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SOLD Texas: Triple Locked, LS1, 1991 Land Cruiser
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It looks like the work was done in CA, so Im assuming it would pass emissions. But who knows
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Just bought a G63 from a guy that was also registered in Montana but lived in CA. Smog is only one of the benefits of a Montana registration.
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The enthusiasm to bash on california is always reliable. I however do not live there. As far as I know many states have regulations about out of state registration needing to be addressed after a certain amount of time. Curious about the overall experience of people with Montana LLC registrations. OP's for sale post might not be the right place for ongoing discussion though. Apologies to him for clogging up his thread
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argue away, doesn’t bother me, it keeps the thread at the top of the list 
Not so enthusiastic about bashing on California or Californians, but I sell a lot of cars, and a lot are classic, and the repeated questions about California smog to people that don’t live there, don’t know the laws, and didn’t build a car to abide by them is always well… funny
Re: Montana, it works for a ton of people across every state. For a car that doesn’t get driven much, it seems to be viable option.
I went the route of actually getting my dealers license in Texas, but the paperwork, insurance and admin work is not really worth it. So it’s Montana for me soon.
Not so enthusiastic about bashing on California or Californians, but I sell a lot of cars, and a lot are classic, and the repeated questions about California smog to people that don’t live there, don’t know the laws, and didn’t build a car to abide by them is always well… funny
Re: Montana, it works for a ton of people across every state. For a car that doesn’t get driven much, it seems to be viable option.
I went the route of actually getting my dealers license in Texas, but the paperwork, insurance and admin work is not really worth it. So it’s Montana for me soon.
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My guess is that even people that don't live in California ask about it because if it passes there it passes everywhere and that affects not only ownership but resale value 
just a guess though.
I have been trying to figure out for a while if Montana is really a viable option as you put it. Nevada where I live is not quite as bad as California but they did pass some new restrictions that make it a little more difficult to own something old that doesn't pass smog vs a few years ago. I might try the Montana thing just as an experiment if my next cruiser is not smoggable
just a guess though. I have been trying to figure out for a while if Montana is really a viable option as you put it. Nevada where I live is not quite as bad as California but they did pass some new restrictions that make it a little more difficult to own something old that doesn't pass smog vs a few years ago. I might try the Montana thing just as an experiment if my next cruiser is not smoggable
The loophole in Nevada for having an out of state registration is that the vehicle has to leave the state every 30 days. So in Nevada you can drive to California or Arizona or Utah or Idaho and buy a lottery ticket or fuel for proof it has left the state.
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Does someone knock on your door and ask for receipts every 30 days? This conversation is more entertaining than I expected.
@erse smog or no smog, does not hurt resale in any way. I’ve sold hundreds of vehicles, probably 50+ that would not pass smog, I’ve never discounted one because it wasn’t Newsom ready.
There are plenty of Californians that do not care. There are also a lot of humans that live east of that country.
A lot more rule followers on the forums than I would have anticipated. I thought ya’ll had big trucks
@erse smog or no smog, does not hurt resale in any way. I’ve sold hundreds of vehicles, probably 50+ that would not pass smog, I’ve never discounted one because it wasn’t Newsom ready.
There are plenty of Californians that do not care. There are also a lot of humans that live east of that country.
A lot more rule followers on the forums than I would have anticipated. I thought ya’ll had big trucks
Thank you, I like the way you think. Just when you're about to give up on an intelligent, constructive conversation ever being possible on the internet along comes someone to save the day. One of my favored shooting spots is by the state line so 'meeting' that requirement would be pretty easy to attest to
before long all the states that CA residents have been moving to will become just like CA
My money is on cities in TX will start to clamp down on emissions testing and MT and NV getting much stricter
and how will anyone know if the vehicle leaves the state every 30 days? what if its non-op?
My money is on cities in TX will start to clamp down on emissions testing and MT and NV getting much stricter
and how will anyone know if the vehicle leaves the state every 30 days? what if its non-op?