I would think that any car guy, regardless of location, could and should voice their opinions. My thought is that if Ca. passes legislation similar to this, other states may follow along. My hope is that they eventually adopt a rolling 25 year and older inclusion into the smog exempt status.
I may have read the SHelby site letter too quickly as the Senator from the 17th District made it sound as cars made proir to 1975 and older were still exempt, however, I dont think I'll turn my back on any car newer than that as I hope my kids and there kids will keep the car hobby alive when restoring 80's and 90's musclecars. I'd hate to see them get legislated into extinction.
the following is the reply from the Senator from the 17th District:
Dear Mr. H :
Thank you for your correspondence expressing opposition to Assembly Bill 3053 (Jones), which requires vehicles 15 years or older, except for pre-1976 model cars currently exempted from smog checks, to undergo annual, instead of biennial, smog inspections.
Last week, the bill was amended into this version. I oppose it because it seeks to justify doubling the cost of complying with Smog Check on a vast segment of the vehicle fleet under the supposition that statistically these vehicles are more likely to fail, or once repaired, more likely fail again at a later date. This argument seems to be predicated, at least statistically, on the philosophy that these vehicles are guilty until proven innocent.
AB 3053 is scheduled to be heard in Senate Appropriations Committee sometime this week. You may monitor the progress of this bill at
www.sen.ca.gov/runner.
Again, thank you for taking the time to share your concerns with me. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future regarding legislative issues of concern to you. It is an honor to serve you in the California State Senate.
Sincerely,
GEORGE C. RUNNER, JR.
Senator, 17th District
P.S. For information about the current status of the budget, please visit
www.senaterepublicanbudget.com. 