What should I do with my car? (Due for smog and it will fail)

[einstein57]

oh snap e30s even pass emissions?

With flying colors on a 300k mile car. You would automatically qualify for financial assistance for a "test only" car. You just have to pay the first $100.

[scabzzzz]

In TN, i roll up. Tell em my mileage, and they check for a cat. Put this little sniffer in, and I hand my 10 dollars over. Im gone. CA is wack.

[mspiegle]

Ok, I talked to my smog guy. It IS as easy as I thought it was.

1) You pay $100 towards diagnosis
2) Shop checks out the vehicle
3) Shop tells you what's wrong
4) You tell them that you don't want the vehicle
5) State pays you $1,000 (funds permitting)

Here's some official documentation from the state of CA on the matter. This should hopefully reduce any misinformation on the subject:



And, here's what the state requires of the vehicle. Looks like I'll be removing a few things from it before sending it in:

[parkerbink]

Wow you can almost drive in with a stripped car.

[bmw325csi]

oh btw, if it's just smog, i got a connect for $140 to pass in the southbay area like Lawndale area... just lmk

You should keep that info to yourself, people are getting burned more and more for illegally passing cars that dont pass smog. I dont think your hook-up would like you to advertise on the interweb. Just my

[einstein57]

My buddy got a $100k fine and 6 months jail time. He got rated out by one of his employees. No joke.

[FL318is]

No state inspection here in FL