Cali planning carb tests for Class A

“I would say I would expect an exemption for tourists...”

Why? California doesn’t exempt tourists from the ban on bringing in some types of fruit and vegetables. As stated above, if your diesel is running properly....

Just one more reason to never go there and not spend a penny of my money in that state.

I would say I would expect an exemption for tourists ... but I’m not so sure anymore. The part I read was an obd test which could be done quickly, but the part I noticed was the “cost” was yet to be determined. The word cost caught my eye , as in enter and pay a test fee to come into the state. California.. always on the leading edge!

Motorhomes are not involved in interstate commerce.

time2roll wrote:
A good running RV will pass without issue.

very true and we all have a vested interest in making sure our vehicles are in top running condition. but that's really not the point, is it? if every state started throwing up these sorts of "rules" interstate commerce would grind to a halt. what's next...no gas/diesel powered vehicles allowed? what's your business in our state? and in our increasingly partisan world it's not a stretch to imagine...papers...papers, please.

we have no desire to go to CA for anything but as I wrote we have to. my BIL passed last week and we're his only immediate family. so we'll be going to clean out and put his condo up for sale and to close out his other affairs. but we want to get in, get it done and scram. CA in it's present condition has nothing to offer us.

And not just Class A's. Lot's of C's with Mercedes Diesel engines. Don't know if they are over 14,000 pounds, though.

It’s not an interstate commerce issue for heaven’s sake! No nexus between sellIng/transporting goods and MH diesel emissions. Closer to a freedom to travel claim but still not within the square. Congress has long allowed California to set its own, more strict, air quality standards. And who regulates interstate commerce? Congress.

A good running RV will pass without issue.

Vahalla360,

You have obviously not watched as California has ignored numerous federal statures over the recent years. This is standard practice there and they work it up to the constitutional level.

Matt

Probably won't hold up as that falls under interstate commerce which is clearly delineated as Federal Jurisdiction. As long as you meet your home state's rules, they can't prohibit you.

Local Californians...not so much.

On top of that, you have the practicality or trying to manage it. Are they really going to stop every out of state vehicle entering the state.