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Originally Posted by Hersbird
I used to live in California and bought a few cars out of state and it never was an issue. Then again I was military and they always get a break on such things. Just reading the Cali DMV webpage to meet it looks like only if the car is actually new (meaning less then 7500 miles) does it have to have the Cali or 50 state emissions stickers. Used cars, meaning over 7500 miles, can just have regular federal emissions labels.
Then there is always the option to create a LLC in Montana and license the car with the LLC. I would actually start a Scentsy or some other home business as California is trying to crack down on what is 100% legal on Montana's side. The same reason so many big corporations headquarter in Delaware.
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That's what I read too! Although I was thinking it meant all cars...it seems it just refers to new cars (7500 miles).
On [www dot bar dot ca dot gov] I found the sentence:
"The vehicle must meet either U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or California standards. It is legal in California to buy or sell a used vehicle that meets only federal standards."
So I'm taking that to mean as long as it has federal equipment it's just dandy. However it doesn't say you can register the car, but I assume it's implied. I also read that as long as a Federally approved car passes within California limits, it is fine. This comes from smogtips.com
woo!
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Originally Posted by xntrx
When I lived in cali I knew several people with federal HX's. They passed smog no problem (assuming they were kept up). California used to charge a surcharge for non-ca spec cars, but got in trouble and had to refund them. Other than that, can't tell you much more about the current state of things, I hate cali for the way the way they treat car lovers.
-A, 8 years without a smog check and counting
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sweet! that helps a bit too. It looks like I'll be ok!
For others looking for answers here are links you can search for "federal" on the page to skip to answers:
edit - I guess I have a whopping three posts. I'll post a few more times and follow up with those links!