The mundane details pile up! So, in the interest of those who are interested in such mundane details (and, of course, for my own amusement), here’s a little mundanity(?):

I finally got my car retitled and registered and my license transferred after being in NH for a period of time which is considerably longer than the authorities state is required based on the assumption that you’ve permanently moved to the state, which I have.

The main reason I’ve put it off so long is that I haven’t had the money to get all of that done. State fees in all totaled just under $200. Also, as it turns out, I need to get my exhaust manifold replaced. It’s a combination manifold/catalytic converter, and so the new part from Honda lists over $700.

The guy at the garage will install a used one for me if I can come up with it, however, so that’s what I’ve been spending my time doing. It looks like used ones run around $200 or so, $230-ish (including shipping).

I can’t pass inspection without replacing the manifold, so it appears that I will be going over the 10-day limit for inspection once you’ve registered the car. More of the same, it would seem, except I should be able to get this all squared away within about a week or two at the very most.

At first blush, however, I was like… $750 for the part alone? There’s no way I can afford that for at least a month! Even just getting the part at a discounted rate clobbers the small amount of money I’ve gathered together to make a deposit on an apartment that’s closer to where I work, so I’ll be doing my long-ass commute for another month or two to recuperate this expenditure.

All told, it certainly is better than having my ass thrown in jail! At this point, the worst that will probably happen is I’ll get a ticket, if I get pulled over. I don’t see too many people pulled over on my commute, however, and I’ve never been pulled over myself in the time I’ve been living here.

So far, so good. When I get the new tags (and am all legal), I’ll post pictures of my new license plate.

I think y’all will like it.