Proposed California Bill to Allow Smog Pass Fee For Older Cars

"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
03/30/2015 at 18:28 • Filed to: None

Functionally, this could act as a rolling 30 year exemption. Interesting.

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DISCUSSION (5)

For Sweden > RallyWrench
03/30/2015 at 18:30

Considering how few daily drivers are 30 years or older, good!

Brian, The Life of > RallyWrench
03/30/2015 at 18:36

This needs to happen. Cool cars worth saving were made after 1973!

RallyWrench > Brian, The Life of
03/30/2015 at 18:41

That they were. I'll have a Lancia Monte Carlo, please.

dogisbadob > RallyWrench
03/30/2015 at 23:28

text doesn't wrap and it won't let me scroll sideways :(

RedPir8Roberts > RallyWrench
03/31/2015 at 01:31

So, I think they need to define "necessary repairs" as having a dollar limit. Otherwise, it would have to pass pretty much by definition if you have to do all of the needed repairs, which could be significant. And what once you have failed the second time, can you just do anything to the car if you are paying your $200 fee? Drop in whatever non-compliant motor you like? A simple rolling exemption, which was in the smog law as drafted originally IIRC, would be much better. But, better than nothing. As it is though, according to a former smog ref who posts on here, and the CA website, you can drop in a later motor as long as it meets smog for that year if you really want to keep your car going (and have some skills). Kind of messes with originality, though, and more than $200 (though maybe not if spread out over a few years).