RE: Shift Points and Fighting The Law

["Crane, Damien" <d3c@TENNANTCO.com>]

Three years doesn't sound reasonable to me.  Granted that is a long way
over the limit. There is usually some break to be had by talking to the
district attorney.  You may be able to get it reduced to just points and
a healthy fine, which is more fair.  Also keep in mind that if your
license is revoked or suspended insurance companies have a field day.
They often ask if it has within 5 years, and then you are on high risk
just about forever.  Also, consider hiring a lawyer local to the town of
your infraction.  It seems that having someone in the good-ole-boy
network can be a huge advantage.

Hope this helps.  I feel for ya.

Damien.  (Days away from an 81 16v)

PS This is all complete speculation and conjecture.  I wouldn't want
people to think that I have any experience on the wrong side of the
speed limit  -  don't ya know.  :]


> ----------
> From: 	Brubaker, John[SMTP:JBrubaker@AMF.com]
> Sent: 	Monday, December 15, 1997 12:41 PM
> To: 	'shannon fenton'; 'scirocco-l@privatei.com'
> Subject: 	RE: Shift Points and Fighting The Law
> 
> Fight it!  Three years is way too long.  I can only go about a week
> before I start having withdrawal symptoms.  Think about it.
> 
> John
> 80 Scirocco S 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	shannon fenton [SMTP:sfenton@telegroup.com]
> Sent:	Monday, December 15, 1997 12:47 PM
> To:	scirocco-l@privatei.com
> Subject:	Shift Points and Fighting The Law
> 
> I dont mean to add any more fuel to the fire but I seem to remember
> reading in  Consumer Reports article that the Scirocco 16V reached max
> HP at
> 4250. In a personal matter I usually shift at 5200 or 5600 when
> running it
> hard so the tach never drops below 3000, when my car feels like its
> really
> making power. On a related matter I recently got a speeding ticket
> this
> weekend and will lose my license for 3 years, but my friends are
> advising me
> to fight it. Although I was clearly in the wrong, 60 in a 25 coming
> into
> one of those Iowa towns that by the time you downshift youre already
> through it. But my father and girlfriends father both beat speeding
> tickets
> that I think they were in the wrong. I dont want to clog up the courts
> with
> more frivolus cases but three years is a long time. What do you guys
> think.
> 
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