Croc Posted May 23 Posted May 23 1 hour ago, Davemk1 said: Montana is worth visiting...have you ever been here? I'll echo Dave here and say I have loved my visits to Montana. Gorgeous scenery and wildlife. People are very friendly. I am also trying to plan another road trip (not in the se7en) to do some touring - sadly will need to be next year given my international commitments this year. Montana is on my list of places I am thinking for retirement locations. Forget the worries about weather and just go. Its like Maine. Everyone rubbishes the weather but I found it one of the nicest places I have ever lived. 1
Vovchandr Posted May 23 Author Posted May 23 Also fun to car spot all the exotics "there". Most Bugatti's per capital "The breakdown includes 5,281 Ferraris, 131 Bugattis, 1,966 Lamborghinis, and 820 Rolls-Royces"
Davemk1 Posted May 23 Posted May 23 25 minutes ago, Vovchandr said: Also fun to car spot all the exotics "there". Most Bugatti's per capital "The breakdown includes 5,281 Ferraris, 131 Bugattis, 1,966 Lamborghinis, and 820 Rolls-Royces" I'm always amazed at how many exotic cars I see for sale online that have Montana plates and just didn't understand why that was. Could it be that there were so many rich people here that they own so many exotics? The population of the entire state is just over 1,000,000 people so that seemed unlikely. Finally I got curious enough to google it and then it all made sense. Montana has zero sales tax so if you buy a $500,000 car you don't pay any tax at all. If the car is over a certain age you can get "permanent" plates and pay for registration once and you're done. Lastly there is no vehicle inspection or emissions testing here so you can register and drive most anything on the roads here. The only thing someone from other any other state needs is to have is a legal presence in Montana and that's as simple as having a LLC here and a post office box. It's such a big business that there are companies that specialize in setting up LLC's and getting PO boxes for non-residents and then arranging the purchase on behalf of the buyer. It saves the buyer a ton of money and allows them to drive most anything, anywhere in the US, without it meeting any regulations whatsoever. After building my Westfield I went to the Montana DMV where I live to get a title and I wasn't asked for any officially documents aside from paperwork from Westfield showing the VIN and the car's weight. They didn't have the name "Westfield" in their database so they called it a "Westfalia" and then at the same time issued a spelling correction to get the name Westfield. So apparently I have the only Westfield registered with the state. Interesting stuff. dave
pethier Posted May 23 Posted May 23 57 minutes ago, panamericano said: Never been there. Now I feel an itch... Been to several places in Montana. Cut Bank. West Yellowstone. Had Chinese food in Bozeman. Camped in Livingston. My dad used to hunt near Judith Gap. I've never been there. They tell me it's nice. Dunno if they still do this, but back in the day a Montana resident could get a big game license with one deer tag and legally sell the deer tag to a non-resident with a Montana big game license. Dad and three of his buddies would tow a trailer to Judith Gap where they knew the locals and buy extra tags. They never got skunked; always came back with 8 mule deer. I ate a lot of that meat as a kid. The memories of Dad's stories from that time... I do know that over my lifetime I have met a lot of people in Montana who came from Minnesota.
pethier Posted May 23 Posted May 23 3 minutes ago, Davemk1 said: Montana has zero sales tax so if you buy a $500,000 car you don't pay any tax at all. If the car is over a certain age you can get "permanent" plates and pay for registration once and you're done. Lastly there is no vehicle inspection or emissions testing here so you can register and drive most anything on the roads here. dave in Minnesota, you can do that if the car is eligible for Collector plates. It can't be your only car; you need to cite a regular car. I believe I have recounted on USA7s how I registered my current Seven from Illinois for like 218 dollars while it cost thousands to register the Cayman from Iowa.
theDreamer Posted May 23 Posted May 23 As a young boy my family travelled all over the states. My dad followed the unlimited boats, went to the big air shows and antique car meets. I know we went through Montana a couple of times but it was just another wonderful vista for me to view from the back seat. As adults the wife and I have done the same. First trip was to Marblehead Ma. to meet Dave Kaplan of DSK cars. Then as a motorcycle racer, more car adventures, harp guitarist, (look that one up) and finally as Ducati club members. And you know what? We have always met the nicest people. Might be the likeminded groups we hung with or the towns we visited. Plus I’m sure our Ontario plates and Canadian speech had something to do with it, eh? But we’ve found that in most places the vast majority of people are warm, friendly and interesting. This is not to say we haven’t had a problem or two but I think the greater majority are decent folk where ever you go. I’d like to revisit Montana and Utah as an adult at some point.
Ted7 Posted June 30 Posted June 30 Just acquired a 2010 Elise S2 (one of the last Elise for the US) to have fun when the Seven is at the shop Similar but different I love both of them! 3
IamScotticus Posted July 7 Posted July 7 (edited) 9 hours ago, Vovchandr said: 104 cars. 101 cycles, 3 clams. Edited July 7 by IamScotticus
pethier Posted July 8 Posted July 8 (edited) 21 hours ago, IamScotticus said: 104 cars. 101 cycles, 3 clams. Yeah. Cycle fenders would have made it easier on my Hayabusa injection. I need to get a tuner at it to see if filters directly on the throttle bodies with no velocity stacks will work. Meanwhile, the Cayman has been a big heavy stand-in at the autocrosses. Took time out from 7s to take the Cayman to the Porsche Parade. Totally-different head: The stock autocross class does not allow autocross tires, so I left the truck and trailer at home and drove KMAN 2.9 on Michelin all-weather tires. I will not be doing that to take 74PHIL to LOG. I need to get 74PHIL fully-autocrossable. Edited July 8 by pethier
IamScotticus Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Not pretty but amazing From here https://m.facebook.com/JonElseyMotorsportPhotography/ Driver escaped serious injury to his body. 1 1
theDreamer Posted October 19 Posted October 19 1 hour ago, IamScotticus said: Not pretty but amazing From here https://m.facebook.com/JonElseyMotorsportPhotography/ Driver escaped serious injury to his body. HIs bank account? Not so much.
IamScotticus Posted October 19 Posted October 19 If you can't afford to wreck, You can't afford to race. 2 1
Davemk1 Posted Monday at 02:17 PM Posted Monday at 02:17 PM It's been too long since I've shared a photo of my Westfield S2000 in action. This photo was taken at a local autocross by my wonderful wife this past summer. dave 5 1
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