Dirk, Lexington, NC

Dirk's gray/grey 2CV6 HI SYLVAIN, THANKS FOR THE REASSURING NOTE. I AM TO CALL THE CUSTOMS OFFICE THIS MORNING TO FOLLOW-UP ON THINGS. (...) I WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES. REAL COLD HERE NOW.
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(...) I JUST CALLED CUSTOMS AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AND THERE WAS "NO PROBLEM." SO I WILL GO TO NORFOLK ON SUNDAY, ABOUT 5 HOURS, AND SPEND THE NIGHT BEFORE MEETING WITH THEM AFTER A VISIT TO THE BROKER.(...)
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(...) I TOWED THE 2CV HOME ON A NICE CAR TRAILER FROM THE PORT WITHOUT INCIDENT ( ABOUT 250 MILES ). IT STARTED RIGHT UP. CUSTOMS WAS NO PROBLEM AND THE STORAGE AT THE PORT WAS ONLY ABOUT $1 US PER DAY. NOW COMES THE HARD PART...A NORTH CAROLINA INSPECTOR (STATE) CAME TO MY HOUSE TODAY TO "INSPECT" THE CAR IN ORDER TO INSURE THAT THE VIN NUMBER MATCHED THE TITLE....WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR ME TO GET A NEW TITLE AND LICENSE TAG IN THE STATE. HE WAS A PERFECTIONIST, AND SPENT FOREVER GOING OVER THE CAR....WITH SOME NOTES WHICH HE BROUGHT WITH HIM. HE DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE TOO MUCH ABOUT THE PLATE WHERE THE VIN NUMBER IS CLEARLY SEEN. ANYWAY, HE IS COMING BACK TOMORROW... (...)
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THE INSPECTOR CAME BACK LATER IN THE DAY AND ADVISED THAT HE HAD "BEEN ON-LINE, CALLED OTHER OFICES, THE STATE OFFICES, ETC. ETC." AND I WAS THINKING .."OH MY GOD WHAT HAS HE COME UP WITH ?" AND LATER HE CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR OVER TO MY HOUSE. ALL ALONG, I WAS BEING HELPFUL...WITH THE FLASHLIGHT, ETC. HE TELLS ME THAT THE WOMEN IN THE OFFICE IN RALEIGH WANT HIM TO DOWNLOAD A PICTURE OF THE CAR TO THEM, SO THAT THEY CAN SEE WHAT ONE LOOKS LIKE... WELL, IN THE END, HE USED THE NUMBERS ON THE PLATES... HE COMPLETED THE PAPERWORK, WHICH LOOKS LIKE A TERM PAPER FOR COLLEGE, AND TOLD ME THE NEXT THINGS TO DO IN GETTING THE CAR REGISTERED AND TAGGED. WHEW!!! HE MUST HAVE SPENT MORE THAN 3 HOURS HERE.
THANKS FOR HEARING ME OUT !
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OUR 50 STATES HAS DIFFERENT INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS....NORTH CAROLINA REQUIRES ANNUAL INSPECTION, WHICH INCLUDES SUCH THINGS AS BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, TIRE QUALITY, ETC. IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE, BUT THERE IS A PRETTY HEAVY FINE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT STICKER ON YOUR CAR. SO I WAS GETTING READY TO HAVE MINE DONE AND I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT IS NOT WORKING. THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT FRONT ARE FINE. THE BULB IS GOOD AND ALL WIRES SEEMS TO BE CONNECTED... I DO NOTE THAT THE CLICKING NOISE FROM THE SIGNAL HANDLE APPARATUS ON THE STEERING COLUMN IS LOUDER WHEN THE LEFT IS ON THAN WHEN THE RIGHT IS ON....ANY IDEAS? THANKS.
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I JUST FIXED THE TURN SIGNAL AND YES IT WAS CORROSION AT THE BATTERY TERMINAL END. THANKS.
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(...) MY 2CV IS RUNNING GREAT, NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS WARMING UP A BIT. PEOPLE ARE JUST DRAWN TO THE CAR AND THEY HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. 2CVS ARE FEATURED IN AT LEAST TWO COMMERCIALS ON TV FOR VARIOUS PRODUCTS NOW.
lET ME KNOW IF THERE IS EVER ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO FOR YOU ON THIS SIDE OF THE POND.

Dirk, Lexington, NC


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