Nothing that couldn't have been solved by registering it in Maine.
But I kept trying to solve the problem "locally." You see, when I bought the trailer (in Albuquerque, 2 hours from Los Alamos) the salesman wrote a U instead of a V in the 100-diget-long VIN number, and then just wrote OVER the U instead of starting over. The receipt did not match the Certificate of Origin at that point, but I didn't realize it until MONTHS LATER when I tried to license it. REJECTED. Called Harbor Freight in Albuq to get it fixed (hey, a 2 hour drive, one way, is a pain in the butt, so I was trying not to waste the time). Nope, they weren't interested in making it right, in fact the manager was quite rude about it. The faint hope was that I could bring in the faulty receipt and correct Certificate of Origin and IF it really didn't match he would "see what we can do." I mean, what was it going to take to write out a new receipt on one of their letterhead? I was ready to photo-shop one, but had a little concern about my security clearance if I got caught.
I did try "selling" the trailer to my step-dad and getting him to license it, as the original sales receipt wouldn't be needed, and the new one would match the Certificate of Origin. Nope. I needed to title it first, and PAY THE SALES TAX ON THE ORIGINAL TRANSACTION, before I could sell it to someone else (who would then pay sales tax on the new transaction....).
Meanwhile, life was rushing along, with DS's Cub Scouts, DD's gymnastics, and both of their soccer keeping us from getting a whole lot done OTHER THAN scouts, gymnastics, soccer, and me working 48 hours a week. Finally this fall we were back in Albuq and dropped in at HF. An assistant manager listened politely to my story and promptly wrote me a new receipt. This guy is going to go far! (if there is any justice in the world.)
Went back to the MVD--sales receipt, check, certificate of origin, check, oh, it's a Harbor Freight trailer? We've had a lot of trouble with these HF trailers. You'll need to fill out these two forms certifying that you assembled it and the lights and reflectors are all correctly installed. At least they didn't make me come back the next week for an inspection! Anyway, an hour and $58 later I had a permanent plate FINALLY and I don't have to sneak around to local campgrounds in our own mountains for our fun!
So it could have been taken care of sooner. It was just the hassle factor that I kept tripping over.
Build Thread Penguino II:
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viewtopic.php?t=44431"Oh, let's just stay here and sing camp songs for a while." 1966, My mom in Isle Royale, MN, in a women's bath house with a momma bear and two cubs outside the door, and three tired kids trapped inside
"Dad! Dad! There's a bear outside!" 1967, Lolo Hot Springs, MT, in a tent-top trailer
"Oh, no, there it goes!!" Nov 10, 2012 as Penguino I blew over in high winds