New Ram California DMV issues

Lwiddis wrote:
Gee, not so cool or fun to buy out of state. Learned anything?

You seem a bit bitter about this whole process. What an A$$

Beentherefixedthat wrote:

BarabooBob wrote:
I am thankful that I live in central Wisconsin. No smog checks, no DOT hastles, just stop at the local sheriff's dept and hand them a check. I get my plates and registration slip on the spot. 3 weeks later I get my new title. This is for used. If you buy from a dealer, they charge you $10 to process the paperwork and it is done before you pick the vehicle up.

Population of California: 39.5 MILLION

Population of Wisconsin: 5.79 Million

California has more populous CITIES than the entire state of Wisconsin so it makes sense that things are different there, especially in the realm of vehicle registration and that they place a high premium on protecting their environment.

Perhaps the largest understatement ever on RV.net, Their protection of the environment with those high premiums is not going all that well is is?.:B

Lwiddis wrote:
Gee, not so cool or fun to buy out of state. Learned anything?

This, along with a myriad of other "advice" or statements shows the true ignorance of some of the members here.
I thought most of you guys are old dudes. Doesn't wisdom come with age? Maybe not to everyone?

Beentherefixedthat wrote:

BarabooBob wrote:
I am thankful that I live in central Wisconsin. No smog checks, no DOT hastles, just stop at the local sheriff's dept and hand them a check. I get my plates and registration slip on the spot. 3 weeks later I get my new title. This is for used. If you buy from a dealer, they charge you $10 to process the paperwork and it is done before you pick the vehicle up.

Population of California: 39.5 MILLION

Population of Wisconsin: 5.79 Million

California has more populous CITIES than the entire state of Wisconsin so it makes sense that things are different there, especially in the realm of vehicle registration and that they place a high premium on protecting their environment.

Exactly! You just proved Bobs point!
The high premium on protecting the environment is a little over the top though....lol.

BarabooBob wrote:
I am thankful that I live in central Wisconsin. No smog checks, no DOT hastles, just stop at the local sheriff's dept and hand them a check. I get my plates and registration slip on the spot. 3 weeks later I get my new title. This is for used. If you buy from a dealer, they charge you $10 to process the paperwork and it is done before you pick the vehicle up.

Population of California: 39.5 MILLION

Population of Wisconsin: 5.79 Million

California has more populous CITIES than the entire state of Wisconsin so it makes sense that things are different there, especially in the realm of vehicle registration and that they place a high premium on protecting their environment.

Lwiddis wrote:
Gee, not so cool or fun to buy out of state. Learned anything?

Yep, I did. I learned I could save $10,000 on the new truck I bought in Idaho. Drove mine back home and had the smog test and paid my fees to DMV. It was well worth the hassle saving that kind of money.

You guys are awesome !
Thanks again for all the help.
I'll keep you posted on the progress !
Have a great Thanksgiving !

ItsyRV wrote:

I find it even more amusing how the dealer was unable to tell the purchaser what the drive cycle is to ready the OBD for emissions. Now that is one bad service department!

Not that unusual with many dealers today. They won't tell you how to do it, but you can bring it in and they will do it for you. On your dime.

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
My question to the morons in Sacramento is if the door sticker says the truck meets the California Emissions Standards why are they making you go through the testing?

Because the OUT-OF-STATE DEALER most likely did not certify the CA Emissions. They certify that the OBDII was checked and is Ready with no fault codes. That means they plugged in the OBD reader and it said "Ready". This is what the CA inspection did but the computer said "Not Ready".

What could have triggered the not ready was a dealer resetting the computer which wipe out what was stored and has to be made ready again, or most likely in this situation, the battery was disconnected for transport and that caused the computer stored info to be wiped out and now not ready. As a result of not knowing this, the unsuspected buyer went to get an inspection too soon after accepting delivery and the computer had not been driven long enough or was not driven according to the make Ready sequence.

As I posted earlier, I live in a state that likes to do everything opposite of CA (makes fun of CA emissions regulations) and yet if the chip on a vehicle shows Not Ready in those counties with emissions, you fail. Just like CA, it is not an actual test, just plugging in a reader to see if it's ready. And if I asked them what needs to be done, they will just say the vehicle was not driven enough to ready the chip, contact the dealer for specifics.

I find it even more amusing how the dealer was unable to tell the purchaser what the drive cycle is to ready the OBD for emissions. Now that is one bad service department!

In California, it doesn't cost more to register an out of state vehicle, so the "money grab" argument doesn't hold water.

As I posted earlier today, the OP can get the visual inspection done in a variety of ways. This visual inspection is done to verify the VIN, FMVSS, and emissions. It is done with every out of state vehicle purchase, as well as incomplete chassis builds. If sold in California, the dealer has already certified the vehicle so it is not necessary for the buyer to do it. If sold out of state, then it hasn't been verified and so the buyer must do it.