Picking up a new car

I haven't posted much; more reading and learning than anything else but if his state requires a front plate then he would have to drill the holes eventually anyway. So that shouldn't be the big deal but I do agree about the damage to the bumper.



He shouldn't accept it until he is satisfied when it comes to damage done before delivery has been taken.



Probably a good thing to not have the car prepped this way you can see all the "defects" that the dealer tries to hide on you.



00z71sierra
 
GoodnClean said:
I think he was planning on just taking his chances without the front plate.
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Yeah, at least here in Ohio, if you don't mind the occasional fine, the front plate regulations aren't really an issue.



I've yet to be cited for it and I've had quite a few traffic stops in cars without one. Accumulatorette just got off with a oral warning (63/50 and SHE doesn't even get a WRITTEN warning :eek: ) in the WRX, no front plate, the LEO didn't even mention it.



It's USUALLY just a "selective enforcement" thing, a probable cause/"excuse" to pull over "interesting" individuals.
 
Yes, the front plate is required in New York, but I NEVER ONCE put the plate on the front of my M3 for the 3 years that I had it. If a cop pulled me over and asked about the missing plate, I told him that I had to buy the proper bracket to mount it and that I would be installing it in a few days.:D



Honestly, I don't think most cops really care.... they never gave me a ticket or anything. And believe me, the M3 was a cop-magnet.
 
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