Jim, Cars from out-of-CA can easily to get a CA title because the state only collect $400+ "smog impact fee" for transferring the title and passing the emission test is NOT required. Once you get the CA title, you have to do emission test once for every 2 years. Which I feel it is odd because CA should have the toughest emission standard in the US. Even in Texas we have annual emission test. Generally the inspection station in CA will NOT put any additional CA emission equipment to your car and they will make it pass as long as you pay the money to do the "adjustment". Why don't you try the East which the price of the Vanagon's are A LOT LOWER!!! Good luck, Yi-Ruey Wei 87 Vanagon GL Syncro w/78K miles 85 Jetta GLI w/165K miles Dallas, Texas
Jim Fritz <jfritz@DECORAH.K12.IA.US> on 09/22/98 01:01:31 PM Please respond to Jim Fritz <jfritz@DECORAH.K12.IA.US> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM cc: Subject: Calif. Emissions equipment? 1 file attached
Friends, After a recent posting asking about buying a California Westy and shipping it back to Iowa, I had conflicting reports about doing this because some said it was a bad idea due to all of the Emissions equipment on it. They said it was a pain to keep tuned properly because of this. Others said that the Vanagon was able to pass CA emissions standards without any additional equipment. Which one is it? I may still look in California for another vehicle and would like the low-down. Jim 319-382-3705 jfritz@decorah.k12.ia.us
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