smog check

lawrenceingalls · 05-23-2004, 07:48 PM

Can't believe I need a SMOG CHECK for the DMV. Where can I do this in Orange County, California?

cybele · 05-23-2004, 09:23 PM

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Can't believe I need a SMOG CHECK for the DMV. Where can I do this in Orange County, California?

You need a smog check on a Prius or on another kind of car?

Hybrids can't be smog checked by any old place - they have to go to a referee station.

They have info on California's state website - http://www.ofa.dgs.ca.gov/Alternative+Fuel...SmogInspect.htm

Referee Scheduling Center at 1-800-622-7733

slowpoke · 05-23-2004, 09:36 PM

Wow, I didn't even know that. Good looking out cybele!

cybele · 05-23-2004, 10:06 PM

Cars in California don't have to be smogged until they're four years old. So the new model is exempt for a while.

Right now the referee stations are few and far between, but I'm guessing as more hybrids are registered and switch hands before the 4 year period is up (they must be checked when they are sold, even to private parties) they'll come up with some other way to check them than make someone drive 40 miles ....

The good news is that the referee check only costs 8 or 9 dollars, whereas the last smog check I got on my Subaru was $56 (and I had to get two in one year, one for registration in February and then another one when I sold it in December).

05-23-2004, 07:48 PM	#1
lawrenceingalls Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 6 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	smog check - WHERE in O.C. California Can't believe I need a SMOG CHECK for the DMV. Where can I do this in Orange County, California?

05-23-2004, 10:06 PM	#4
cybele Former Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 406 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Cars in California don't have to be smogged until they're four years old. So the new model is exempt for a while. Right now the referee stations are few and far between, but I'm guessing as more hybrids are registered and switch hands before the 4 year period is up (they must be checked when they are sold, even to private parties) they'll come up with some other way to check them than make someone drive 40 miles .... The good news is that the referee check only costs 8 or 9 dollars, whereas the last smog check I got on my Subaru was $56 (and I had to get two in one year, one for registration in February and then another one when I sold it in December). __________________ 2004 Tideland BI (#6)

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05-23-2004, 09:36 PM	#3
slowpoke Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 48 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Wow, I didn't even know that. Good looking out cybele!