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vdubpower - 3/11/2006 9:39 PM

its already registered in cali, so im good to go with that. I dont know, maybe 15- 20 yrs ago when dad bought it, they may have had an issue but all has been well. as long as i took it to a place that knew the car, all has been good. Problem is now is that i live out of cali, atleast for next 4, 5 yrs during residency. Cali wants a new smog every 2 yrs right but car is in chicago, so i heard i can get it smoged here at cali standards. so thats what i tried to do, but their softwaire woulndt accept my vin number . dunno wha t gives

oh, and this car will never ever be sold

I don't know how long it has been since you had a car smogged in California but when it is smogged the certificate is sent to the DMV electronically. Therefore you will have to smog it here. Federal standards are not as strict as California standards and will not be accepted. Smog certificates from other states are not accepted here. There are a shit load of new smog laws on the books as af this year. Your VIN is not going to show up in Chicago when it is in the system here in California.