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Kalifornia's 7.5K mile law regarding bringing a car into the state?

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Gary Wells

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Is anybody familiar with the Calif law that requires a car to have at least 7.5K miles on it to be brought into the state of Calif?
 
Not allowing you to bring a car into the state hardly seems legal -- eg, what if you lose job and then move into Kalif?? It might be looked at as restricting one's freedom of movement, abig no-no.

But I would not be too surprised if Calif tried to assess all sorts of "new vehicle" fees & sales taxes when you bring the car in, just as if it had been bought new in Calif ... it's their way of preventing Californians from driving across the borders to buy new cars.

Heck, "officially" Calif expects you to voluntarily pay Calif sales taxes on anything you buy out of state. Yeah, right ... as if the state gov't doesn't already take enough of my money and waste it.
 
not familiar with CA laws but recently there was a thread about someone who had residence in OR and CA and the CA cops told him he had to register his car for CA as well as OR....

my point...screw CA....everything about them reaks of liberal stench...sorry for the good guys who actually live there, but damn guys, who wants to live in a state with so many rules you have to go out of your way to own a certain car....no thanks...i will take my no state income tax/no safety or emissions inspection/cant count a poll having state of florida anyday!
 
Originally posted by TylerDurden
...screw CA....everything about them reaks of liberal stench...
I'd have to agree. I only wish 1/10 of the moron leftists would follow through in their "threats" and move to France or Canada. But it's completely in character: narcissistic, egotistical, whiny liberals are biggest liars of all, not to mention they're really sore losers.
 
I can answer that question for you. A CA resident cannot register a 3 years old or newer FEDERAL vehicle or motorcycle in CA with 7500 miles or less. If you try to bring one of these vehicles into CA, it will first have to pass smog, and if it does, a Certificate of Non-compliance will be issued. This certificate notifies the Air Resources Board that someone is trying to register this type of vehicle and to place a hold on the registration. The hold will allow the vehicle owner to explain the reason for trying to bring a NEW federal vehicle into the CA. Example, you were offered a job in CA and you're bringing this vehicle in or you're a resident of CA and you were in an accident out of state and the only replacement vehicle was a new Federally emissions certified vehicle. Here is the reasoning: For a vehicle manufacturer to obtain approval be allowed to offer for sale in the US and to allow their vehicles to be driven on US roadways, 10% of the fleet must pass the Federal Test Procedure (a rigorous 3 day emissions test in an air tight laboratory using a lab grade dynomometer). That 10% is a vehicle that receives an emissions label that states: Meets USEPA and CA emissions standards for a specific model year (ex 2005). Also, CA emissions is a chargeable option for most vehicle maufacturers. Therefore, CA is the reason (for example) that a new Buick Park Avenue Ultra is an approved US model. The result is CA has very strict rules regarding the registration of New Federally Emissions Certified Vehicles (3 years or newer with less than 7500 miles) into California.
 
gofstbuick:
I knew that you would come to the rescue. I figured that I would ahve to go up to the smog section to get your attention. Now, would this apply or/could this have happened to a person bringing a 5K mile never registered '87 GN into the state of Ca in about '98 or so?
 
Originally posted by Wells
gofstbuick:
I knew that you would come to the rescue. I figured that I would ahve to go up to the smog section to get your attention. Now, would this apply or/could this have happened to a person bringing a 5K mile never registered '87 GN into the state of Ca in about '98 or so?

No, in 1998, this rule would only apply to year model range 1995-1998. Once beyond 3 model years old, the ruel does not apply, no matter how low the mileage.
 
gofstbuick:
I would like to talk to you via telephone. I will not take up more than a couple minutes of your time. Could you e-mail me your cell or phone and a good time to call. Regarding a smog test question.
I can e-mail you me phone number if you wish, but I hate for somebody else to par for what I should pay for.

Gary Wells
gary-l-wells@msn.com
 
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