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Old 06-03-2012, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by FFRCobraMike View Post
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
Demand for SB100 has dropped dramatically over the last couple of years. You can still get an SB100 certificate today. Last year, someone secured an SB100 in December.

Finding the right car is probably more important than SB100. Sure, it's time consuming but it's just not that difficult or costly.
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