Seth wrote:
> "Joe" <joe@nospam.hits-buffalo.com> wrote in message
> news:slrng2f8na.47l.joe@barada.griffincs.local...
>>
>> In NY, a Ridgeline is registered Commercial. It has lower safety
>> requirements and higher bumpers than a car. Ergo, it is not a car.
>
> Ten years ago maybe that was the required registration class (in NY).
> Half-ton pick-ups are eligible for Passenger plates these days.
>

But it is not the states that set the safety standards. It is the
Federal Gov't. They do require that cars meet different standards than
trucks. And they also have different mileage requirements.

I remember years ago that Subaru imported the Brat as trucks, so that
they could get around some tarrifs, too, rather than import them as cars.

Jeff