glimmerman
Active Member
how about a fence around california and we drop them as a state. then they can be a separate country and they can get a passport to visit the no so left coast.
I have a 2006 Road King that was bought new in CO. Now I am trying to register it in CA and they won't register it until it has 7500 miles on it. Current mileage is 3300. The DMV suggested going on a long road trip and bring it back. Certainly, there must be an easier way of adding miles other than letting it idle on a lift for 3 days. Any suggestions?
Thanks
The California law is less about smog and more about taxes. Calif. has what it calls a "use" tax which is designed to keep residents from buying a car or bike outside the state and bringing it in without paying Calif state sales tax. The use tax is in lieu of the sales tax. But if the vehicle is a used vehicle, the use tax doesn't apply. The definition of used is 7500 miles on the clock.
I don't know where the specific 7500 comes from, but that's the real point of the law. The smog thing is just an additional benefit for the state.
It's always about the money!
Does the Cal. DMV actually look at the odometer? In GA, we just tell them the mileage
and sign that we are not lying.