Ca. Smog Law Changes, Another amendment Options

[Allan]

Any politicos here that can interpret this stuff? What happens now that it's been amended or if it dosn't get finalized before the Senate adjourns next month?

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[dmenche914]

then again, if my car was 35 plus years old, and registered as a classic (which I couldn't do, as I already have two cars insured as classics, and all the classic car insurance companies I checked with requires all classic cars be garaged, so I would fail to be able to obtain classic car insurance for a third car, my 914, and with no classic insurance, no classic registration, and hence no smog exemption. (So what the #@*! should my insurance status (or size of my garage) have to do with if my car is exempt or not????)

At anyrate, suppose I could get away with only a tail pipe test, no equipment inspection, Guess I could put a non smog big fat V8 in my car, with non-smog carb, and cam, all I would need to do to be "legal" is once each two years put a fat catalytic converter on the tail pipes, and drive to the smog station and pass. it is my understanding that even a poorly tuned, or otherwise non-smogable car can usually pass with a new converter (just is the converter will not live long)

Uhm, the possibilities, but hell, I still think they ought to leave the law alone, 30 year rolling exemption, that makes sense, how many 30 year old cars drive alot? how about 35 year, 40 year, 45 year? The miles drive fall drastically after a certain age, that is why a rolling exemption makes sense.

For all other cars, regardless of classic registration, or age, make it a tail pipe only test. That would free up even more aftermarket engine mods, as we all know the market is huge for modern cars. Yes, some equipment inspection will still be needed, to check things that a tail pipe test does not indicate, like a hooked up evap system, sealed gas cap, stuff like that, but otherwise, it should be tail pipe test on all years, with a rolling cut off at 30 years, justified by the small number of, and miles driven by 30 plus year old cars.

AT ANYRATE, CALL, EMAIL, WRITE THE SENATORS, AND ASK THEM TO VOTE NO ON THE ENTIRE BILL.

And @#+$% the politicians!

dave