> Have you invesigated the smog issue?  A friend brought his '80 Westy to
> California from Montana intending to sell it here. Not having been
> manufactured for sale in California the vehicle is lacking emissions
> equipment required by the CA DMV. Estimates to bring the thing up to code
> were around $1200 - $1500 - and that's with no gurantee that it would pass
> the actual emissions test even then. He'll be driving it back to Montana to
> sell it there most likely... unless any listers are interested...

Wow!  Things must have changed.  When I moved to Berkeley from Columbia
Mo. I brought my cars with me.  Neither had been manufactured for sale
in California.  This was around 20 years ago and the cars were a 10 year
old Volvo that I purchased in Norway and a one year old Toyota Land Cruiser
from Mo.  At that time there was a maximum amount you had to spend (I think
it was around $150) and they let the car be licensed even if it didn't pass.

People move to California all the time and I can't believe that all have to
buy new cars or spend thousands of dollars on their current cars.  There
must be some sort of way around this.

Ron