When will CA somg exempt 77 cars

[vmisquez]

I know this is wishfull thinking but just curious if anyone may know of future plans to exempt these older cars. Hell I'd even pay out more money to register to help say Kallifornia!

[the]

Right after they exempt '76 cars.

That is to say, never.

[m21sniper]

In most of Pa cars don't even need an emmissions cert. That's any model...ever.

[slodave]

When Jay Leno or another old car aficionado is elected to office.

[Zeke]

If some of the politicians/so called do gooders have their way, the fixed exemption point of '76 will start rolling again, backwards. I'm sure I'd like to have another early 911 at some point, but when that point comes, if ever, I think it will just be too much hassle.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

That's a good one.

[Tobra]

no, that is why you retire to Nevada or someplace else a little less financially hostile than Cali

[pwd72s]

In Obama's speech, he said he wants to make all smog laws the same nationwide. I don't view this as good news for the older car hobbyists...

[aigel]

I was in arms when they changed the rolling exemption to a fixed. That was when I lived in Bay Area. Then I moved to L.A. There was no smog to speak of in the Bay Area and most areas I drove around in had fairly new vehicles , say 90 and up.

Change scenery to L.A.: Smog, practically every summer day. And you will not believe how many beater POS cars and trucks drive around here that are from the early 80s and late 70s. These are NOT collector vehicles driven occasionally. These are gardener trucks, tow vehicles, recycling collector trucks, beater commuters, grocery getters, even city owned trucks and all daily driven vehicles.

So, in summary, I changed my mind on the rolling excemption. Only thing I could see is that you could introduce a "historic vehicle" or "collector vehicle" registration that will exempt true enthusiast vehicles. This would be a bureaucratic nightmare (what cars qualify, what state do they have to be in, is a 80 corolla not someone's classic car etc.).

edit: I forgot one thing: Older cars should be allowed to pass on sniff test only. How you get there is not important and if they do not pollute, who cares what's in the engine compartment. Original parts availability for some of the collector stuff is impossible.

George

[ruf-porsche]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

In Obama's speech, he said he wants to make all smog laws the same nationwide. I don't view this as good news for the older car hobbyists...

Obama is from the Land of Lincoln, and in the Land of Lincoln if the car doesn't have OBII you don't need to bring it in for pollution testing. Most cars prior to 95 are exempt. A few manufacturers such as Lotus, and Ferrari are exempt beyond 95. You can't get any more liberal with exempting old cars than that.

Move to the Land of Lincoln and Obama.

[NICKG]

ALL cars 96 and later have obd2..and it's a requirement by FEDERAL law...each state tests as they please