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Date:         Wed, 13 Aug 2003 01:26:35 -0700
Reply-To:     Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Calif: Buying out of state
Comments: To: JD Foster <jidd@JIDDWARE.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <007801c36035$1be23a90$5e30290a@sacJDF>
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All the info is right here at the California Air Resources board web site.

http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/noncaveh/noncaveh.htm

Todd '88 Westy

JD Foster wrote:

>Anybody bought a Westy (or any vehicle for that matter) out of state with >the intention of DRIVING it back to CA? I'm in the process of buying Chris >Turner's 86 Westy that he's had for sale, and was planning driving it back >from PA to CA this coming November as I already had plans to be out that way >for a wedding. However, I'm finding the two DMV's to be rather >uncooperative. > >My future brother-in-law is to pick the vehicle up from Chris this coming >Friday, and store it at his house in Virginia until I get back there. >However, PA won't issue a temporary transit plate/permit for the thing >unless its titled to my brother-in-law. I REALLY don't want to have to go >through trying to title it in PA since its heading to CA. CA DMV should be >able to issue the new title fine once Chris has signed off on the PA title. >But I can't "register" it until its actually here and has been smogged, >etc... > >I tried to head down to the DMV office here to see if they will issue the >temporary permit, but they've got great new hours where they are closed 1 >monday a month. Must be my lucky monday. > >Has anybody jumped through these hoops to bring a vehicle to CA and if so >got any insight/advise? I'm running out of hair to pull out. =) > >Thanks, >JD > >BTW, sorry this message is kindof all over the place. I just spent the last >hour driving all over Sac county to two different DMV offices to find one >that was closed and another that is a commercial driver test-only facility. >Grrrr.... If I wasn't clear about anything (likely!) please just ask for >clarification. > > >


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