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"Michael Wise" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:nospam-E5307F.00080004072002@news.easynews.com...
> 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

They had NJ plates on them.  They were tested under "load" as far as
at 2500 RPM on a dyno, but the fee was the normal $20-25.......



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