Colorado B.S. Thread

dmurph1996 · Sep 17, 2020

JasonLee said: ↑

Anyone know an "easy" place for me to arrive with an out of state vehicle to do a VIN verification for free? CO DMV website states that any CO Law enforcement officer, auto dealer or emissions station can do it, but I have a vague memory of having issues trying to do this with a motorcycle a few years back and ended up just paying the $20 to the DMV for an employee to walk outside, look at my vin and walk back inside.
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I went to the state troopers academy in Golden, took all of 15 mins. Dont remember paying but it was 4-5 years ago.

dmurph1996 · Sep 17, 2020

dmurph1996 said: ↑

I went to the state troopers academy in Golden, took all of 15 mins. Dont remember paying but it was 4-5 years ago.
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EDIT: It's $50 according to their website....

JasonLee · Sep 17, 2020

It's a 2015, so no emissions yet.

Gas/Hybrid/Alt. Fuel vehicles are exempt for the first seven model years.

JasonLee · Sep 17, 2020

dmurph1996 said: ↑

EDIT: It's $50 according to their website....
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JasonLee · Sep 17, 2020

Seems like the easiest is to just get pulled over for speeding on 287 on my way back into Colorado.
Do you know what I pulled you over?
Yes, so you can verify my VIN for me.

Cozza · Sep 17, 2020

JasonLee said: ↑

Anyone know an "easy" place for me to arrive with an out of state vehicle to do a VIN verification for free? CO DMV website states that any CO Law enforcement officer, auto dealer or emissions station can do it, but I have a vague memory of having issues trying to do this with a motorcycle a few years back and ended up just paying the $20 to the DMV for an employee to walk outside, look at my vin and walk back inside.
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Dealers did ours for free around here.

bot102 · Sep 17, 2020

Littles said: ↑

Does it get any easier than that? You have to go there to register the vehicle anyway. I am not aware of a free option. If this isn't a bike and you need to do emissions, you can also have them do it there while they are at it.
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dmurph1996 said: ↑

I went to the state troopers academy in Golden, took all of 15 mins. Dont remember paying but it was 4-5 years ago.
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Yeah any law enforcement officer can do them. Most of the Jeffco Deputy's I know carry the forms in their patrol cars. They do it for free

Littles · Sep 17, 2020

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Yeah any law enforcement officer can do them. Most of the Jeffco Deputy's I know carry the forms in their patrol cars. They do it for free
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Good to know! I still need to do that on the Taco. Still have a PA title on it.

dmurph1996 · Sep 17, 2020

bot102 said: ↑

Yeah any law enforcement officer can do them. Most of the Jeffco Deputy's I know carry the forms in their patrol cars. They do it for free
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Could also carry the form with you and if you see a cop out and about

bot102 · Sep 17, 2020

dmurph1996 said: ↑

Could also carry the form with you and if you see a cop out and about
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Probably a good idea

CoTacos · Sep 17, 2020

JasonLee said: ↑

Anyone know an "easy" place for me to arrive with an out of state vehicle to do a VIN verification for free? CO DMV website states that any CO Law enforcement officer, auto dealer or emissions station can do it, but I have a vague memory of having issues trying to do this with a motorcycle a few years back and ended up just paying the $20 to the DMV for an employee to walk outside, look at my vin and walk back inside.
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I did one in douglas county. Called the sheriff's office to ask about it and they sent a community resource officer out to my office. Walked outside, he took 5 mins to look at it and fill out some paperwork. I don't remember paying anything.

alee891 · Sep 17, 2020

dmurph1996 said: ↑

I went to the state troopers academy in Golden, took all of 15 mins. Dont remember paying but it was 4-5 years ago.
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x2. I had a coworker whose husband worked for FoCo PD, and he ran VIN verification for a handful of our company vehicles when getting them registered in CO. It was free by virtue of relationship, can't speak to whether they generate for free on one-offs, but worth a call to your local PD.

Edit - your / you being @JasonLee. Helps if you're tagged too I suppose.

odomandr · Sep 17, 2020

ten years ago i was a sucker and thought the dmv was the only option

wrmathis · Sep 17, 2020

i got mine done at the dealership for free back in 2016/2017

TBuzz · Sep 17, 2020

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I'm finally first in line on a 2.5 gen that I want... I hope this one doesn't fall through.

Hints:
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I’ve seen you in threads I’ve been shopping in too. Looks like we both found what we were looking for, Congratulations, I go get it on Thursday how about you?

johntoyota · Sep 17, 2020

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FWIW, I am a firm believer that karma comes back around. Mr. Lesh will get what is coming to him.

Take this little gem from me that everything evens out in the end. For the second time in 2020, I saw almost instant karma rectify a wrong that had been done in the world.

On my way up to Steamboat last week, I was stuck on route 40 behind two motorcycles who were chugging along anywhere from 5-10 mph below the speed limit with very few passing lanes. I was about 5-6 cars back from the cycles, waiting for my turn to bunny-hop them, but the car behind them wasn't in such a rush that he felt the need to pass, making it difficult for the rest of us. But the growing line of 20 cars behind the bikes suggested that other motorists wanted to move faster. The cycles should have pulled over, but they didn't. Instead, we all waited patiently behind them for a safe opportunity to pass.

But then came the purple ford ranger. I watched my review for several miles as I saw a purple Ford ranger bunny hopping cars behind me to get past the blockage ahead. "Good luck!" I thought to myself. We're all stuck behind these slow pokes.

When he finally got immediately behind me, he was up my ass...no more than a car length behind me at all times, and I could see him throwing his hands up in frustration in my rear view every time he had to touch the brakes. Then the asshole decided it was my time to get passed, and he passed me...but just barely...cutting me off with half a car length in between me and the car in front, causing me to slam my brakes and him barely making it back into our lane before hitting traffic head on.

I responded by laying on my horn and letting him know I thought he was #1 out out my window. My parents were in the car, and not impressed with my response. Then we watched him do the same thing to the car in front of me, and then the cars in front of them, until finally he had a long enough passing lane and flew by no less than 4 vehicles and the bikes to get by the slow poke bikers. I continued to grumble under my breath watching it for a few miles after it happened as he disappeared ahead of us into the distance.

And then I saw them. The flashing red and blue lights on the shoulder ahead of me. "It's too good to be true..." I thought to myself. To say I cheered as I drove past the purple ford ranger and watched the cop walk up to his window as that asshole was searching for his shit would be an understatement. You get what you fucking deserve.

Almost the same exact thing happened back in February as I was driving back from Grand Junction in a snowstorm after picking up my Flippac. Now I'll admit, I was driving like a little bitch. Probably doing 40-45 in a 55 because it was fucking snowing and that's what you do when it's snowing. Slow the fuck down. First, I had a 3rd gen Tacoma pass me on a double yellow around a blind curve, honking and flipping me off as he did it. Then immediately behind him, I had a flatbed hauling a 4-runner do the same thing, with a set of unsecured chains sending sparks shooting off the road every time the hook hit the pavement. Go ahead assholes...I thought to myself. Too fast for me with a 6000 lb truck in the snow. Then, a few miles ahead, I saw that same flatbed pulled over. Also, on that same trip, I saw an F150 buried in the snow bank on the way down Monarch Pass after he passed me on the way up. Someone else had already stopped, so I did not feel obligated to stop to see if he was okay.

So, to make a long story longer than it needs to be. Karma's a bitch. Don't be dick. Fuck David Lesh, and people who drive like assholes.

Happy hump day you little bitches!
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When I was leaving Wheeler Lake last weekend there was a GX behind me very frustrated that I was only going the speed limit. He decided to blow past me. Within a mile of doing so, he got pulled over. I found it to be quite rewarding.

TMFF · Sep 17, 2020

johntoyota said: ↑

When I was leaving Wheeler Lake last weekend there was a GX behind me very frustrated that I was only going the speed limit. He decided to blow past me. Within a mile of doing so, he got pulled over. I found it to be quite rewarding.
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JasonLee · Sep 17, 2020

TW EXPRESS
I will be in Seattle next Thursday morning.
Boise next Thursday evening/Friday morning.
SLC/Park City Friday evening/Saturday morning.
Front range Saturday evening.

I will have a fully or mostly empty short bed with no cover and can carry stuff along the route. If you need anything along my route, I will gladly facilitate. I don't want to go much out of my way.

johntoyota · Sep 17, 2020

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xxTacocaTxx · Sep 17, 2020

johntoyota said: ↑

When I was leaving Wheeler Lake last weekend there was a GX behind me very frustrated that I was only going the speed limit. He decided to blow past me. Within a mile of doing so, he got pulled over. I found it to be quite rewarding.
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I'd be tempted to give a toot on the horn and wave as I went by.

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