Registering the Van in Colorado

Getting a Colorado title and plates took a few weeks. No fault of the DMV. It's just my 3 thumbs when dealing with administrative stuff...

The converted van now had to be registered as a Motorhome as it sports "4 or more of the following permanently installed and independent life support systems":

Cooking
Refrigeration or icebox
Self-contained toilet
Heating and/or Air conditioning
Potable water supply, including a faucet and sink
110-125V electrical power supply and/or LP gas supply

That required:

a VIN re-certification (got it at an emissions test center, after a quick look at the VIN & inside the van)
a Certified Weight Check (got it from a landscaping supply company)
filling in a Statement Of Facts form (just listing the main conversion mods, and total cost estimate)

Quite straightforward, actually.

I was all giddy with anticipation as the DMV lady grabbed a pair of plates. Then she asked for $3300 to hand them over with the new title...

2 years old van model, personal conversion... how on earth does that add up to a robbery ? Well, clueless duh me, the vehicle's MSRP + the conversion costs resulted in a new $81.000 MSRP, thank you very much 😲

Hopefully, a tiny section of the new bridge over I25 will now be named after me...

Anyhoo, 21 months later this van can now officially barrel down highways and forest roads 🥂

There's still about 6 more months of work to finish it all (solar, paint, electricity...). But for now, time to skedaddle...