SmogTips.com - AB 2289 - Smog Check Law California. No more tailpipe smog test. Elimination of tailpipe smog check testing for 2000 model vehicles and newer.
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Set to begin January 01, 2013; Model year 2000 and newer vehicles will no longer require the tailpipe emissions test portion of the smog check process. AB 2289 will require late model vehicles be administered the smog check's visual and functional tests only.
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This new smog test system is already in place in 22 other states. "This new and improved program will have the same result as taking 800,000 old cars off the road, also resulting in a more cost effective program for California motorists." said ARB Chairman, Mary D. Nichols.
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Three cheers for sanity but how does this change have the effect of removing 800,000 old cars from the road? Will smogging a 75-99 gasser or 98-99 Diesel be cost prohibitive because the cost of dyno testing is spread over fewer tested vehicles? Will it
actually take 800,000 cars off the road? The market value of our '97 burb 6.5 might have just doubled
Sixto
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06-02-2012, 08:18 PM
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