CA Smog Checks (Was: Re: Any south SF Bay area Audi owners/fans?)

[steveb@newkla.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

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> If the car fails, you will need to make repairs up to some dollar limit (varies
> by the year of the car). After passing, you take all paperwork to the DMV and
> license the car. If the car is a non-CA car, you will pay a one-time $300 smog
> impact fee. Since your car will get slightly better gas mileage than a CA car
> of the same make/model, this $300 fee offsets the state's loss of gas tax
> revenue.
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> Hope this helps.
> 
> -- Rob
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> | Rob Reesor            | Teknekron Software Systems    |
> | reesor@tss.com        | 530 Lytton Ave., Ste 301      |
> | 415/833-2583          | Palo Alto, CA  94301          |
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One note regarding CA "smog checks."  On 1 January 1995 the rules changed so that 
any car that does not pass the emission test must have no less than $400 in work 
done to try to get the car to pass (if the car is not stock there is no limit to 
the amount that is needed to return it to stock).  If the car still does not pass 
after $400 of work is completed it is issued a one-time exemption.  At the time 
of the next inspection two years later if it is again true that the car does not 
pass the emission test after $400 of work the car must be disposed of.  

Apparently this deal was worked out between those eco-fiendly [sic] folks at the 
EPA and the state of CA.  Ya sure ya wanna move to CA?

Steve Buchholz

Native of the state that charges sales tax on beverage container deposits.