In a message dated 96-01-04 20:54:39 EST, SMAHER@po2.gi.com (Maher, Steve
(SD-MS)) writes:

>BTW, when you bring a car from outside CA, into the state, and register
>as a permanent resident, you have to pay a $300 fine 'cuz it doesn't
>have CA smog equipment on it (yes, even if its emissions meet CA levels).
>My question is, if you buy a car in CA and take it to some other state,
>they DO pay you $300, right? ...right?
>
>(that sound you just heard, was a pig on its takeoff run)
>
Haha! When I bought the Pumpkin, the PO had already paid the $300 "import"
fine on my New Jersey bus!  And it did NOT have to meet CA emissions BECAUSE
it was an out-of-stater... just had to get within a certain range (don't ask,
I don't know).

Ruthie
'75 Westy - the Great Pumpkin