He doesn't believe in metropolitan areas.

Get a can of fluid film for like 9 bucks once a year won’t have to ever worry about rust

I think some shops told me if the rust hole was the size of your fist it would fail. I can’t remember off the top of my head. But hell I’ve seen trucks with the frame broke in half still on the road.

So what would you call small towns with little economic activity, likely little to no entertainment activities and forty minutes or more to the nearest decent sized city.

I grew up in a hick town most famous for young women disappearing and people dying of overdoses. Almost everyone with any real ambition left. If you don't have an in with the papermill or the truck factory you're gonna be stuck driving an hour to find a decent job.

Family can definitely make living in such a town much more tolerable, but absent that I'd vastly rather live in/near Pittsburgh or Philly, etc. With the current war on education by many people in such towns I'd never move my kids to such an area unless I could afford private school or homeschool.

If the rust has seriously damaged the frame or unibody affecting the structural integrity it will fail. If the rust has caused holes that could allow exhaust gas to enter the passenger compartment it will fail. That said, rust on the front fenders ect., should not be reason to fail.

You think lawyers work for free?

They'll want compensation, win or lose, for their time. And agreeing to covering the upfront expenses doesn't mean they are doing the entire case pro bono.

Plus there is the possibility that the losing party will also have to pay the legal expenses of the winning party (unsure of those particular laws here in PA). So not only could we, the taxpayers, be on the hook for the legal costs of the school districts - but also the legal costs of the social media platforms they are suing.

that’s the problem, i am easy pickins for the irs

It worked better for me because it was obvious I was over 21 thanks to the big red line with my 21st birthday. I think I had it until my 24th bday?

As I said, it's only going to fail if it's unsafe for the road... that I know of. I don't think body rust is a problem unless you're talking about pieces potentially falling off as you drive. People like to shit on the inspection in general, but I think that mostly comes from shops that embellish problems and try to coerce people into fixing things that they might not need to. I think that's usually few and far between and you always have an option to get a second opinion.

Trying not to be too preachy here, but in my opinion if you're driving a 2 ton hunk of metal down the road at 65 mph next to me during my morning commute, I'd hope that you'd have enough respect to feel some responsibility that your shit box isn't going to drop a piece of your bumper on the turnpike (looking at you Ohio). This of course isn't directly aimed at you but it hopefully explains why these regulations are necessary to hopefully let as many of us get home safely every day.

I will give you a heads up, it gets pretty hard to move up to and past a 7.

If you have the ability to get an income caseworker supervisor, do it. a lot of jobs up the chain want you to already have supervisor experience even though it is damned impossible to get as a regular non-sup worker.

I have worked like a devil in a lot of jobs in the state, not all but a lot. I was doing SNAP/MA/GA intake in dauphin county a decade ago, and the amount of work I was doing was amazing. Although, they tried to penalize me for having overdue work. Which was hilarious during that meeting. They told me "everyone else could do the work"... and I asked, "how many cases have they gotten in the last month?" and they said, "it didn't matter", the union steward said that "it did matter, and do you know the amount of cases he has received in the last month?" and the supervisor said "no"... and the manager couldn't believe that came out of the supervisor's mouth in a meeting with the union there. I pointed out that I had processed 230-300 cases in the last month, and still have 80 overdue, which meant I was gettting assigned 300-400 cases a month.

Under the current property assessment scheme in PA, we already pay tax on the land.

I recently moved & will be getting it inspected. My van isn’t rusty by no means but I’ve heard how strict PA can be so I am mentally preparing for that

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Did they fail it? If so, what for? I've lived in PA all my life and have dealt with plenty of rusted out vehicles that fail inspection. Usually it's only when the frame or something critical like that is compromised.

Also, having several family members in the auto body and auto service industries, this isn't exactly something to overlook. It sucks, but in the event that an avoidable failure causes an accident, you'd certainly be liable. Again it sucks, but it's kinda part of being a responsible vehicle operator. If your kid was on a school bus that had a rusted out frame that caused an accident I'm sure you'd feel differently.

Apprentice Mechanic here. Sometimes if the rust is a direct threat to the safety of a vehicle then yes, if it is only topical (no holes) then no.

How do you expect an employee to know your tax situation to post the net salary?

Also remember rich dudes like the former president pay around 0 to 700 bucks!

Hey, what about that other city on the other side of the state?!?! Don’t forget the Steel City.

Yes

Both really amazing imo

Yes, I had to patch weld my truck frame to get it to pass inspection because of rust. The truck body was in perfect shape but the frame was rusting away.

I would just use my U.S. Passport Card in that case. Some places are just determined to give you a hard time.

Jesus fucking Christ. You are really this desperate to try and get a rise out of someone aren't you. Truly pathetic. Stop being a douche.

Get a second opinion if you doubt it

C’mon man, you’re being really aggressive about this. It’s not out of the question that someone with little knowledge of cars, especially coming from a state that possibly doesn’t even have yearly inspections, would be worried about rust and PA’s arcane inspection requirements.

This is a Reddit forum, it’s not like this guy slapped a sandwich out of you hand and forced you to answer this question or something.