Date:         Thu, 28 Mar 1996 21:34:05 -0600
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From:         ehintz@mail.utexas.edu (Edmund A. Hintz)
Subject:      RE: what year did california get it's own bus?

>At 10:38 AM 3/28/1996 -0600, Maher, Steve (SD-MS) wrote:
>>
>>You don't have to abandon your non-CA car when you move here... at
>>least, that's the official line. What you DO have to do, is pay a $300
>>fine for every non-CA car you bring into the state. They call it an

        To which Ron replied:
>This isn't true, actually.  When I moved here (in 1990), I was not required
>to pay any fee for my 1987 Golf.  It may only be true for cars that emit
>excessive pollutants.  (If this is the case, GOOD!  Polluters should be
>fined.)

        Actually, it is true. I was told so by DMV themselves. Most likely
your Golf was sold originally with CA emissions. It doesn't actually matter
*where* the car was originally sold, if it came with the CA emissions
sticker/package. And you can buy the CA emissions in any state, just in CA
you're requiered to have them.

Peace,
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