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In Maine you have to get your cars inspected once every year. So there's this retired guy in the next town over who has a little garage and inspections are all he does now. He doesn't do any repair work so he's never busy and you do not need an appointment.
So I pull up with my Ferrari and he comes walking out and says, "Can I help you?". I say, "Can I get an inspection sticker?" He just says, "Nope." I'm just like, "Why not?" He says, "You don't have a front license plate." (Maine requires a front plate on cars, I did know this) So reach behind the seat, pull it out to show him and say, "Oh, I've got one." He says, "It needs to be on the car." I pull out some cable ties and say, "I can strap it to the grill right now." He says, "It needs to be securely fastened, with screws." This is when I get out to show him, "This car is from Italy, there is no bracket for a license plate and no where to mount one without covering up a driving light or the radiator."
SO he bends down to look for himself and then looks at the bumper and says, "You could drill a couple of holes right here."
We look at each other for a few seconds and I go, "I'm not drilling holes in my Ferrari." He looks around, shrugs his shoulders and says, "Just put the plate on."
So I took my cable ties and strapped it to the grill. He went through the lights, horn, wipers and then put a sticker on it. The next day I cut the cable ties and put the plate back behind the seat. Good for another year.
So I pull up with my Ferrari and he comes walking out and says, "Can I help you?". I say, "Can I get an inspection sticker?" He just says, "Nope." I'm just like, "Why not?" He says, "You don't have a front license plate." (Maine requires a front plate on cars, I did know this) So reach behind the seat, pull it out to show him and say, "Oh, I've got one." He says, "It needs to be on the car." I pull out some cable ties and say, "I can strap it to the grill right now." He says, "It needs to be securely fastened, with screws." This is when I get out to show him, "This car is from Italy, there is no bracket for a license plate and no where to mount one without covering up a driving light or the radiator."
SO he bends down to look for himself and then looks at the bumper and says, "You could drill a couple of holes right here."
We look at each other for a few seconds and I go, "I'm not drilling holes in my Ferrari." He looks around, shrugs his shoulders and says, "Just put the plate on."
So I took my cable ties and strapped it to the grill. He went through the lights, horn, wipers and then put a sticker on it. The next day I cut the cable ties and put the plate back behind the seat. Good for another year.
