Yes I would love to know - I would think you need to have a residence there.  My husband has many relatives in SD.  

I am bracing for the Cal smog test this week.  

Donna 87 syncro

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> On Jun 1, 2014, at 5:04 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> They let you register a vehicle if you don't live or at least have an address there? What about insurance?
> 
> Dennis
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Vincent Dow
> Sent: Sunday, June 1, 2014 1:57 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : ( Another victim of bad diagnostic skills! This really bothers me
> 
> Consider registering in South Dakota. It's $35/year and there's no smog check. At least get out from under that pressure.
> I have a similar problem with my 82 westy/subaru 2.2. CA DMV now demands that I pass smog every year (gross polluter) and I keep the van as my east coast vehicle. There's no way I'm going to drive back and forth across north america every year so I was preparing myself to sell the van. Then a friend mentioned the South Dakota thing.
> 
> (BTW keep that under your lid - sweet loopholes like this are being closed all the time)
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> So this person spent $1,450 before being told that she may need engine 
>> work.
>> This is so sad and I see it all the time.
>> A few weeks ago I had someone come in with all sorts of issues 
>> including no power. While out west they had someone install a used 
>> engine for them and supposedly it never ran right. Exhaust is a mess, 
>> no cat, muffler held up with wire etc. The real kicker was that the 
>> spark plug wires for cylinders
>> 1
>> and 3 were swapped. And this poor couple drove it almost 4,000 miles 
>> this way. What really sucks is that this new catalyst is probably 
>> being destroyed from the original problem not being corrected. The 
>> real shame is this person is now being driven to give up something 
>> that she wants and enjoys.
>> 
>> Dennis
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On 
>> Behalf Of Jim Arnott
>> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:29 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Fwd: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : (
>> 
>> Vee's A'wagen is a good one..
>> 
>> Huntington Beach, CA.
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>>> From: "Veronica Fraga veronicafraga@yahoo.com
>>> Subject: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : (
>>> Date: May 31, 2014 at 10:23:29 AM PDT
>>> To: "adventurewagen@yahoogroups.com" 
>>> <adventurewagen@yahoogroups.com>
>>> Reply-To: Adventurewagen@yahoogroups.com
>>> 
>>> Hey everybody.  Very sad to say that I need to sell my van. This is 
>>> the
>> one I bought in 2009, low original miles, with the black interior panels.
>> Rebuilt the engine and cooling system shortly after that.  Rebuilt 
>> transmission about a year and a half ago. Took it across country twice 
>> and lived in it those summers. It's a good van.  Ran really well, but 
>> doesn't look worth stealing.
>>> 
>>> Something has gone wrong with the new engine recently, that I don't 
>>> have
>> money to finish fixing. It didn't pass CA smog, so I put about $600 in 
>> adjustments, then it failed again for different emissions readings 
>> after adjusting. This week, I spent $850 on a new catalytic converter 
>> and more adjustments, but only 3 out of 4 readings are right. Mechanic 
>> says there's one "unseated valve," and to fix it right means digging 
>> in and rebuilding both at the same time. About $2,000 for the shop to do it.
>>> 
>>> I went from starving grad student for the past few years, to 
>>> starving
>> military social worker now that I'm finally working again.   Tapped out
>> financially.  Can't give my "Shayna"  what she needs to get strong again.
>>> 
>>> Hoping one of you here, who lives outside CA and can do this work
>> yourself, may be interesting in buying her.  If so, please give me a call.
>> Best offer.  As is, where is.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Vee
>>> cell: 714-926-8845
>>