Collector Vehicle!

[2ndGenGuy]

My car turned 30 this year, so I decided to treat it to some collector plates! w00t! The benefit of collector plates is:

1. Never have to buy tabs again!
2. No front plate requirement!
3. No insurance requirement! (Though I do carry it anyways.)

Having a Honda with collector plates makes me lol so hard!

[lostforawhile]

mine is old enough to have one now, many places have them at 25, they now charge 52 dollars a year to have one here and it's required, just an illegal tax is all it is, they used to be free

[2oodoor]

Happy Birthday 2nGG's 1G

[eduardo i.]

cool . More pictures of the hatch please

[forrest89sei]

Yay!!

[A18A]

winzip!

[Hazwan]

winzip!

Nowai!

[SZfiftyfour]

sweet

[Dr_Snooz]

The benefit of collector plates is:

1. Never have to buy tabs again!
2. No front plate requirement!
3. No insurance requirement! (Though I do carry it anyways.)

Wow! I need to move! Congrats 2GG.

[87roach]

All those benefits are really sweet.

[charliekuney]

...but you can't drive them very much.

[w261w261]

Um, how can you be allowed to drive a car with no insurance? What sort of idiot policy is that? Even with a low mileage requirement.

[Ichiban]

Um, how can you be allowed to drive a car with no insurance? What sort of idiot policy is that? Even with a low mileage requirement.

It's washington dude. They just got electricity.

[2ndGenGuy]

...but you can't drive them very much.

There's nothing about mileage limitations. You're only allowed to drive for pleasure drives, and to take the car to car shows and meets. Every time I drive, it's a pleasure.

[charliekuney]

Collector vehicles may be driven:
- To and from auto shows, circuses, parades, displays, special excursions, and antique car club meetings.
- For testing purposes.
- For the pleasure of others without compensation.

http://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistr...collector.html

[Bglad420]

Collector vehicles may not be used for:

* Commercial purposes or to carry a load.
* Regular transportation in the manner of a fully licensed vehicle.

And you still need insurance. I have to carry insurance on my 28 Roadster, 29 pickup, and my dad has to have it on his 31 Town sedan

[charliekuney]

...I'm just saying that John has to pleasure someone else while he drives.

[79cord]

Congratulations, I'm about to put my '77 on the local Classic scheme here.
up to 90days usage per year for classic/club/historic/maintenance etc. for 25+years & your in a participating car club.
Personal injury insurance is lumped together with registration here so normally $600; $65/115 for 45/90 days classic. Property insurance is extra.

They talked of raising age limit to 30. Our club for one argued that many cars could be considered classic & of limited usage well before that. And with many cars being dumped before they reach 20, & obscure models being rare & hard to get parts for before 25, enthusiasts needed to be able to 'save' interesting cars before service & repair parts became chronically hard to get!
1g Accords not easy to get parts for & they made 1.5 Million of them!

[MessyHonda]

now turbo it

[2oodoor]

- For the pleasure of others without compensation

Honda whore's are non exempt

[ecogabriel]

Congrats for the car's achievement!!!

My car would qualify for the "antique" plates in GA... but I would never pay such fees; governments cash-strapped and "taxes" being a bad word means they would screw me up in whatever way that does not have the "tax" word printed on it.

I am much happier with not having to deal with emissions stuff anymore. I did the LAST emissions testing for the 3G in May 2010. 25 year old cars and older are exempted in GA)

[2ndGenGuy]

And you still need insurance. I have to carry insurance on my 28 Roadster, 29 pickup, and my dad has to have it on his 31 Town sedan

Not according to Washington state:

Exceptions to mandatory insurance

You don’t need to provide mandatory insurance when you operate a vehicle registered as a:

* Motorcycle. (RCW 46.04.330)
* Motor-driven cycle. (RCW 46.04.332)
* Moped. (RCW 46.04.304)
* Antique vehicle. (RCW 46.16.305(1))
* Collector vehicle more than 30 years old. (RCW 46.16.305(1))
* State or publicly-owned vehicle. (RCW 46.16.020)
* Common or contract carrier with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.

[frantik]

sweet... i need to get me an older car so i dont have to worry about smog. unfortunately here in Cali they stopped doing that for old cars past 1975

[charliekuney]

* Motorcycle. (RCW 46.04.330)
* Motor-driven cycle. (RCW 46.04.332)

Can someone explain the difference?

[frantik]

"Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, on which the driver:

(1) Rides on a seat or saddle and the motor vehicle is designed to be steered with a handlebar; or

(2) Rides on a seat in a partially or completely enclosed seating area that is equipped with safety belts and the motor vehicle is designed to be steered with a steering wheel.

"Motorcycle" excludes a farm tractor, a power wheelchair, an electric personal assistive mobility device, a motorized foot scooter, an electric-assisted bicycle, and a moped.

"Motor-driven cycle" means every motorcycle, including every motor scooter, with a motor that produces not to exceed five brake horsepower (developed by a prime mover, as measured by a brake applied to the driving shaft). A motor-driven cycle does not include a moped, a power wheelchair, a motorized foot scooter, or an electric personal assistive mobility device.

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.04.332