My Recent Experience with SB100 & Bringing a Used Cobra into California

[ACHiPo]

Originally Posted by Cobalt289

ACHiPo - Just be prepared for dealing with a lot of bureaucracy and possibly some people who seem to think their job is to prevent you from getting licensed, instead of just handling the paperwork and verifying that you're doing it right. Most of the people I dealt with were great - but a few along the way seemed to think they were there to protect California from cars like ours. Remember, the laws here allow us to have these beautiful autos and to drive and enjoy them (well, at least 500 per year), so be patient, be polite, have your paperwork all done up, and you'll get through it.

Cobalt,
Thanks--I will definitely need to psych myself up for this, as I'm not a terribly patient person, particularly when it comes to bureaucrats.

My plan is to get the MSO as soon as I can so I can get my number and CHP appointment. I'm hoping I will have an MSO by this time next year, which will give me 2017 and early 2018 to apply before my car arrives. From what I've found out SB100 numbers are plentiful after 2009, so hopefully it won't be a problem.

I did find several posts on this site that RodKnock pointed me to that were very helpful--I plan to print them out along with the DMV website pages with the salient parts highlighted for reference in my discussions with the various folks. There are a couple decent emissions stations in Pleasanton that I've used for other things--I still need to find out if they can do the certification I need for SB100 or if there is a "special" emissions place I need to visit.

AC