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Date:         Mon, 26 May 2008 15:35:27 -0700
Reply-To:     Brendan Slevin <totorovan@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Brendan Slevin <totorovan@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Registering in Oregon?
In-Reply-To:  <71d9cdf90805251206k1c8b6effr8b6ceb86128dc5d1@mail.gmail.com>
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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 > >>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> > >>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>> Checked by AVG. > >>> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1464 - Release Date: > >>> 5/24/2008 8:56 AM > >>> > >>> > >> > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach, BC > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >


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