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In article <KpRU8.393281$352.51454@sccrnsc02>,
 "Larry Alpert" <alpertl@attbi.com> wrote:

> "Michael Wise" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
> news:nospam-11FE6F.21542403072002@news.easynews.com...
> > In article <3lg7iuk09v3vmr3vlsaktob8igo7cvbqef@news.supernews.com>,
> >  "trebor@sirius.com.no.more" <user@example.com> wrote:
> > As it is now, not everybody in SF is exempt in all situations. I
> > recently bought a used car out of state (Washington) and brought it
> into
> > California (SF). When I went to get it smogged (in preparation for
> the
> > DMV) the smog people told me that, by law, it would need an
> "Enhanced"
> > smog check since it was purchased out of state and did not have
> license
> > plates. I quickly found out that there are only a handful of places
> in
> > SF which have the proper equipment to do an "Enhanced" smog
> check...and
> > they all charge 3-4 times what a "regular" smog check costs. I paid
> > nearly $100 to get my car smog checked. A complete racket.
> >
> >
> > --Mike
> 
> I'm not sure how it is determined when and where an Enhanced smog
> check is needed.  I brought in 2 cars from out of state and did not
> have to have that done (East Bay).


Did they already have plates? I just bought a used BMW from a Chevy 
dealership in Bellingham, WA. It didn't have plates on it, and I drove 
it to SF with temporary tags.

The place I took it to in SF said that because it was from out of state 
AND because it didn't have plates (yet), it needed an "enhanced" smog 
check. They were apparently cued into this after keying in the 
registration info and VIN into their equipment. I had to take it to a 
place on the other side of town (Mission/Excelsior area) to get the 
enhanced smog, as there was no place in my area (Sunset District) which 
could do it.



--Mike