In a message dated 2/14/02 8:56:22 PM Pacific Standard Time,
killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

<< I guess I am cornfused.
 You buy the van in Miss. Complete the paperwork after ensuring all smog
 equipment is still on the van (no 2 barrel carbs here please)... move it to
 CA with it's Miss. title, get it smogged (no easy task for any Vanagon of
 that age) and register it in CA. What am I missing? As far as the seller
 being responsible for smogging it, that is up to you to enforce. The state
 doesn't care as long as it passes smog.

 Perhaps Ben T has some other ideas on this one.
  >>

Sorry, Tim. I did not follow this thread. However, as far as out-of-state
vehicle registration in the land of Vanagon-a-plenty (California), you are
correct in that any vehicle with the proper EPA approved emission equipment
(with a 50 state tag) can be registered here with no problem. Although the
seller is REQUIRED to provide the smog certificate, they are not necessarily
responsible for paying for it. There is no longer a "smog impact fee" imposed
on out-of-state vehicles. IIRC that was found to be unconstitutional. Oh
yeah. No carbs allowed unless it's pasta.

BenT