Moving to Texas
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Racer
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From: Melbourne FL
Moving to Texas
Leaving NJ to go to the great state of Texas... (Austin area). So fill me in. Do I need a front plate? Is there a State inspection? (I have no Cat's), octane of super unleaded (91 or 93)? What is the best gas station (mobile, chevron, etc...)? Car shows and Cruse nights in Austin? Corvette clubs in Austin? Performance Shops? (or do I need to run to LG up in Dallas?)
Pro
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From: Wylie TX
Leaving NJ to go to the great state of Texas... (Austin area). So fill me in. Do I need a front plate? Is there a State inspection? (I have no Cat's), octane of super unleaded (91 or 93)? What is the best gas station (mobile, chevron, etc...)? Car shows and Cruse nights in Austin? Corvette clubs in Austin? Performance Shops? (or do I need to run to LG up in Dallas?)
I'm sure you will NEED to come to LG's in Wylie
Copy your post to the "Southwest" forum. You'll get alot more response
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Leaving NJ to go to the great state of Texas... (Austin area). So fill me in. Do I need a front plate? Is there a State inspection? (I have no Cat's), octane of super unleaded (91 or 93)? What is the best gas station (mobile, chevron, etc...)? Car shows and Cruse nights in Austin? Corvette clubs in Austin? Performance Shops? (or do I need to run to LG up in Dallas?)
I live in Austin and it is a great city.
The state law requires front plate, but I rarely see fellow vette owners have the front plate installed.
There is state inspection and the octane of super unleaded is 93.
I don't know what you meant by best gas station, but we have (among the first-tiers) Chevron, Shell, Phillips, Conoco plus many other non-first-tiers. We have great day and night drive courses in hill country. 2222 and 2244 in town are great and the road heading to Lago Vista is excellent. We have Long Horn club in town. I'm still new to the vette community (my first vette history started 6 weeks ago), so I don't know much about thw car show or performance shop.
I hope you like Austin, the heart of Texas.
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I did not look at it when they do the inspection on my car.
I always go to the same place and it is really small inspection station with only one guy working.
I don't think they have a lifter to check underneath of the car.
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From: Boosted in Manhattan & Round Rock TX. President of the Non Club Club of Kansas and Round Rock , Not the flat part.
When are you moveing? Im gowing down for a visit on the 2nd. My sister just moved to Austin. All the fast cars are from Texas.
Paul G.
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From: NM
http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/service...nspections.htm
for more info.
The local corvette club is here: http://www.longhorncorvette.com/
tom...
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From: San Antonio Texas
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'08
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From: San Antonio Texas
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'08
Well San Antonio is 45 minutes away! ! We will look forward in meeting you! ! As far as front license plate, I dont have one, I dont need one and I dont carry one! !
I have never been pulled over for that......since 2000 to 2007! !
I have never been pulled over for that......since 2000 to 2007! !
Instructor
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From: Willis Texas
Welcome to Texas. Safety inspection is required in every county. State requirement. Emission testing is done in certain countys. I believe Travis county (Austin) requires it. I live 25 miles from Austin in Hayes county, and it is not required here. The good thing is no taxes on wages, but the property taxes are a killer.
Safety Car
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From: Wildomar CA
yeah but 3% on a $150,000 house, sure as hell beats my 2% property taxes on the same house in California for $400,000. I'm moving to DFW area in 4 years when we can pay cash. 
3% = $4500 per year
2% = $8000 per year almost double
3% = $4500 per year
2% = $8000 per year almost double
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Racer
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From: Melbourne FL
Welcome to Texas. Safety inspection is required in every county. State requirement. Emission testing is done in certain countys. I believe Travis county (Austin) requires it. I live 25 miles from Austin in Hayes county, and it is not required here. The good thing is no taxes on wages, but the property taxes are a killer.
Drifting
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From: Colorado Springs CO
Welcome to TEXAS!!
I live in Austin and it is a great city.
The state law requires front plate, but I rarely see fellow vette owners have the front plate installed.
There is state inspection and the octane of super unleaded is 93.
I don't know what you meant by best gas station, but we have (among the first-tiers) Chevron, Shell, Phillips, Conoco plus many other non-first-tiers. We have great day and night drive courses in hill country. 2222 and 2244 in town are great and the road heading to Lago Vista is excellent. We have Long Horn club in town. I'm still new to the vette community (my first vette history started 6 weeks ago), so I don't know much about thw car show or performance shop.
I hope you like Austin, the heart of Texas.
I live in Austin and it is a great city.
The state law requires front plate, but I rarely see fellow vette owners have the front plate installed.
There is state inspection and the octane of super unleaded is 93.
I don't know what you meant by best gas station, but we have (among the first-tiers) Chevron, Shell, Phillips, Conoco plus many other non-first-tiers. We have great day and night drive courses in hill country. 2222 and 2244 in town are great and the road heading to Lago Vista is excellent. We have Long Horn club in town. I'm still new to the vette community (my first vette history started 6 weeks ago), so I don't know much about thw car show or performance shop.
I hope you like Austin, the heart of Texas.
I bought my Vette in Austin (Corvette Country) and it is a great Vette town. Dallas is also fantastic. I always had my front plate filler on, but I have it velcroed with industrial 3M backed velcro. If I get pulled over just for that I explain that I was taking pictures and forgot to remove it after I was done. The filler plate comes right off and the plate is underneath it. Best of luck in Texas, I'm sure you will enjoy it!
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From: Phoenix AZ
I have no cats and passed inspection. It is a visual and the inspectors I've seen never check. The place didn't have a lift either. When I had my vette inspected, I let the guy know up front that my car was modified and had no cats, but it would pass no problem. I think the smaller, hole in the wall type inspection place is going to be less strict on this.
No front plate here either, but I was pulled over in 2001 for it. I was speeding, but the cop didn't get me with the radar, so he pulled me over and was "lenient" by just giving me the front plate ticket.
No front plate here either, but I was pulled over in 2001 for it. I was speeding, but the cop didn't get me with the radar, so he pulled me over and was "lenient" by just giving me the front plate ticket.
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From: Converse TX
He is my tuner of my mere 700+ FI Vette and Got Juice is my personal mechanic and if he does not do my wrenching Corey does