Anyone work for Mopar at a corporate job? Trying to help a friend..
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Register it out of state for a year or more, then bring it back in. By then the DMV Nazi may have moved on.
You said it all right there.
The only thing I could suggest is to contact Chrysler Historical, and explain the situation to them. I am not in a position to do something like you described unfortunately. I'm merely in the bowels of the ship pulling an oar.
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over the years, when I didn't like the result of a given (Ca)DMV visit, and what the clerk was asking, was remedied by another follow up visit. sometimes, we get a different response by a return visit on another day with another clerk. one time, it was like pulling teeth to be able to abort/leave with my older vintage plates still in my possession, and sure enough, a visit a few weeks later resulted in successfully using those plates to register my vintage car. I have faith (which is a hope) those guys mean well, but if you don't like the result, you have the option to abort and try again later. sometimes, your county will have more than one DMV office, so you can try another office same day, if you're impatient but want results.
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We may wind up having to reach out to them, Today we spoke with Stellantis customer assistance, which I knew was a waste of time, but it's documented so... Spoke with a rep from Cal Air Resources Board, waste of time, but he said the person at DMV is an idiot, the car is exempt.... Doesn't matter, they hold the cards... Spoke with an independent DMV Title guy, he said it's at a point he can't help.. (Knew That) But he suggested going directly to the main DMV in Sacramento & demand to speak with a supervisor... That's probably our next adventure...
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We've done exactly that sort of thing in the past... Unfortunately this time it's not a problem created at the local level... The local DMV on the first visit gave my friend plates & stickers, told him everything was cool, he should see his title the mail in about a month.. Five weeks & no title so he called & was informed he'd be receiving something in the mail shortly... Couple days later he gets a certified letter telling him about the missed Emissions sticker & the title was on hold till he jumped through hoops... Every hoop is designed for a modern car, not something from the sixties... Local DMV's can't over-ride Sacramento...
Just a thought…
A couple of local tv stations here have a “fix it” segment helping people who can’t get a problem resolved, whether it be an airline, contractor, hotel booking, government issue, etc. Once the news gets involved in the issue, miraculously the problem always gets resolved.
A couple of local tv stations here have a “fix it” segment helping people who can’t get a problem resolved, whether it be an airline, contractor, hotel booking, government issue, etc. Once the news gets involved in the issue, miraculously the problem always gets resolved.
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Register the car in another state and get a title from them. It seems most people are using Montana these days. Don't wait,because Vermont was allowing out of state people to register cars there to get titles, and the policy was changed after too many people found out about it, and flooded them with out of state paperwork requests.
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I thought safety inspection was only required for “Classic” vehicles 15 years old while “Antique” vehicle 25+ years old does not require safety inspection. That’s my understanding of the law.
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Whats the guarantee that if its registered out of state then "brought back" here that they still won't want the emissions BS?
The YOM on the 69 required me to purchase a 69 sticker (bogus) from ebay for $25. To this day, LEO have to run the VIN to find current registration. Some things never get resolved here. Find a Clerk who is not ESL. Good luck with that.
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1966 & later in most areas, still C.A.R.B.
yet;
we don't have smog checks where I'm at
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AAA maybe ? you have to be a member of AAA, have a Towing deal at a min.
it's like $12 a month IIRC
(don't quote me, I've been with AAA for 30 years now)
I have full coverage for all mine thru AAA, my homeowners Ins. on the house too
I do all my reg.s at AAA now, hassle free
if not by Ca. DMV website, never an issue there either
The strangest nonsensical thing here is not issuing a title.
It's simply proof of ownership and an emissions sticker has nothing to do with it.
It might prevent some type of inspection but witholding the title is illogical.
I could build a racecar sell it and the buyer could get a title for it. Here in New York the DMV never looks at the vehicle.
It's simply proof of ownership and an emissions sticker has nothing to do with it.
It might prevent some type of inspection but witholding the title is illogical.
I could build a racecar sell it and the buyer could get a title for it. Here in New York the DMV never looks at the vehicle.
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I'm not sure what you mean, while all vehicles are supposed to have their original emissions equip I know of no place in this state that actually checks for any of that in a 1975 or older car in Cali.1966 & later in most areas, still C.A.R.B.
yet;
we don't have smog checks where I'm at
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