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Old 03-22-2008, 09:40 PM
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i heard from a friend that if your car is older then 20 years old that you dont need to smog test anymore is that true?
Old 03-23-2008, 06:43 PM
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depends on the state My state is 25 years
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In CA that is not true. Its pre-75' and you don't have to smog it.
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Yeah in AZ it's 25 years...That's why it's legal to import cars that old also
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In Oklahoma you can drive the car off the lot and desmog it......gotta love it...
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fitfreak3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">In CA that is not true. Its pre-75' and you don't have to smog it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

pre-75 true doesnt require smog anymore but 76 and newer require smog even if its 30 years or older. it doesnt roll over every year now. so if your car is 76+ your assed.
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that stinks. where i live, in VA, i have no emissions.. but where i used to live, also in VA, i did every 2 years.. it's by county here.
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I live in md, and just recently put historic tags on my 84 accord, so no emissions and cheap insurance.

Added bonus, historic tags on a honda is pretty baller. Not enough pre 88 owners take advantage of this.
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us okies have to have something good in our state :-)<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CarNutCertifies &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">In Oklahoma you can drive the car off the lot and desmog it......gotta love it...</TD></TR></TABLE>
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TN it is 25 years
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in IL anything pre obd2 doesnt need emissions
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nc 20 years
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Unless your state has laws to the contrary (CA), any car over 25 years old has federal DOT/EPA exemption.

This means that it really isn't subject to any sort of regulations whatsoever, other than maybe needing to have turn signals and headlights.
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