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VIN inspection, california bureaucrats |
nimblemotorsports |
Feb 9 2018, 10:00 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 12-January 18 From: Sacramento, California Member No.: 21,793 Region Association: None |
I took my 914 into the California DMV to get a VIN verification on it, since it did have a title and is out of the DMV system. They refused to inspect it, saying it must be a 'complete car'. Now it didn't have an engine, trans, doors or hoods or seats or a dash, but the VIN isn't on any of those parts, and the reg 31 form has a checkbox for 'missing' on the engine and odometer.
This really had me angry. I know there are 3rd party licensed VIN verification people, will they give me the same dismissal? Join AAA and have them to do it? Any other ideas? Get Nevada title first and then xfter to CA? |
campbellcj |
Feb 9 2018, 11:25 AM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,550 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California |
Also in my experience California will still charge you sales tax when bringing in a car from out of state.
It's always baffled me that once you're titled and registered, we have no true vehicle inspections here, so as long as you pass smog (which for 1996 and newer just means no emissions-related OBD codes), you could be driving around with bald tires, one headlight, faulty brakes, and 2 misfiring cylinders. And of course hundreds of thousands of people do. Years ago I got plowed by a young woman with a suspended license, no insurance, and malfunctioning brakes...apparently she'd been living that way for months if not years. |
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