It is not only about $$$, BUT with any governmental organization, it is ALSO about routes and structures, and knowing about how to navigate them.

This is the California government's smog check website, which is a good place to read, to get started.

http://smogcheck.ca.gov/StdPage.asp?Body=/Smogcheck/imagp.htm

Good luck, and let us know what happens

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)