Smog Test in CA for Out of State Cars???

[Qckslvr]

Even if the car was 49 state it would not matter. CA just taxes you more, and you have to go to a referee once. After that it can be smogged at a regular test station. CA does not require that you make a 49 state car 50 state legal.

NOW if the car was a RoW car, grey market car, etc...... CA puts the hurt to you. I bought a 1990 Nissan Skyline GTR. I had to pay a licensed facility (which there is only one, and they are in SoCal) to make my GTR smog legal. This cost $16,000 to do. After that I could take my Nissan Skyline GTR to any smog station and smog it.

[Brian in Tucson]

Originally Posted by Qckslvr

Even if the car was 49 state it would not matter. CA just taxes you more, and you have to go to a referee once. After that it can be smogged at a regular test station. CA does not require that you make a 49 state car 50 state legal.

NOW if the car was a RoW car, grey market car, etc...... CA puts the hurt to you. I bought a 1990 Nissan Skyline GTR. I had to pay a licensed facility (which there is only one, and they are in SoCal) to make my GTR smog legal. This cost $16,000 to do. After that I could take my Nissan Skyline GTR to any smog station and smog it.

16 grand! Hope you've gotten help since then. :troll:

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by Brian in Tucson

16 grand! Hope you've gotten help since then. :troll:

Yes, how did you manage to hide this from the wifey..?

[Qckslvr]

Originally Posted by Gilles

Yes, how did you manage to hide this from the wifey..?

RHD JDM only car.... Wife loved that car, was always a crowd pleaser at the car shows. All the thieves wanted it too. After 4 attempted thefts, just taking it out of storage gave me anxiety. So I sold it.