As John said- as much as I love Southern Cali's weather, I could never live there. They can keep their quarter million dollar section 8 housing, unparalleled congestion, vast prison system they take so much pride in, mouthy brain dead celebrities, diverse uneducated population, and great smelling eco-friendly 'green' farts. For being driving country, anymore it sounds an awe fully lot like NJ to me.
I ran across dedicated forums just for Cali guys to gripe about motoring regs down there. A recent article rated Cali as being the least auto friendly state in the nation. Motorists get the privilege of having to deal with classic state spending and big state government run amok resulting in micro-management on an unparalleled scale.
Perhaps best exemplified by many of these well known frivolous issues for motorists you touched on in this thread... like huge taxation, significant graduated annual registration fees, insane premiums, annual emissions inspections, and the CARB board that has proven that green is for sale... and that's just to get from the dealer lot to the "open road" which more often appears more like a parking lot anyway if you finally get there. Afterwards, you then in turn get the joy of having to confront and deal with all the state's cowboys and their stupid personalities on a regular basis... ugh just thinking about it spins my head. After a few years, I'd think you guys would all be looking to move to Kansas by now. :biggrin:
For living in a western society that prides itself as pro-democracy, intellectually superior to the balance of the international community... the obvious impact on the 'state of the union' caused by all this unnecessary and un-enforceable state and federal motor vehicle codes is obvious.
When casual motorists are being detained using this crap as PC, receiving four digit fix-it tickets and a mandatory inspection at area road blocks for simply enjoying an exhaust on their sports cars along a Southern California freeway is simply appalling to me. To many, once this was the symbol of the American dream.
All I can offer, is hope that one day in the distant future the
NMA gains the membership clout of the
NRA. :wink:[/QUOTE
I'm so glad you'll never move here, I agree, please don't. It's one less person I have to pass on the freeway. :biggrin: