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[T3] smog test

<x-html><!x-stuff-for-pete base="" src="" id="0" charset="iso-8859-1/macintosh">OK, here's the rules:<br><a name="Required_Smog_Inspections"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span>Required Smog Inspections</a>  <div>The California DMV will mail you a registration renewal notice telling you whether you are required to get your vehicle smogged; it will also tell you if your vehicle requires a smog check at a test-only station. Exceptions include:</div> <ul style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 29px; padding: 0pt;"><li>Vehicles made in 1975 or prior</li></ul> <ul style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 29px; padding: 0pt;"><li>Diesel-powered vehicles</li></ul> <ul style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 29px; padding: 0pt;"><li>Electric vehicles</li></ul> <ul style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 29px; padding: 0pt;"><li>Natural gas powered vehicles weighing more than 14,000pounds</li></ul> <ul style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 29px; padding: 0pt;"><li>Hybrids</li></ul> <ul style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 29px; padding: 0pt;"><li>Motorcycles</li></ul> <ul style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 29px; padding:
 0pt;"><li>Trailers</li></ul> <div>Also, if your vehicle is six or less model years old, you are not required to obtain smog certification as long as you pay the annual $12 <a href="http://www.dmv.org/loading-page.php?mainnav_id=53&amp;stateid=5&amp;state=California&amp;section=Smog+%26+Emission+Checks&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dmv.ca.gov%2Fvr%2Ffees%2Fmiscellaneous.htm"; target="_blank" class="mid-link">smog abatement fee</a>.</div>URL:<br><br>http://www.dmv.org/ca-california/smog-check.php#Required_Smog_Inspections<br><br>So all our cars are safe, unless some idiot tries to change things.<br><BR><BR>"I wrestled with reality for 36 years, and I'm happy to say that I<br>finally won out over it."<br>                                                 ---Elwood P. Dowd
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