Comments on: Do cars from New York Satisfy California Smog Requirements?

By: kpotter47

kpotter47 — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 14:09:18 +0000

some do and some don’t, the car needs to meet all 50 state and federal emissions, you can find this info on the car, worse case check with the CA DMV first

You will have to pay a fee to bring the car in the state

By: Adam J

Adam J — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:23:37 +0000

You don’t actually need special equipment on the car– I bought a Saturn in MD, moved to CA and the car passed smog. I think the trick is that CA simply has stricter air quality standards than most states–I’d expect that a relatively new BMW should be able to pass without difficulty, but you might want to check with the CA DMV.

By: Pilgrim

Pilgrim — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 06:28:04 +0000

No, California is the toughest state in the union for smog laws.

But, I brought my car in from out of state and got an out of state exemption.

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