CA emissions, new cars vs old cars
07-05-2011, 06:22 PM
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CA emissions, new cars vs old cars have some questions regarding CA emissions...
new cars, like my 98 wrangler... what is required of it to pass? smog?
check engine lights? (it has one, i messed up the speedo gear)
visual inspection? it's about time to get the registration renewed, and as of now it's registered in AZ.
also, what's the rule with older cars? i'm thinking of picking up an old little car to rip around in on the weekends, i'm thinking a Datsun 510. So what is required for a 1970's car to be driven legally? Original motor? smog? i hope neither of those lol.
new cars, like my 98 wrangler... what is required of it to pass? smog?
check engine lights? (it has one, i messed up the speedo gear)
visual inspection? it's about time to get the registration renewed, and as of now it's registered in AZ.
also, what's the rule with older cars? i'm thinking of picking up an old little car to rip around in on the weekends, i'm thinking a Datsun 510. So what is required for a 1970's car to be driven legally? Original motor? smog? i hope neither of those lol.
07-05-2011, 06:47 PM
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CA smog is the strictest out of all the other states that require smog. They will do EVAP test, Visual, and OBD 2 check. That means your Fucked if you got a check engine light on. Don't even bother to go smog it if it does, cause it will fail automatically. Get the light fixed first.
07-05-2011, 09:25 PM
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1974 and before has no smog inspection. Anything after does have to do a sniffer and visual. That includes the bitchin 76 trans am that had all that crap removed thirty years ago before you bought it and brought it into CA.
07-05-2011, 09:26 PM
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In CA it is illegal to sell a car that will not pass smog and it is the sellers responsibility to get it smogged so you got to find a sucker or just sell it real cheap.
07-06-2011, 12:09 AM
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You have to smog the car prior to selling it in the wonderful state of CA. There is not escaping taking it up the *** from CA. Why do you think the homos love this state?
07-06-2011, 08:36 AM
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Not only do you have to clear the check engine light, or ses light, your need to drive the vehicle x amount of cycles before the code or codes are cleared from the memory. Disconnecting the battery does not accomplish this feat.
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07-06-2011, 11:02 AM
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well god damnit. looks like i'll be fixing the speedo gear in an apartment parking garage. sweet. i guess it needs to be done anyways.
i wonder if i could just keep it registered at my AZ address for now? how much trouble comes with that trick? the tags expire next month, and as of lately i have no time or resources to work on it.
i wonder if i could just keep it registered at my AZ address for now? how much trouble comes with that trick? the tags expire next month, and as of lately i have no time or resources to work on it.
07-06-2011, 12:21 PM
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well god damnit. looks like i'll be fixing the speedo gear in an apartment parking garage. sweet. i guess it needs to be done anyways.
i wonder if i could just keep it registered at my AZ address for now? how much trouble comes with that trick? the tags expire next month, and as of lately i have no time or resources to work on it.
i wonder if i could just keep it registered at my AZ address for now? how much trouble comes with that trick? the tags expire next month, and as of lately i have no time or resources to work on it.
07-07-2011, 04:30 PM
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Straight from the CA DMV site:
"When selling a California registered vehicle, the registered owner of record must:
Provide the purchaser with evidence of a valid smog certification, if applicable.
Smog certificates are good for 90 days from the date of inspection. The smog certification is not required if the owner or buyer signs a statement that smog certification was submitted with renewal fees within 90 days prior to the transfer date (a vehicle inspection report may be required for proof of certification)."
http://dmv.ca.gov/vr/vr_info.htm
07-07-2011, 06:01 PM
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Na man. Even if you sell it as is, the seller still has to smog it before it is sold. The "as is" is in case the car has mechanical problems or any other problems that may arise after a vehicle is sold.
Straight from the CA DMV site:
"When selling a California registered vehicle, the registered owner of record must:
Provide the purchaser with evidence of a valid smog certification, if applicable.
Smog certificates are good for 90 days from the date of inspection. The smog certification is not required if the owner or buyer signs a statement that smog certification was submitted with renewal fees within 90 days prior to the transfer date (a vehicle inspection report may be required for proof of certification)."
http://dmv.ca.gov/vr/vr_info.htm
Straight from the CA DMV site:
"When selling a California registered vehicle, the registered owner of record must:
Provide the purchaser with evidence of a valid smog certification, if applicable.
Smog certificates are good for 90 days from the date of inspection. The smog certification is not required if the owner or buyer signs a statement that smog certification was submitted with renewal fees within 90 days prior to the transfer date (a vehicle inspection report may be required for proof of certification)."
http://dmv.ca.gov/vr/vr_info.htm
07-07-2011, 09:54 PM
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You have to find a sucker who doesn't know or just sell it real cheap so they don't care. You could always sell it in Arizona and then not have to worry about it.
07-07-2011, 10:07 PM
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nah that's too much hassle. I like the Jeep, I'd like to keep it for the weekends at the beach. I guess I'll just get it fixed and CA smogged. I thought it about keeping it AZ registered but that just sounds like trouble and that's the last thing i need.
as for the pre '75 cars, there's no smog but what about visual? does everything have to be original, or "present"? I'm looking at 70's datsun's and beetles, i'm pretty sure none of them have half the original parts on them lol.
as for the pre '75 cars, there's no smog but what about visual? does everything have to be original, or "present"? I'm looking at 70's datsun's and beetles, i'm pretty sure none of them have half the original parts on them lol.
07-08-2011, 12:37 AM
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Oops, forgot about that. Guessing the rule wouldn't apply in this case then. But then I would think the buyer from AZ would have to smog it once he gets it to CA, and before it can be registered here.