will be to check the VIN , both of them. ( there's a 3rd hidden
> > >>> one too ) .
> > >>> It could be different in Bend, but i doubt it.
> > >>>
> > >>> But I've been to the Medford DMV about 8 times in 5 years or so,
> > >>> always
> > >>> smooth.
> > >>> it's like the old days.......
> > >>> you just go in, say i want to title this car in Oregon to me, they
> > say
> > >>> 'fill out this form', ' give us your money.'
> > >>> they give you the plates and year and month tags, , and YD-
> > >>> you're done.
> > >>> there is a nice Crater Lake license plate, it's an extra $ 20.
> > >>> and one
> > >>> time only fee, and that money goes to Crate Lake they say, and i
> did
> > >>> that on one of my vans.
> > >>> There are also salmon license plates or whatever.
> > >>> yesterday the guy asked me 'do you just want the pine tree ones? "
> > >>> .................i said'just the basic ones, yes '
> > >>> ...........those are
> > >>> the standard plates, but look into their Crater Lake plate- that
> > will
> > >>> make you look like a clued-in Native !!
> > >>>
> > >>> you asked, there you go. More than you wanted !!
> > >>> scott
> > >>> www.turbovans.com <http://www.turbovans.com>
> > >>>
> > >>> Rogue Valley - Medford-Ashland, Southern Oregon.,
> > >>> Vanagon engine conversion specialist, vanagon restoration and
> > >>> 'saving '
> > >>> vanagons etc.
> > >>>
> > >>> BTW,
> > >>> There's this fancy coffee shop down town, in Bend, in the cool
> part
> > -
> > >>> Italian flavor type place- not a starbucks.
> > >>> I haven't been there, but the owner is a vanagon guy.
> > >>> Can't think of his name right now. He and his wife and i 3 kids
> were
> > >>> stuck on this side of the Cascades a few months ago, with a
> > >>> vanagon that
> > >>> could only go 20 mph, working together at me shop we fixed it -
> > >>> water in
> > >>> the fuel, and got them home.
> > >>> So ask in that coffee shop, and you'll have a vanagon friend
> perhaps
> > !
> > >>> 84 Vanagon passenger model I believe. Real nice people too !
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Mike Elliott wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> As I posted earlier, Mrs Squirrel and I are moving to Oregon
> > >>> (Bend) from
> > >>> California. The endless seas of pink stucco houses,
> mini-malls,
> > >>> pollution,
> > >>> heat, and people everywhere around here in SoCal have finally
> > >>> gotten to
> > >>> me. I know this is not necessarily a Good Thing in the minds
> > >>> of many
> > >>> Oregonians, but there it is. Bend has had more than its fair
> > >>> share of
> > >>> Californication, but we'll do what we can to fit in: we're
> > >>> bringing our
> > >>> little home businesses there to contribute to the local
> > >>> economy, and
> > >>> we'll
> > >>> be friendly.
> > >>>
> > >>> First thing we'll do is register with the Oregon DMV and swap
> > >>> out our
> > >>> Cali
> > >>> plates for Oregon ones, if for no other reason than to avoid a
> > >>> stoning
> > >>> from riled-up passersby. Of course I expect we'll need to pass
> > >>> emissions
> > >>> (and safety?) requirements -- anyone care to comment on that
> > >>> vis a vis
> > >>> California standards?
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> > >>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> > >>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> > >>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> > >>> KG6RCR
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> Jake
> > >>> 1984 Vanagon GL
> > >>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> > >>> Crescent Beach, BC
> > >>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com>
> > >>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
> > >>>
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> > >>>
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> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jake
> > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> > Crescent Beach, BC
> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
> >
>
--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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