On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

>   Not interesting maybe to the general readership of Vanagon list, but the
> Wet Westies...this is us....and maybe an indicator for other states...
>
>   I just got my renewal notice for the vanagon registration and right
> there....paraphrase...
>
>   "be advised if you buy a new car it MUST now comply with California Clean
> Air standards to be registered in Washington state."
>
>    I certainly hope they don't intend to create the same type
> inspection/compliance/arbitrary and inconsistent rule requirment nightmare,
> nationwide, that California has with their CARB....
>
>   Not that I, as a tradesman, will ever again be able to afford a new
> vehicle on my 'worker-wages' but.....
>

The way I read this is that if you buy a car and want to register it in
Washington State, they are going to ask you to provide proof that it
complies to the emission standards of California's State law.   So they  are
going to want to see a 'sticker' of some kind showing em that.  Maybe new
vehicle manufacturers will see this coming everywhere and provide
"Kalifornia Approved" stickers on their new cars.  I'd guess most of them
have paid off Kalifornia to get a 'certificate of compliance'
anyway...Kalifornia is a big market, they can't afford to just blow them off
and not do like Kalifornia wants.

  I have no problem with tight smog controls for vehicles....but  the
California Air Resources Board.....they are awful...they simply make
arbitrary rules that have nothing much to do with how much crap a vehicle
puts out...but which has everything to do with furthering the powers of the
California Air Resources Board....sometimes at the cost of higher pollution
coming from vehicles they are supposed to regulate...for example the
'non-approval' of Subaru motors into Vanagons unless it uses the Kenady kit
and is a 2.2 motor....the prohibition of Bostig...or any other transplant
that hasn't 'paid-up' to be approved.
  If they were really concerned with what came out of our tailpipes....they
would just take real time readings and go from there.....

  Ok, enough Don Hanson