Yeah.....right....the reason that I won't just pay now is for a really lame a$$ ticket that I got about a year ago--for being "over the stop sign limit line" by about a yard (still stopped!). That was $159 and I went to traffic school for it, no more worries.
Now I don't want to see my insurance go up as it's already ridiculous for people my age. The $200 ticket is going to cost far more in the long run like you say.
Plus, judging from what the attorneys I've talked to say, the "observation/non-laser/non-radar" tickets are easier to beat. It's no guarantee, but it's a start, especially on one that isn't triple digits or something. You see lots of people going "85" around LA, it's nothing new.
In a Trial by Declaration, it looks like you don't have to appear to contest, you just mail it all in. If you get an attorney he will represent me. My main problem is not paying the fine, it's really the fact that I would have to take a day off to go pay the fine. I would write a check for a grand if it would just disappear. Of course I would grimace as I wrote the check, but some of you might understand it's just worth the money to get out of the "trouble"...
I've had the car on track, it's great. It just happened to be "one of those moments" on a relatively uncrowded Sunday afternoon highway that I goosed it. I'm not blasting through residential streets at 50+. Almost everyone here has done something like this on public roads. If we didn't, Germany would be out of business.
84, yes, the VR6. The car is quick for such a heavy car (relative to 911s and such that weigh ~2500 lbs.) because it has torque and perfect gearing. And it sounds so good on full throttle...
