Target 12: Investigating Antique Plates

RI has seen a spike in antique car registration.
Target 12 Investigators

[@edwardrivera206]

You can’t get mad now because 25 years old is a classic no matter what the car is

[@firingallcylinders2949]

Right? they're just mad that classic doesn't mean 60s anymore.

[@Roboticdoughbull3k]

​@@firingallcylinders2949No its the police state extortionists want to extort and criminalize all the slaves they can, this limits their ability to do that.

[@TheKeithterry]

I'm really sick of certain people thinking any car past a certain year can't be an antique.

[@carbaccord]

Car hobby is full of classist/ageist gatekeeping thanks to boomers which makes getting classic car insurance hard on anything 1976-1994 era. You can circumvent this by getting an Agreed Value Policy on your car or keeping at least over 5 figures set aside in the event of an accident with liability.

[@BigBadJones]

I noticed they didn't have the guts to actually ask one of the people with antique plates why they had them. Rather make a smear video about something they don't like. Idiot rich people need to learn to mind there own business and leave people alone.

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

He complained about people throwing away cars but also conplained about people keeping their car for soo long that it's able to get a antique license plate......

[@alexapexgod4643]

Right he just a hater no love in that man’s hart

[@seanbyers1973]

90's cars are now going on 30 years old so yes they should be classified as antiques. 20 years from now people are going to look at these 90's cars with nostalgia and they will be classics.

[@chriscatarcio2983]

O hell no. There appliances. F .w.d GARBAGE.

[@garryquiggins8183]

Age of the car doesn't mean it is a classic.

[@zokhrozzWoomzy]

@@chriscatarcio2983 cope

[@zokhrozzWoomzy]

@@garryquiggins8183 cope

[@carbaccord]

@@zokhrozzWoomzy ​It's all boomers mad the car hobby doesn't belong to them anymore, so they try to gatekeep it. It's going to be hilarious when they all keel over and the family members send their cars into the shredder because they don't see their old 40's-70's American cars as valuable or classic. Ultimate form of karma & irony.

[@enriqueb4412]

Idiots that complained. The only people that complain about this are the ones who love and protect big insurance companies.

[@alexlarson2466]

Actually, as a mechanical engineer, not joking, the 1992-1996 xv10 camry is one of the best engineered cars. The layman or average car enthusiast will not understand why though. A 1992-1994 Camry is among the longest lasting cars ever created. No journalist with a liberal arts degree or boomer will understand why though

[@SUPRAMIKE18]

Mechanic here, just my personal experience those generation Camrys always have the highest mileage I've seen in person and they are still on the road, one that stands out to me most was a dark red Camry wagon that had been road tripped back and forth from Florida to Canada 3 times a year since it was bought brand new, closing in on 900k miles and it still in amazing condition, he was in our shop getting fresh oil and brake pads ready to hit the road again.

[@GroveDog1995]

It's as simple as this, It's about pride and ownership of a vehicle that would be the reasoning behind wanting to have these plates to preserve your baby. My 02 ranger just turned 20 years old and it's getting the plates changed this month I am very proud for my truck!

[@gunthergaminx2947]

"Theres nothing special about this car" People said that in the 80's about muscle cars that were being sold for dirt cheap and now look at em. If it passes the 25 year rule then whats the issue?

[@pedrovillalobos2037]

This old man feels special because he owns 1940s cars, and for him those japanese cars are not special at all, even if they are more than 25 years old. Well, that is only his personal opinion, who is he to determine those cars are not antique? According to the state law those cars qualify just for the age. So, what is the problem?

[@rickymac54321]

I literally had Grundys Classic Car Insurance tell me my low mileage rust free 97 Plymouth Neon Expresso had no collectors value and that it was worthless. It's discrimination at its finest. My car is 26 years old and meet the criteria to be a antique/classic car in Michigan.

[@carbaccord]

@@rickymac54321 As long as classic car insurance only panders to boomers and yuppies with yawn inducing played out Mecum/Barrett Jackson tripe, your choices are an Agreed Value Policy or liability with over 10k set aside as a "rainy day" fund.

[@rickymac54321]

Lol at the old guy talking about them making throwaway cars. Literally all cars from the 40's, 50's & 60's would rust within 3-5 years to the point the car was junk.

[@hollowdonte]

That was more a problem with the oil and gasoline we were using back then then it was with the way the cars were built. Modern cars will last even less on that old oil and gas. In my eyes that three to five years is pretty damn impressive when you're running fuel with flakes of metal in it.

[@AFTER_MIDNITE]

@@hollowdonte Okay, forget about rust, let’s talk about reliability and value. People traded in their cars more frequently than they do now because they weren’t capable of achieving the high mileage that modern antiques/classics could. Old classics weren’t reaching hundreds of thousands of miles before they were junked, yet somehow this elderly man is calling 1990s vehicles disposable. As for the prior designation that cars with antique plates can only be driven for parades and other limited uses, 1) that makes it unreasonable for people to maintain a second vehicle that only has limited usage, therefore there’s less incentive to keep these vehicles roadworthy, and 2) only a small percentage of the population watches parades. More people see it and get more enjoyment from seeing these cars being driven on the road instead of wasting away in storage until parade time a few times each year. Also, cars not regularly driven is a death sentence. We all know the problems that occur to cars from sitting. Let alone if people can’t enjoy their cars regularly then they’re disinclined to keep them.

[@cameronbrule]

​@@AFTER_MIDNITE I don't think anyone could have said it any better, kudos.

[@zeldadahedgehog]

What if the car has SUPER low miles? Radwood is starting to take off and 90’s cars are becoming more and more classic, or like my 1995 Ford Taurus that was my grandmothers car, it holds alot of sentimental value Boomers are just mad that a new wave of classic cars are on the horizon

[@carbaccord]

Boomers are mad that they haven't been in the limelight of the car hobby for ages now, so they try to gatekeep it from anyone younger than them/into cars different than what they're into. Not all of the old guys are like this but for the most part a good portion are insufferable.

[@jz-qy9hb]

Still vintage you can't just say only 50s generations classic cars are vintage

[@112Leondeoro]

My 1988 Toyota pick up has a antique plate and I don’t care what the old man has to say about it

[@jamespeters920]

Hello: I'm thinking about registering my '99 Jeep Cherokee as an antique this year. Can you tell me how long the registration lasts? Thanks in advance....

[@cameronbrule]

@@jamespeters920 2 years like a normal registration. I'd say do it, my 1995 Mazda Miata M-Edition is registered as one and it's great. I think the last time I got my registration renewal mailed it was only like $17.50.

[@lauradahlus]

They are antiques. Not everyone has the same taste in classic cars or trucks.

[@edwardrivera206]

You can’t get mad now 25 years old is 25 years old maybe that old guy needs a place for himself 🤣🤣

[@gerlandkent6377]

I've got them on most of my older trucks / I've got the orange plates

[@jarodsonfire3143]

Hey, I'm looking at putting antique tags on my 75 f250. Do you still use your trucks for light personal hauling or towing?

[@patpeacock8150]

They old enough to be antique

[@victornunez5525]

I like my antique plates on my 95 toyota camry way cheaper to register no inspection sticker yea baby😃😃😃😃👌

[@masonbartoli7747]

I don’t like you.

[@R7887-y4x]

I love you

[@raymondlanier1112]

What does it matter unless your pro high taxes .

[@lauradahlus]

In Washington state they changed it to 30+ years old.. I'm fine with as my cj7 is 46 years old. 😛

[@dubsaremyhub5372]

My old car looks like this same make model and year at 2:42

[@melindaortiz9741]

Just maintenance keep the car safe road Worthy Each car is part of history & proud ownership

[@lauradahlus]

Discriminators... 😵

[@patricksterling7389]

How about lowering the cost of registration for all cars to 5 dollars and call it good. This inst really much of a story. Why create a controversy here? Don't you have school issues and poverty issues and budget deficits to worry about in Rhode Island?

[@AFTER_MIDNITE]

Apparently only rich people are allowed to have antique vehicles. A poor man’s 1985 K-car that he lovingly cherishes and maintains doesn’t qualify.

[@AFTER_MIDNITE]

How is it stretching what an antique is if it literally qualifies by how old it is?! The old guy even said newer cars are disposable, so these old 90s cars still on the road are indeed rare, and they cost a considerable amount in repairs to keep on the road. Your complaint isn’t truly that these cars aren’t antiques, you’re just upset that the law now has a loophole that permits people to save money on registering/insuring their antique daily drivers that don’t meet your definition of antique.

[@SUPRAMIKE18]

Cars I used to see all over the road when I was a kid in the 90s are now few and far between, if there were a Lamborghini and an Oldsmobile Alero parked next to each other I would have more respect for the Oldsmobile still being around.

[@AFTER_MIDNITE]

@@SUPRAMIKE18 Gatekeepers are gonna gatekeep. Not everyone can afford a prewar antique or a new/newer car, so they try to keep their modern antique/classic on the road.

[@SUPRAMIKE18]

@AFTER_MIDNITE yep it's why both my cars are registered on historic plates (1988 Supra and a 1990 Audi 80 Quattro)

[@gerlandkent6377]

25 years old or older

[@hollowdonte]

Yes because the car is almost thirty years old it is still considered an antique whether you like the make or model or not or think it's special or not. How little of a life do you have to have to worry about how other people register their vehicles and to judge them on something you have no education in whatsoever?

[@MOTTOTROOPER]

They are just mad they getting old with the cars

[@tjdoozer9387]

So what's the point? People are following the law. That isn't news. One old guy not liking the law isn't news. Nice investigation by the way. Didn't talk to one questionable antique car owner. Maybe there's more actual investigation at 6? Nope😂

[@jz-qy9hb]

What about Zs supras rx7 bluebirds 720s 620s celicas from 80s 90s are they not classic vehicles this is the dumbest proposal

[@codigarza289]

So when he was 15 or so was the caddi a antique then or just a new car. Quit trying to ruin everything for everybody and worry about yourself. This hurting your wallet? I think not. Is it harming you in any way. I think not.

[@tluns810]

I don't know why anyone would want to be restricted as to how many miles and use of vehicle by registering as a historical vehicle unless it's to exempt the inspection. Don't you still have to pay personal property or ad valorum tax ?

[@AFTER_MIDNITE]

Most US cities/states don’t have property tax on vehicles. The only taxes are road registration fees. And registering a vehicle as antique does indeed exempt it from inspection, which can be difficult for older vehicles to pass in cities/states with emissions testing. Their complaint is that the change in the law doesn’t limit the yearly mileage on an antique vehicle anymore.

[@oscarbear7498]

Lame