[Hall1836]

Thanks to everyone for your comments, unfortunatly decided to pass on the car. Spoke with the DMV field investigators and the person above is right, NY will transfer the title at the DMV for a similiar NY title. In this case the car would be a "2004' and have to meet the NY emissions for down state area and NY title would read the same as the Ct. title comp/cobra and you could not change it to a "custom" which would drop the emissions requirements. Also, since the Technical unit( Mark& Tom, both very helpful), DMV reg. office, Field investigations and The compliance unit are all DIFFERENT units advise from one may be at odds with one of the others. I was also advised that if I was fortunate enough to get the car registered and titled it does not prevent the title unit from rejecting the title upon review which would result in a revocation/suspension of the plates. I wasn't willing to take a $30,000 dollar crap shoot. The good news is that Kathy M should be or is soon to be retired.