[T3] CA Smog Laws

[Gurrola_J <Gurrola_J@BLS.GOV>]

Effective Jan. 1, 1998, cars 1973 and older are exempt from smog checks
both the biannual ones and the ones previously needed upon registering
it.  This is the reason I decided to resurrect my '68.  Furthermore,
this will apply to all cars that become 25 years and older.  WHich means
that next year cars that are model year '74 and older will be exempt.
The following year will allow '75 model cars to be exempt.  And so on.
This will continue until sometime in the year 200X.  Not sure when it's
scheduled to be eliminated or ammended.  ANyhow, you are supposed to
have all you smog stuff in there because they can "catch" you if you go
smoking your way down the highway and check to see if it's all there.

> ----------
> From: 	mfuhriman@fugro.com[SMTP:mfuhriman@fugro.com]
> Sent: 	Thursday, October 22, 1998 12:52 PM
> To: 	type3@vwtype3.org
> Subject: 	RE:  [T3] Broken Odometer and insurance gripes
> 
> 
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> >  ...So he went through the typical "I really shouldnt do this for
> you
> >  because it's technically illegal to drive without a working   
> odometer,..."
> 
> What?? Isn't there a provision for driving or registering a car with
> an   
> odometer that has "exceeded its mechanical limits" or "mileage shown
> is   
> not the actual mileage"?  While living in CA I drove around an old car
> 
> with a broken odometer, but nobody at the DMV ever cared, as long as
> the   
> speedometer worked.  If the DMV doesn't care about the odometer, I
> can't   
> see why an insurer would care.
> 
> By the way, is it true that anything older than a '72 is now exempt
> from   
> the CA smog testing?  To be exempt, do the original emissions
> controls,   
> etc. need to be in place?  Soon I'll be moving back to CA with my '70
> 
> fastback that used to be FI but now has carbs (not my fault).  All of
> the   
> original emissions controls that originally came with the car are
> gone.   
>  Would I be able to register my car without extensive mods?  I would
> 
> appreciate any input from you CA listees..
>  -Mark  
> 
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