Written by JMarsden92 on 03 September 2010
I have lived in New Jersey for my whole life. Over the past few years I have noticed quite a few things that have made me want to get out of this lovely state. Taxes is something that I just can’t stomach. I am sure if you live in NJ you feel the same. The state is going to be broke, and there is nothing anyone can do about it. I am working multiple jobs to be able to afford my home, cars, and family. It is tough. One of the most recent things that has changed is the Motor Vehicle inspection guidelines. Originally a vehicle had to go through extensive testing in order to be allowed on the roads. Well, now they have changed the guidelines enough that I fear there will be far more unsafe vehicles on the roadway. I have a Ford F-150 that has had a check engine light on, and has failed. The truck was repaired, and now the only thing that is wrong with the truck is the ABS light is on. This is because the cost of the ABS valve body is far more than I am willing to spring for. I know a person that thought he could wait until the guidelines changed to take his car in because it wouldn’t pass. He found out that the cars have to have a fully clean inspection sticker before passing the new rules. They still allow cars to be taken into a auto shop so that repairs can be made, and passed on failed cars. Cars that have the check engine light on will still automatically fail.
What do you think of New Jerseys new Motor Vehicle guidelines? I think they are trying to cut money from the wrong places, and 1 stiff lawsuit from someone getting badly hurt, or killed will change their minds because they will have a lawsuit worth its weight in gold bullion. We thought about going to Florida, but the job market there is a rough ride, and I have a business that just can’t pick up and move like a residence.
Tags: inspection, motor vehicles, New Jersey, NJ
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Written by JMarsden92 on 09 August 2010
Last year we stayed at the Jellystone RV Park in Mays Landing. We had a ok time, but there was a lot that we just didn’t like. There were “children” running most of the activities, and the park was in disarray. The pool wasn’t upkept like it should have been, and there seemed to be no life to the park. This year we heard that the park had changed management, and theme so we decided we wanted to check it out to see if we would be happy going there. The new theme was Nascar.
We pulled the camper in at @6:30pm on Friday. For the most part the park had a lot of seasonals there, but not many casual campers. While we were setting up we heard that there was a dj at the main tent. They also had a “bouncy bounce” blown up for the children. On Saturday we had some company come down for the day. Big “L” was the first to arrive. When my bro-in-law “T”, and his family showed up we were invited over to play some horseshoes. The seasonal campers are quite nice. During the horseshoe game the FIFA soccer matches were being shown on the bigscreen that is setup under the main tent. Our little one went off to the pool for a bit, and bounced around with her cousin. After horseshoes the adult all went swimming. At 7pm they had “Candy Bar Bingo” for the kids. Sunday was a very hot day. We had Big L come by again, and we went out to lunch. Prior to leaving for lunch an announcement was made about a game for the adults. We got to pick 2 numbers from a cage of other balls, and the numbers paired up with a sheet of racecars in the days race. The person who happened to have picked a winning car would win a prize. My wife won a FREE night when we book again, and I won a FREE snack which I gave to the little one. When we came back our little one went swimming with some kids she met. We sat around, and played dominoes while we battled the heat. It was very comfortable in the camper with the air conditioning going. It was so cold at times that there was no need for any heated mattress pads like we used once before when it was getting a bit chilly.
We just returned from another week at the resort. We enjoyed our time away as usual. At the end of the weekend we decided to take advantage of a $150 special that they were running. We will get to stay in the rental trailer that houses @10 people for 3 nights / 4 days. During this trip my neighbor, and his wife also stayed there in a vacation cabin at the resort. They said the cabins were nice. They have a tv, microwave, refrigerator, bunk beds, and a regular queen size bed. They enjoyed themselves so much that they booked a rental trailer as well.
The park has changed considerable. This trip I noticed that the dj was onsite on Saturday this time, rather than on Friday. There are activities for the children, and adults. Some activities cost. There is a volleyball net, and more horseshoes setup by the main tent. I would definitelly camp there again. Bags of ice cost $3, which was a bit steep. We went to the local store for ice when we needed it. The only thing that I found a bit annoying was the cats that kept coming around, and attacking our garbage bags. I will definitelly tell others, and my family because they love Nascar. I am not a racing person, but camping is just fine.
Find out more by going to their site http://www.mayslandingrvresort.com/.
Tags: Mays Landing, Nascar, NJ, resort, review, rv
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Written by JMarsden92 on 02 August 2010
New Jersey has made many errors in the past, and it looks like they are going to keep making them. Why would anyone make our inspections include less than they do? The inspections are meant to keep everyone safe. By removing certain components of the NJ State Inspection system everyone on the road will now be subject to unsafe motor vehicles whether we want to, or not.
Read the PDF file that explains this by clicking –>DMVInspection.
I see no reason for making this big of a change. If they are going to do this, then maybe the insurance companies should give a break to the people that have cars that are completely safe. I know of a lot of people that are going to love this change. This is because they are too cheap to fix their car correctly, or just refuse to fix it correctly.
What are your thoughts on this?
Tags: emissions, inspection, motor vehicles, New Jersey, NJ
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