> Have you invesigated the smog issue? A friend brought his '80 Westy to > California from Montana intending to sell it here. Not having been > manufactured for sale in California the vehicle is lacking emissions > equipment required by the CA DMV. Estimates to bring the thing up to code > were around $1200 - $1500 - and that's with no gurantee that it would pass > the actual emissions test even then. He'll be driving it back to Montana to > sell it there most likely... unless any listers are interested... Wow! Things must have changed. When I moved to Berkeley from Columbia Mo. I brought my cars with me. Neither had been manufactured for sale in California. This was around 20 years ago and the cars were a 10 year old Volvo that I purchased in Norway and a one year old Toyota Land Cruiser from Mo. At that time there was a maximum amount you had to spend (I think it was around $150) and they let the car be licensed even if it didn't pass. People move to California all the time and I can't believe that all have to buy new cars or spend thousands of dollars on their current cars. There must be some sort of way around this. Ron |
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