RE: bringing 97 a4 1.8tq from NY to CA?

["Dupree, Jim" <dupree@alldata.com>]

The car will pass emissions testing and registration without any problem, if
you have enough money. California's solution for out of state vehicles that
meet the state of origin emission standards is to charge a large "Air
Quality Impact Fee". If you are a Californian then you can't bring in a
"New" vehicle unless you were out of state and your car was stolen or
wrecked or became un-repairable and you will have to prove it.

I copied some text from a State of California Bureau of Automotive Repair
web site:

Site: http://smogcheck.ca.gov/NewSite/Consumer/stop.htm
<http://smogcheck.ca.gov/NewSite/Consumer/stop.htm> 

Text:

Person Moving To
California: 
(Including Military
Personnel) 
     If you are moving to California from
     another state, you may register a new
     federally certified vehicle if it was first
     registered by you in your home state,
     or for military personnel, in the state of
     your last military service. When
     applying for vehicle registration in
     California, you must provide evidence
     of your vehicle's previous registration.
     A temporary operating permit is
     acceptable proof. 

Smog Check For
Out-Of-State Vehicles: 
     All gasoline-powered vehicles, new or
     used, being registered for the first time
     in California must pass the California
     Smog Check. A vehicle will fail the
     California Smog Check if it is not
     equipped with the originally required
     smog control devices. 

Non-California Certified
Smog Impact Fee: 
     When first registering a 1975 or newer
     vehicle which is not certified to meet
     California emission laws, you must pay
     a one-time smog impact fee of $300
     to the Department of Motor Vehicles
     in addition to other vehicle registration
     fees.

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Dan Simoes [mailto:dans@audifans.com]
		Sent:	Tuesday, August 24, 1999 12:31 PM
		To:	quattro@audifans.com
		Subject:	bringing 97 a4 1.8tq from NY to CA?

		A fellow lister is going to be doing this, and he is trying
to figure
		out if the car will meet CA emissions.  I seem to recall
that since 95 or 96
		all NY cars are equipped with CA emissions - can anyone
confirm or provide
		a surefire way of checking?  He wants to avoid any surprises
when he goes
		to register the car.

		Also, does CA provide temp tags for cars?  He is buying the
car here in NY and
		driving it to CA within a couple of weeks, so he would like
to avoid
		having to get NY tags (and pay NY taxes).

		Thanks.

		| Dan |