California registration for out of state purchase

RodKnock · #1 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Gunner

Good thread, including a firm statement about prior registration being okay. Thanks. I'll see if Folsom is a better bet than Carmichael.

Gunner, there are A LOT of good threads on the Forum. Use different search words too.

jhv48 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 03:54 PM

Since you already have the car in your posession, why not just pack a lunch and head to your local DMV and find out what you're supposed to do in order to get it registered as an SPCNS with a TOP until you can get the SB100 exemption..

Leave the car at home in case they want to see how many miles are on the clock. Tell them you drove it cross country in case the title has less than the required number of miles. You can "fix" that problem later if it crops up.

Then do what they say to do. If the mileage becomes a problem, you can always run the miles up or replace the speedo with one from another cobra that has more miles than yours. They're not going to drive it, so it doesn't have to be hooked up. There is a solution to every problem.

If you run into a major hurdle, take all your paperwork with you, then go home and address it and then don't return to the same DMV once it is remedied. Go to another one and start all over.

patrickt · #3 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 03:58 PM

I like the way Jim thinks. Friggin' brilliant, he is.

RodKnock · #4 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

I like the way Jim thinks. Friggin' brilliant, he is.

All "criminals" think alike and chummy up together.

patrickt · #5 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RodKnock

All "criminals" think alike and chummy up together.

The law is a seamless web with but a thousand shades of gray.

RodKnock · #6 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

The law is a seamless web with but a thousand shades of gray.

You can "monkey around" with the mechanicals, but the dealer's paperwork will state "5,500 miles."

FWIW, while the CHP doesn't check the mileage at the VIN assignment appointment, but the BAR ref does record the mileage when they sniff your sidepipes (OH MY G-D, how many hydrocarbons?).

Gunner · #7 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by RodKnock

Gunner, there are A LOT of good threads on the Forum.

Now there's an understatement!

I do try to use the search feature but one problem is that there are SO many threads that it can take time to page through each search hit to see if it really has anything to do with the question. The one-search-per-minute limit is a hurdle, too.

Otherwise, I am good at searching. Among other things, I run three forums of my own.

I really appreciate the time people take to point out relevant threads. That kind of AI doesn't fit in most search engines.

patrickt · #8 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Gunner

I do try to use the search feature but one problem is that there are SO many threads that it can take time to page through each search hit to see if it really has anything to do with the question. The one-search-per-minute limit is a hurdle, too.

I tend to you use Google, with the advanced search feature and limiting it to the clubcobra.com domain.