[FFRCobraMike]

One caviat to buying out of state. If the car has less than 7500 miles on it, the Calif. DMV considers it a NEW car and then the process gets very complicated. It is much better to buy one already properly registered in CA. Having the SB-100 already on the car saves a lot of time and effort! There are a ton already here and with SB-100 registration. Remember, Calif. only issues 500 SB-100 certs a year and they are usually gone by the end of January. It could take close to a year to get it if the car does not already have it. In case you are not familiar with what having the SB-100 does for you; it makes your car permanantly smog exempt. Without it, your car would have to pass current smog regulations which is impossible for a carburated engine without adding a whole lot of smog equipment that will destroy your cars performance and possibly not even then. Do you really want to take a chance that you will have to pass a smog test? Save yourself the grief and get one that is already registered in Calif. with SB-100