Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 11:42:36 -0800
Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: CA Smog Legal Conversions/Facts
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Musta been a different state. The Environmental Impact Fee was declared
unconstituional and monies were refunded a couple of years ago. You might be
eligible for a refund! The value of that was $300 a vehicle, not $500.
As far as taxes on the vehicles, mine is down to 38 bucks on my 92 Toyota
and 13 bucks on my 84 Vanagon. Go ask someone in VA or PA or MA what they
pay in taxes on their vehicles. CA is not anywhere near out of line. AND 30%
of 6 grand is.... drum roll please.... $1800.
All I can say is anyone who is happy to have left California, is not missed.
I'ld be interested in knowing what your heating/airconditioning bills are a
year. Snicker, snicker...
As far as the Tiilco page is concerned, I would run, not walk as far away as
possible. It seems a few things are... left out. As well as the inspection
report that is clearly a work of incompetance. There is no way in the world
that puppy passes visual inspection.
tim in san jose
>Damn! I glad I dont live in Cali anymore! At least We
>can visit or live there for up to 6 months without
>having to register our Tiico Vanagons. When I moved to
>California, I didnt register my Toyota for a full
>year(untill I got a fixit ticket) and THEN i had to
>pay an "Environmental Impact fee" which was like
>$500!!...That AND pay something like %30 of the book
>value of the vehicle EACH YEAR which averaged $300
>bucks per year for a truck worth 6 grand.
>Oh well, God speed to Peter, i hope he can convince
>CARB.
>
>Phil 84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon"
>60' Morris Mini rally car1340CC
>84' Westfalia Wolfsburg edition--FOR SALE-FOR SALE-SE
>VENDE!!!!!!(Florida) (ROLLING CHASSIS)
>AC, PS, 4spd. Super clean interior, Captains chairs,
>Rare removeable center bench seat for 6 passenger
>capability. Body has some rusty seams
>Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a
>conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru?
>
>
>
>
>--- Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU> wrote:
> > As a tiico owner... i can shed some light on the
> > TiiCo legality in CA.
> > Peter B. (of "Tii Trading Company" aka tiico) has
> > not gotten his stuff to
> > pass the carb, etc stuff in CA. I know firsthand of
> > a few tiico owners
> > that are on the verge of legal means to get peter to
> > refund their $, etc.
> > WHY" Because, the TiiCO webpage says (or said) that
> > these conversions are
> > legal in CA, etc. But they are NOT legal---- yet.
> >
> > -matthew
> > 86 syncro westy tiico
> >
> > Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and
> > flirting with death
> > Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee
> > and catch your breath"
> > University of Idaho
> > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
>
>
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