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Originally Posted by mtnhopper1

Constitutionally protected "freedom of choice" doesn't mean that everyone has an absolute right to choose ANYTHING. That is anarchy, not the Constitution. Read it; you'll see.

Besides, no one is saying you can't buy a 01 SS and build it into a full-on pro mod car. If that's what you want to collect, fine. You just can't drive it on the street without passing an inspection.

The price of civilized society is to surrender freedom. Welcome to the civilized world. You can't carry a loaded handgun on the street (well, most of us can't); you can't watch kiddie porn; you can't pee in public; and you can't drive your race car on the street unless it passes inspection. Sorry.

The fact that there are enough voting car enthusiasts to force the NJ legislature to create an exception to the inspection requirement for some cars doesn't mean EVERYONE is entitled to the exception. If you think the definition of "collector vehicle" should be broader, write your State congressman, vote, join SEMA, do SOMETHING. As an American, THIS is where your rights are protected, ...

...but for the love of god, stop just sitting there whining about your right to CHOOSE.



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No i agree; we should set something up then and write to someone. It has to be more then one person and it has to makes sense. Like we can't say "do this and do that. b/c this ain't fair". We also need someone or something thing with big enough "muscle" to stand behind us and get our voice heard so ppl don't think we r just another bunch of "hot rodders" who want to by-pass the law. I dunno, draw up some execptions and rules. maybe they should have a "partial use" registration or a "Hot Rod" registration, and with rules (i.e. car must have a muffler, seat belts, x-width tires w/ x-depth tread, mileage restriction, ect) i kno it would work.

I kno they're tryin to get the full blown race cars off the street so that ppl can register their top-fuel funny car as a "collector" and take it to Wal-Mart, or so that Joe Ho-bo can't take his rusted out '81 Ford pickup with lawn chairs as seat and a belt as a seatbelt, w/ a bean can muffler, register it as "collector" (b/c in his mind it is "old") and drive it.

But we need "mucsle" behind us b/c no one cares about what "Joe Nobody" has to say.