He paid $1900 to "smog" his car
Guy I work with could not get his car to pass smog. So he paid someone roughly $1900 to "smog" his car. 
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thats crazy... i dont even know what the point of that was. somebody who pays that much money should prolly have his ********* and ***** removed.
or maybe... he already has.. women seem to always pay mechanics tripple what a man would pay for jobs like that.
or maybe... he already has.. women seem to always pay mechanics tripple what a man would pay for jobs like that.
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That's ridiculous, especially since once you have transferred the paperwork, it's the NEW OWNER'S responsibility to smog the car. The seller is supposed to get the car smogged BEFORE the sale, which a lot of sellers never do unless the buyer requests it (which is almost never). If the buyer signs on the title, it's HIS car now, and HIS responsibility. I know it's shady, but it's one of those "buyer beware" type things.
^That is not true.
A friend of mine recently bought a older Z from some one and he could not get it to smog. He even droped a few hundred dollars into it trying to make it pass and it just wouldnt. It got to the point were it would not be worth it to pay any more to smog it.
He told the previous owner about it and he blew him off saying what you said above. He took it to court and you are 100% wrong. It is your responsablity to smog the car. Even if the new owner says they will take car of it. He had to buy the car back and pay my friend back for all the money he spent trying to smog the car. California's smog ***** always win.
A friend of mine recently bought a older Z from some one and he could not get it to smog. He even droped a few hundred dollars into it trying to make it pass and it just wouldnt. It got to the point were it would not be worth it to pay any more to smog it.
He told the previous owner about it and he blew him off saying what you said above. He took it to court and you are 100% wrong. It is your responsablity to smog the car. Even if the new owner says they will take car of it. He had to buy the car back and pay my friend back for all the money he spent trying to smog the car. California's smog ***** always win.
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Funny. All the times I've been to the DMV to transfer paperwork, they (three different DMVs to date, and obviously different employees) have put the responsibility of smogging on the new owner if it wasn't taken care of before the sale. I'm not throwing your story into question, it's just that one anecdotal "my friend had this happen" story doesn't change my experience over the years. In fact, my FD was the first car that was properly smogged before I bought it. Every other car, I had to take care of - according to the DMV.
Either the seller was an idiot and didn't get a bill of sale signed or there's something missing in this story. Maybe that's it.
BTW, how old was that Z?
Either the seller was an idiot and didn't get a bill of sale signed or there's something missing in this story. Maybe that's it.
BTW, how old was that Z?
You can get around this by registering it NON OP berfore you sell it.
Originally Posted by rx7what
^That is not true.
A friend of mine recently bought a older Z from some one and he could not get it to smog. He even droped a few hundred dollars into it trying to make it pass and it just wouldnt. It got to the point were it would not be worth it to pay any more to smog it.
He told the previous owner about it and he blew him off saying what you said above. He took it to court and you are 100% wrong. It is your responsablity to smog the car. Even if the new owner says they will take car of it. He had to buy the car back and pay my friend back for all the money he spent trying to smog the car. California's smog ***** always win.
A friend of mine recently bought a older Z from some one and he could not get it to smog. He even droped a few hundred dollars into it trying to make it pass and it just wouldnt. It got to the point were it would not be worth it to pay any more to smog it.
He told the previous owner about it and he blew him off saying what you said above. He took it to court and you are 100% wrong. It is your responsablity to smog the car. Even if the new owner says they will take car of it. He had to buy the car back and pay my friend back for all the money he spent trying to smog the car. California's smog ***** always win.
Originally Posted by DarkLikePoe
Funny. All the times I've been to the DMV to transfer paperwork, they (three different DMVs to date, and obviously different employees) have put the responsibility of smogging on the new owner if it wasn't taken care of before the sale. I'm not throwing your story into question, it's just that one anecdotal "my friend had this happen" story doesn't change my experience over the years. In fact, my FD was the first car that was properly smogged before I bought it. Every other car, I had to take care of - according to the DMV.
Either the seller was an idiot and didn't get a bill of sale signed or there's something missing in this story. Maybe that's it.
BTW, how old was that Z?
Either the seller was an idiot and didn't get a bill of sale signed or there's something missing in this story. Maybe that's it.
BTW, how old was that Z?
It was a 80's car. I personaly served the origianl owner with his court papers. This is not a once apone a time story. I was directly involved.
The responsability according to the state lays with the seller. The DMV doesnt care. They just want the smog cerificate. Ask them and they will tell you to go back and have them smog it. The seller will loose every time. Thats the law. Unless like SLO pointed out you bought a car that was currently registerd as non-op.
Also on a side note I have smoged almost every car I have sold one way or another(around 30 so far) But only because the state force's me to do so.
I gotta give Dave (RIP) credit for telling me about the non op trick.
Any car I sell will either be smogged or non op from now on.
Any car I sell will either be smogged or non op from now on.
Originally Posted by rx7what
It was a 80's car. I personaly served the origianl owner with his court papers. This is not a once apone a time story. I was directly involved.
The responsability according to the state lays with the seller. The DMV doesnt care. They just want the smog cerificate. Ask them and they will tell you to go back and have them smog it. The seller will loose every time. Thats the law. Unless like SLO pointed out you bought a car that was currently registerd as non-op.
Also on a side note I have smoged almost every car I have sold one way or another(around 30 so far) But only because the state force's me to do so.
The responsability according to the state lays with the seller. The DMV doesnt care. They just want the smog cerificate. Ask them and they will tell you to go back and have them smog it. The seller will loose every time. Thats the law. Unless like SLO pointed out you bought a car that was currently registerd as non-op.
Also on a side note I have smoged almost every car I have sold one way or another(around 30 so far) But only because the state force's me to do so.
Originally Posted by slo
I gotta give Dave (RIP) credit for telling me about the non op trick.
Any car I sell will either be smogged or non op from now on.
Any car I sell will either be smogged or non op from now on.
register the car non op, it costs 10-15 dollars, there is no requirment for smog and its not legal to drive or possibly even be parked on public streets.
then you don't need to worry about smogging before the sale, and can't be held responsible for the condition of the car.
You should do this on any car that isn't stricly legal back to 1965, yes even cars that are test exempt to release you of liability.
then you don't need to worry about smogging before the sale, and can't be held responsible for the condition of the car.
You should do this on any car that isn't stricly legal back to 1965, yes even cars that are test exempt to release you of liability.
Originally Posted by teddyrx2
Okay so what's the no-op trick? Can you inform us or is this top secrete
