Hmmm....

My '82 came in from New York.  Didn't have the California package,
naturally.  Seller smogged the vehicle before it was sold to me though he
was "in the business" (managed a local charity's car donation program) so
maybe he cheated.  In any case, I had to have it inspected by the California
DMV before I could get California plates and the inspector clearly was
looking for the manufacturer's "smog compliance" sticker in the engine
compartment.  It was a Federal, not California sticker, but there were no
hassles.  I'd recheck this.
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Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Milam" <jason_milam@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: Calif: Buying out of state

> 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...