> > > > > > Quick question. I have an '80 vanagon which recently > > > passed Virginia emissions with flying colors. I am moving > > > to Sacramento, CA in two months. I am assuming I may > > > > Welcome to my stomping ground Joseph. Are coming here to work or > > go to school. Either way, California is not cheap. The smog require > > The best solution is to buy a pre-'66 ( a REAL bus by any standard :) > > There are shops that can help you get it passed, though.... > > Another caveat - California charges some $300 fee to register your > vehicle here, in addition to the normal extravagant fees. It might be > easier overall to just keep it registered in Virginia. Don't do this!! The fines that you will have to pay when the men in blue catch you (and they *will* catch you) will make the $300 smog abatement fee look like small potatos. And you will end up paying the fee as well. This happened to a friend of mine, and it ain't pretty. > > Welcome to Sacramento! Welcome to California! Yes - welcome to California! It's a great place (despite the earthquakes, crime, and outragous fees/fines/taxes/housing prices). Just wait 'til you see the coastline (Big Sur, yum!!) Dave (A recent California addition - who did *not* ;-) bring his car from here from Massachusetts) '80 Scirocco (gonna buy me a Westy one of these days) +-----------------------+-------------------------------------------+ | David Rodenhiser | Sun Microsystems | |-----------------------+-------------------------------------------| | these opinions belong | Yesterday upon the stair, I saw a man who | | to me and my cat and | wasn't there. He wasn't there again | | Nobody else!!! | today, I think he's from the CIA. | +-----------------------+-------------------------------------------+
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