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In article <3355@key.COM> magnani@key.amdahl.com (Al Magnani) writes:
>In article <34682@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> jlodman@cs.ucsd.edu (Michael Lodman) writes:
>> Anybody know what the rules for buying new and used cars out of
>> California and bringing them back are? Smog? Reg? Tax?
>
>Watch it... Unless it has California emissions (you can tell by two
>little placards riveted under the hood) you will get hit with a flat
>$300 Non-resident Smog Impact Fee (NSIF) on top of all other
>registration fees/taxes...
>
>By the way, the only way a car out of state would have CA emissions is
>if that car were originally sold in California and then brought out of
>state.  Other states can't normally get that "free" CA-required option.

When I registered my car here (bought in NJ), the guy popped the hood, took
one look at the decal on top somewhere (not exactly an auto mechanic, am I?),
and said that my car had passed an emissions standard even stricter than
California's; he waived the NSIF.  So does NJ have such a strict emissions
standard?  No; Volvo does.


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