by "Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
Published 06/27/2017 at 06:29
by "Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
Published 06/27/2017 at 06:29
Tags: Nissan Pao
; DMV
; RDW
; 1:1 scale
STARS: 18
Yesterday I went to the RDW (our DMV) to have the PAO checked. And after it was tested thoroughly (about 1 hour!) it passed the test completely!
I counted the RDW guy opening the wrong door over 6 times (if he wanted to get behind the wheel).
Now I’ll just have to wait for the tax authorities to acknowledge I won’t have to pay any BPM (local tax) on it as it is over 25 years of age. After that I finally can use it on the road without any limits.
Being a bit of a weird thing at the test site I was glad the guy behind me pulled up in a...
"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
06/27/2017 at 06:39, STARS: 2
Awesome!! And ohhh look a Citroen Tra... I mean DKW F7 lol!
EDIT: DKW at the RDW... (That’s all just thought it was funny.)
"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
06/27/2017 at 06:41, STARS: 1
What does the exam consists of to last this long?
"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
06/27/2017 at 06:43, STARS: 1
Haha, not the brightest guy that inspector.
What is that last car, a Horch?
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 06:49, STARS: 0
Indeed, everybody around it was asking what Audi it was. Proletarians. All that blue smoke, it was awesome!
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 06:50, STARS: 0
Lights, suspension, brakes, emissions, safety (belts) and then the most important thing of all: PAPERWORK!
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 06:52, STARS: 1
I did make movements on purpose to the wrong door in the end, he was confused easily...
Close, it’s a DKW F7!
"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
06/27/2017 at 07:07, STARS: 1
Close enough. At least I didn’t call it an Audi!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
06/27/2017 at 07:13, STARS: 2
That’s a far cry from a visit to my DMV. I give them a signed title, fill out a one page tax form, and then write two checks. One check is for a new title and new registration/license plates. The other is for sales tax, which because I always buy old junk puts me at the bottom of the sales tax charts ... $25. Anyone with a title and a check can get a car registered.
"Chinny Raccoon" (chinnyraccoon)
06/27/2017 at 07:16, STARS: 0
It’s easily done when you’re used to using the other side 99% of the time...
"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
06/27/2017 at 07:19, STARS: 1
I take from this that you made the same mistake often on the GLA?
"Chinny Raccoon" (chinnyraccoon)
06/27/2017 at 07:24, STARS: 2
I think people only noticed a couple of times I did it...
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 07:34, STARS: 1
Haha. The license plates I only can have produced after the tax authorities have registered payment of the non-existing taxes for this one. And the DMV doesn’t cover the tax registration, an extra thing to do. It’s such a hassle. And I won’t even bother you with the costs!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
06/27/2017 at 08:32, STARS: 1
Man, they really make you work for it!!
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
06/27/2017 at 08:52, STARS: 1
Was that an S-line version or are the wide fenders standard?
"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30)
06/27/2017 at 09:16, STARS: 1
Pretty sure it’s a lambo
"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30)
06/27/2017 at 09:16, STARS: 3
I need a pao in my life
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 09:20, STARS: 0
I believe that’s called “Nismo” in the Nissan world. Or did you mean that DKW?
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
06/27/2017 at 09:26, STARS: 1
I mean the DKW, since it later became Audi, but I like the look of the wide rear fenders on the Pao. Nice catch BTW
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 09:32, STARS: 0
Believe me: The wide fenders on the Pao don’t improve it’s roadholding one bit. It’s terrible. Hahaha.
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
06/27/2017 at 09:38, STARS: 1
Just noticed how narrow the wheels are, what size are those? Are they hard to find?
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 09:40, STARS: 0
Then get one, they aren’t that hard to find. Still.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 09:46, STARS: 0
These are 155R12s, not sure what height. Probably something way over 50 ;-)
Can’t imagine it’s hard to find. I’ll check the exact size tonight!
"fintail" (fintail)
06/27/2017 at 09:52, STARS: 1
Something that old still has to pass emissions? It doesn’t have a cat, does it?
Your local bureaucracy makes my local DMV/DOL look like something from an “anything goes” area like the south.
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
06/27/2017 at 09:59, STARS: 1
As far as I know, when no height indication is given, it’s 82.
They are not hard to source apparently, google showed me several webshops that sell them, no sport tires though :(
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 10:02, STARS: 1
It has an electronic carb so certainly no high class 3-way cat. And with 1.3 CO out of a tiny 52hp 1.0 I doubt there to be anything that cleans it up a bit.
You have no idea. And I didn’t cover customs yet ;-)
"fintail" (fintail)
06/27/2017 at 10:14, STARS: 1
A nearly 30 year old carb’d car, I wonder what they are checking for.
I suppose those generous pensions for young retirees aren’t going to fund themselves.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 10:18, STARS: 1
Pensions here start now at 67. It’s not as bad as in France or Greece. But we have a social security that will keep you from working in a heart beat!
"fintail" (fintail)
06/27/2017 at 10:26, STARS: 1
Social Security here is also like a pension, it starts at 62 (pittance benefits) and you get more the longer you wait to collect it.
However, public sector pensions often start around 55, and offer insanely generous benefits that the collector never really funded. It’s a ticking time bomb.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
06/27/2017 at 11:45, STARS: 1
DKW!! Cool! Love the Pao more every time I see it, congratulations on getting through inspection. I didn’t realize it had a tailgate, perfect for picnics, parts runs, and 1/43 hauls :)
"philipilihp" (philiphilip)
06/27/2017 at 11:58, STARS: 1
Wow! Die is mooi. Autounion?
En gefeliciteerd met the Pao! Je hoefde dus uiteindelijk niet maanden te wachten!
"Jonee" (Jonee)
06/27/2017 at 12:04, STARS: 2
Hooray! Finally. What a process. It looks so great, that Pao. I’m glad you’ve documented every step of what you’ve gone through with it. And, what the hell were they inspecting on that Deek? That thing is so cool. Another #streetsofbreda gem.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 15:02, STARS: 1
Well, Trump will make America great again, no worries there ;-)
"fintail" (fintail)
06/27/2017 at 16:00, STARS: 1
We’re screwed, but so is everyone else :)
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 16:11, STARS: 2
It even has some magic switch on the radio Indoor/Outdoor I have yet to find out what it is about so you’re in the right direction for that picnic!
It is no fun on the highway though ;-)
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 16:20, STARS: 1
DKW F7. Tweetakt.
Nou nog de BPM aangifte verwerken door de belastingdienst, nog maar 1 stap te gaan... Zucht!
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
06/27/2017 at 16:20, STARS: 1
Huh, wonder what that’s about? I’ll bet it’s all over the place on the highway! Reminds me of my old Mini, it was miserable over 60mph, just all over the place.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 16:26, STARS: 1
Danke, the end is near. That Deek was another import, I think it came from Germany. Nice owner. It would be a #streetsofDenBosch though.
"philipilihp" (philiphilip)
06/27/2017 at 16:44, STARS: 1
Ik ben niet zo goed met hele oude autos. Maar het maakt me blij om ze te zien rondrijden.
"Jonee" (Jonee)
06/27/2017 at 16:48, STARS: 2
I would imagine that’s a car that appeals to nice people. It’s a nice, old car. It looks like it’s in good, driving condition. I like that. Maybe you should expand to #streetsofholland. Or even #streetsofbenelux for your trips to Belgium.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/27/2017 at 17:33, STARS: 0
The Porker got a huge improvement with the Bilsteins and new tires. That one was pretty restless going over 160km/h. Now it’s much better, no worries there anymore.
A big issue with the Pao is the 3speed auto: at 100 km/h it’s screaming as a pig in heat!
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/28/2017 at 08:25, STARS: 1
Well, DKW is onderdeel van AutoUnion. Dus close!
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/28/2017 at 09:07, STARS: 2
I’ll add #streetsofbrabant. There’s Belgian Brabant as well ;-)
The Deek was in pristine condition. Should have stayed a while to talk to the owner but I was too excited to get in the Pao!
"Jonee" (Jonee)
06/29/2017 at 01:07, STARS: 1
I can imagine. How was the drive home?
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/29/2017 at 03:19, STARS: 2
It was so noisy I took it of the highway and took some rural roads. Loved it.
"Jonee" (Jonee)
06/29/2017 at 20:21, STARS: 1
Awesome. What part of it is noisy? Or, is it everything?
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
06/30/2017 at 03:42, STARS: 1
3 Speed auto. That engine is screaming like it’s terribly hurt.
"12Esc" (12esc)
07/01/2017 at 04:28, STARS: 1
Found out yet what the inside/outside switch does? I hope it’s not activating the ejection seat ;)
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/01/2017 at 04:59, STARS: 1
Nope. I suppose it’s a switch one can use for speakers in the tailgate. Which are optional apparently as I don’t have ‘m. While picknicking.
MAURICE??? What are you doing here? ;-)
"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/03/2017 at 03:01, STARS: 1
3 speed. That’s hilarious. That’s totally Japanese to still have a 3 speed that late. On American cars, they’d have three speeds in big luxury boats so there wouldn’t be too much shifting and 3rd was always geared really high for the expressway. The Le Car is a screamer, too, and it has 4 whole gears.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/03/2017 at 07:14, STARS: 1
Well, tonight the Pao will meet his K10-brother en route to Patagonia. It’s ready.
"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/03/2017 at 22:49, STARS: 1
What’s ready? The Be-1? Or, is someone driving a Micra to Argentina?
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/04/2017 at 06:00, STARS: 1
Haha, they were. But the K10 Micra that should have been the media support car on this one died on ‘m only 40 minutes after departure. So they bought a Micra K11 as a replacement. For 250 pounds!!!
Awesome guys! But the Pao definitely is ready now. Registered. Insured.
"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/06/2017 at 00:50, STARS: 1
That’s funny. That’s a pretty cramped media car, but I guess cheap is cheap. I see now where the Be-1 got its taillights.
The Pao looks ready to go. Nice plate number. 199-Z seems appropriate.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/06/2017 at 04:19, STARS: 1
It’s not just the 199-Zzzzzz... PH is awesome as well. As that is...
The international registration for Dutch planes as well. Totally appropriate!
"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/08/2017 at 02:04, STARS: 1
Ah, that is appropriate. Awesome. We’re “N,” I guess.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/08/2017 at 06:50, STARS: 1
Of course you’re “N”. For “Nuke ‘m!”.
"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/09/2017 at 01:26, STARS: 1
That’s why we invented the plane. For nuking. Speaking of which, why aren’t we “A?” We had the first airplane.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/09/2017 at 05:17, STARS: 1
Donald will laugh in your face. He prefers the N. Or a 1.
"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/09/2017 at 23:41, STARS: 1
He got a good number on his personal plane.
Nuke ‘em 757 as fuck.
He once had his own airline that flew in the northeast U.S. My dad and I took it to Washington D.C. once. Everything on the plane was gold plated, of course. It was another one of his business failures.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/10/2017 at 07:36, STARS: 1
Haha, is a 757 even big enough to transport that ego of his?
How on earth did this guy get rich in the first place with so many failures?
"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/12/2017 at 19:16, STARS: 1
He eventually had to customize it.
He started out using his daddy’s money and then his big mouth. Too many people are easily suckered by a guy like him who talks like a bigshot.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/13/2017 at 08:32, STARS: 1
Hahaha... There was something with too big to fail for some banks as well at one point IIRC.
"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/13/2017 at 13:40, STARS: 1
Yeah, we bailed out the banks because they were “too big to fail” and they would have taken down our whole economy had they gone bankrupt. So, they pretty much got away with ripping America off. Trump has never been too big to fail. He failed many many times. He just likes to think he’s big. Although, he’s big now. A big pain in the ass.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/13/2017 at 17:42, STARS: 1
No, no, that’s not what I meant: TRUMP was too big to fail, for the banks! Check this !
"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/17/2017 at 14:50, STARS: 1
Oh, I see. That’s really interesting. I wasn’t aware of that little trick he pulled. That’s typical Trump alright. He always says he’s the master deal-maker. But, those “deals” are always after he’s completely screwed someone over. Refuse to pay what you’ve already agreed to pay and then make a “deal” saying “hey, something is better than nothing.” What an asshole. My sister-in-law used to be a prosecutor in New York City and she worked on one of the cases against him when he was accused of discriminating against blacks in his buildings. She said the amount of corruption in his businesses was astounding.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/17/2017 at 16:48, STARS: 1
Home of the Brave, Jonathan. Home of the brave. Did you see him with Emmanuel Macron? Epic!
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"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/17/2017 at 23:30, STARS: 1
I don’t know if he’s brave, but he definitely has balls.
I know. That was amazing. It was a Mexican standoff handshake. Neither guy was going to give in.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/18/2017 at 04:55, STARS: 1
Hahaha, I can’t stop laughing watching this! Not sure if Macron is doing it to make one big caricature of your POTUS or that it’s just his masculinity coming to the surface.
"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/19/2017 at 15:03, STARS: 1
It really is a beautiful thing, that handshake. Handshakes with Trump have become a big deal since people realized he does that weird macho jerking thing when he does it. So, now everyone tries to thwart him. I guess he’s now upping his game by hanging on for minutes at a time. Or, maybe Donald is very attracted to Macron. He is a handsome young man.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/19/2017 at 16:30, STARS: 1
I heard your POTUS was more interested in Macron’s elderly wife. What did he call her again? “Well prepared” or something?
"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/21/2017 at 01:26, STARS: 1
He said, she was “in such good shape. Beautiful.” Haha. He also said that Macron loves holding his hand. Sounds like he’s flirting. I guess he’s looking for a ménage a trois ou quatre . I don’t blame him. Emmanuel and Brigitte are a good looking couple, and I bet Melania would be down with it.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/21/2017 at 05:12, STARS: 1
If Melania wouldn’t be down with it she can always be persuaded. He has ways. Expensive ways but that hasn’t stopped ‘m before.
"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/23/2017 at 21:05, STARS: 1
Well, if Melania starts wearing a diamond encrusted tiara, we’ll know what happened. She probably already has one, actually. So, if she starts wearing two, we’ll know what happened.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/24/2017 at 02:11, STARS: 1
Hahaha, a double Tiara would be awesome. Wasn’t there a time people wore to pairs of glasses?
"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/25/2017 at 02:34, STARS: 1
I think so, yeah. Stravinsky was known for wearing two pairs of glasses.
And I guess before Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals, you’d need two pairs of glasses.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
07/25/2017 at 03:37, STARS: 1
I’m sure Stravinsky wasn’t wearing them to be fashionable somehow. It looks hysterical. You should start to do so as well!
"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/26/2017 at 00:39, STARS: 1
Listening to his music, I think he was usually wearing the wrong glasses when he wrote it down. It does look pretty sharp. I think it’s more Leonard’s style.