Question for those who live in California

[scootr]

ICE every 2 year emission check vehicles 1976 to within 5 years of current model year.

So if you buy a new car you don't have to take it in for emissions testing the first 5 years BUT you must pay a in lieu of not testing to the state for the privilege of not testing...

I have collector ICE cars licensed and insured and several are old enough to predate odometers...

My guess is horseless carriage and historic vehicle plated might get a pass?

Currently all pre 1977 vehicles are smog exempt in CA. Smog exempt eye candy attached

 

[ultrarunner]

Currently all pre 1977 vehicles are smog exempt in CA. Smog exempt eye candy attached

I have two year model 1976 vehicles and both require smog to renew so I went non-op for now.

I went to Sacramento so many times... it was rolling 25 years and then rolling 30 years and then frozen at 1976 unless it's changed again.

 

[ericm979]

Yep, 1976 and newer get tested. And if you're in a strict testing county like most in the bay and LA areas, it's got to not only meet the limits on the test but it's got to have unmodified OE equipment.Try getting smog parts for a late '70s car. Or finding a tech who can recognize what parts should be on a '70s car (actually that's probably a feature not a bug). You could put aftermarket EFI on and make it run much cleaner but it's got to have the original crappy carbs to meet the letter of the law.

While it doesn't help regular cars, if you build a kit car you can title it as a pre-'67 under SB100 regs and have no smog requirements at all.

 

[Oaktree]

Why would an EV need a smog check, during which the odometer could be checked?

Does Calif. have a safety inspection? Brakes, lights, tires, rust, etc. would apply to all vehicles.

 

[scootr]

Restaurant chain shuts down nearly 50 locations in California following minimum wage hike​

Some fast-food restaurants have either closed or scaled back in California following the $20 minimum wage mandate​

 

[ericm979]

Does Calif. have a safety inspection? Brakes, lights, tires, rust, etc. would apply to all vehicles.

No. I kind of wish they did. When I am stopped at a light I sometimes look at the tires of the cars around me. I see a lot of partly bald tires that have been run under inflated or with a bad alignment.

 

[ultrarunner]

Does Calif. have a safety inspection? Brakes, lights, tires, rust, etc. would apply to all vehicles.

Typically no... if a car is subject to a significant insurance damage claim I have had to have official light and brake check and selling dealers are required to inspect brakes.

California's mild climate and abundance of rust free cars is one reason for no regular inspection aside from emissions...

 

[ultrarunner]

No. I kind of wish they did. When I am stopped at a light I sometimes look at the tires of the cars around me. I see a lot of partly bald tires that have been run under inflated or with a bad alignment.

Any officer can cite or issue fix it ticket for things like cracker windshield, tires, tailpipe smoke, lights... etc.

Officers are again out but in 4 years hardly saw a one on traffic detail...

 

[Hughman]

There are still a few counties in CA the don't require a smog check every two years. Tuolumne is one of them. The only time I need a smog check is when I buy or sell a vehicle.

 

[plowhog]

CA has overspent its budget again ... time to cut the judicial system budget while continuing to shower money elsewhere ...

Newsom proposes defunding police, prisons, public safety as California faces massive deficit

California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes slashing millions from 'public safety' as the Democratic state grapples with a massive budget deficit totaling $37.9 billion.

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