ALMOST got dinged for smog
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From: San Diego - Deep Within The State of CONFUSION!
I tried last year myself. I got Historic plates full-well knowing that it was due for smog.
I got the registration bill and sure enough; it said "Smog Required" even for HIstoric plates.
So I went back to regular custom plates and registered at a high altitude zip code. No smog required now
I got the registration bill and sure enough; it said "Smog Required" even for HIstoric plates.
So I went back to regular custom plates and registered at a high altitude zip code. No smog required now
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From: St. Peters MO
I lived in San Diego and also San Francisco for a while in the eighties. Loved both places but the weather costs alot. I live in Missouri where my house has been paid off and when you get historical plates you pay one time and never have to go to the DMV again unless you have to have the vanity Historical plates. 25 year old car - You get 1000 mi a year and no inspections or smog ever again. God bless America
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From: San Diego - Deep Within The State of CONFUSION!
Right. No more rolling 30-year exemption. That's what caused me all the grief with smogging it. When I put the engine in years ago, I had just smogged it with the OEM motor.
then I built the stroker and put it in, knowing that by the time two more years had passed and it's smog turn would come up, it would be at the 30-year rolloff. But just months before my reg was due, the law changed
and I got the smog notice.
So I got Historic plates. But they still wanted smog. So I went back to my regular custom plate and registered at my cabin in Julian. :o -- And I can drive it all I want now.
then I built the stroker and put it in, knowing that by the time two more years had passed and it's smog turn would come up, it would be at the 30-year rolloff. But just months before my reg was due, the law changed
and I got the smog notice.So I got Historic plates. But they still wanted smog. So I went back to my regular custom plate and registered at my cabin in Julian. :o -- And I can drive it all I want now.
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From: San Diego CA
Right. No more rolling 30-year exemption. That's what caused me all the grief with smogging it. When I put the engine in years ago, I had just smogged it with the OEM motor.
then I built the stroker and put it in, knowing that by the time two more years had passed and it's smog turn would come up, it would be at the 30-year rolloff. But just months before my reg was due, the law changed and I got the smog notice.
So I got Historic plates. But they still wanted smog. So I went back to my regular custom plate and registered at my cabin in Julian. :o -- And I can drive it all I want now.
then I built the stroker and put it in, knowing that by the time two more years had passed and it's smog turn would come up, it would be at the 30-year rolloff. But just months before my reg was due, the law changed
and I got the smog notice.So I got Historic plates. But they still wanted smog. So I went back to my regular custom plate and registered at my cabin in Julian. :o -- And I can drive it all I want now.
In my case, they never even sent me a renewal notice becaues I got the plates like a month and a half before the renewal was due.
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From: Fallbrook CA
I just got back from the Oceanside DMV (that's about 30 miles North of San Diego). I told them I want to register "Historical" on my '76. The bag at the counter insisted that I still needed a smog certificate and sent me packing. I think you got lucky getting yours through. My next plan is to rent a trailer space for my 5th wheel in Julian for a couple of months and try to register it there like Paul did.
I am capable of getting my car in compliance even though it's a ton more work (2003 Z06 LS6 engine) I just really want to set my car up with Hookers and side pipes. It's really stupid beacuse my car is identical to a '75 which is exempt. These laws suck.
I am capable of getting my car in compliance even though it's a ton more work (2003 Z06 LS6 engine) I just really want to set my car up with Hookers and side pipes. It's really stupid beacuse my car is identical to a '75 which is exempt. These laws suck.
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From: Lufkin Texas
yea and besides a normal house cost $400,000 dollars.
Because it's one of the Most Beautifull places on the planet,, with some of the most inteligent people in the world,, here in the bay area I am close to the moutaians right accross the Golden Gate bridge, or 20 mins away from 4 first class beaches, Stanford Unv is here as is Cal,, museums, great night life,, What, move away because you can't smog your 'Vette? lol.
Buy a pre- 75, they look better anyway.
Buy a pre- 75, they look better anyway.
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From: Fallbrook CA
$400,000 might get you a condo. I just sold one in San Rafael (10 miles North of the Golden Gate) for $395,000. I probably could have got more but the HOA fees there are $390 per month.
Hard to find a decent house for under $500,000.
Hard to find a decent house for under $500,000.
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From: North Royaton Ohio
It's so easy here in Ohio. 25 years and older = no smog check! Even my 81 doesn't even have to go, because I know that thing would never pass. Ya, the snow sucks, but you learn to deal with it (snowmobile!!)
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Whatever,, everybody lives in pretty nice places anyway,, don't see anybody in Cabrini Green, or Afganistan,, so I geuss everybodys ok,,
Man I am Stoked!!! I just drove the Vette,, first time in 4 months,, and she's all done!!! borke 'em loose in traffic for a second,, that's what a Muncies for,, officer.. lol..
heres the story too,, I had put eletrical grease in the distributor on the plug contacts, inside the cap. Well when I pulled my rotor,, it had a nasty complete silicon burn on the contact point and the cap had the same on each contact inside,, No wonder it was missing and running terrible. Got a brand new HEI cap and rotor set from auto zone and she Runs p e r f e c t. smooth,, and good power. Nice! this is what it's all about!!!! ,,,
Man I am Stoked!!! I just drove the Vette,, first time in 4 months,, and she's all done!!! borke 'em loose in traffic for a second,, that's what a Muncies for,, officer.. lol..
heres the story too,, I had put eletrical grease in the distributor on the plug contacts, inside the cap. Well when I pulled my rotor,, it had a nasty complete silicon burn on the contact point and the cap had the same on each contact inside,, No wonder it was missing and running terrible. Got a brand new HEI cap and rotor set from auto zone and she Runs p e r f e c t. smooth,, and good power. Nice! this is what it's all about!!!! ,,,
Melting Slicks
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From: Cut n Shoot TX
They're considered "Limited use" plates. So technically you're ONLY supposed to drive the car for parades, exhibitions, club events, shows, etc. They also only let a few cars per year have them.
Cops, however, don't care how your car is registered as long as the tags are current. What's he gonna do? Follow you to make sure you're going where you say you're going? That'd be a great waste of taxpayer dollars wouldn't it?
Cops, however, don't care how your car is registered as long as the tags are current. What's he gonna do? Follow you to make sure you're going where you say you're going? That'd be a great waste of taxpayer dollars wouldn't it?
I have run Historic plates on my Texas Vette for 4 years. Had plenty of Law Dogs pull up beside me, behind me, and pass me. Never had a problem!! Plates are good for 4 years, no inspections whatsoever!!! Not even any stickers needed on the windshield!!
Drifting
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From: Columbus MN
Minnesota: No emissions test for ANY car, collector plates (>20 year old) never expire, nice house on 5+ acre wooded lot 12 miles from Twin Cities cost about $400K, 4 seasons, etc.
Bummers? Drastic seasonal temperature changes are hard on major roads and bridges.
(You may have heard the story on the news...)
Bummers? Drastic seasonal temperature changes are hard on major roads and bridges.
(You may have heard the story on the news...)
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Ok I'll grant you 210k buys a heck of a lot more just about anywhere else (excepting a few places in CA and New York), but you can find the deals here
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Deals are out there...I just bought a condo 1 br 2 car garage - for 210k on the edge of la jolla (not in la jolla). I'm less than 10 minutes from the beach and have a decent view.
Ok I'll grant you 210k buys a heck of a lot more just about anywhere else (excepting a few places in CA and New York), but you can find the deals here
Ok I'll grant you 210k buys a heck of a lot more just about anywhere else (excepting a few places in CA and New York), but you can find the deals here
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Whatever,, everybody lives in pretty nice places anyway,, don't see anybody in Cabrini Green, or Afganistan,, so I geuss everybodys ok,,
Man I am Stoked!!! I just drove the Vette,, first time in 4 months,, and she's all done!!! borke 'em loose in traffic for a second,, that's what a Muncies for,, officer.. lol..
heres the story too,, I had put eletrical grease in the distributor on the plug contacts, inside the cap. Well when I pulled my rotor,, it had a nasty complete silicon burn on the contact point and the cap had the same on each contact inside,, No wonder it was missing and running terrible. Got a brand new HEI cap and rotor set from auto zone and she Runs p e r f e c t. smooth,, and good power. Nice! this is what it's all about!!!! ,,,
Man I am Stoked!!! I just drove the Vette,, first time in 4 months,, and she's all done!!! borke 'em loose in traffic for a second,, that's what a Muncies for,, officer.. lol..
heres the story too,, I had put eletrical grease in the distributor on the plug contacts, inside the cap. Well when I pulled my rotor,, it had a nasty complete silicon burn on the contact point and the cap had the same on each contact inside,, No wonder it was missing and running terrible. Got a brand new HEI cap and rotor set from auto zone and she Runs p e r f e c t. smooth,, and good power. Nice! this is what it's all about!!!! ,,,
Are you watching Barry Bonds right now????
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I just got back from the Oceanside DMV (that's about 30 miles North of San Diego). I told them I want to register "Historical" on my '76. The bag at the counter insisted that I still needed a smog certificate and sent me packing. I think you got lucky getting yours through. My next plan is to rent a trailer space for my 5th wheel in Julian for a couple of months and try to register it there like Paul did.
I am capable of getting my car in compliance even though it's a ton more work (2003 Z06 LS6 engine) I just really want to set my car up with Hookers and side pipes. It's really stupid beacuse my car is identical to a '75 which is exempt. These laws suck.
I am capable of getting my car in compliance even though it's a ton more work (2003 Z06 LS6 engine) I just really want to set my car up with Hookers and side pipes. It's really stupid beacuse my car is identical to a '75 which is exempt. These laws suck.
Drifting
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Because it's one of the Most Beautifull places on the planet,, with some of the most inteligent people in the world,, here in the bay area I am close to the moutaians right accross the Golden Gate bridge, or 20 mins away from 4 first class beaches, Stanford Unv is here as is Cal,, museums, great night life,, What, move away because you can't smog your 'Vette? lol.
Buy a pre- 75, they look better anyway.
Buy a pre- 75, they look better anyway.
I actually thought the same thing for the 50 years I lived there! . Then I crossed the state line by 55 miles and geee, the sky is deep blue, the grass is green, the beaches are sooo much cleaner than any Calif beach (I grew up in Orange County), and best of all.... NO SALES TAX, NO SMOG (in the air or smog checks on any car) and $55. for TWO years of lic at DMV. And I ask, why did it take me 50 years to come to Oregon? 
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In the past 5 years, Ive seen Chico go from a real nice town to a over populated mess. The latest real estate boom killed the town I once loved. 