[quote=FlyerInHi]
There used to be California cars and Federal cars so you couldn’t buy a new car from out of state and bring it to CA. But if you were from out of state and moving to CA, or had a second home elsewhere, you could bring your preownwed car to CA. There used to be an impact fee that was ruled unconstitutional.
[/quote] Correct, provided any aftermarket parts were CARB approved.
[quote=FlyerInHi]
I think CA and Federal regulations have merged and/or automakers decided to make all cars CA compliant. But there are still differences in aftermarket parts.[/quote]
The second one – make all cars CA compliant. There is one exception that I know of – a Jeep Wrangler with a diesel engine (much loved by true offroad’sts – high torque, good gas mileage). To bring this into California, it must be at least 2 years old (last time I checked)
Supposedly there is going to be a 52 state version in 2018.. we’ll see.
