I originally went through the CA smog nightmare when I purchased my MG nearly 
eight years ago.  At the time your car had to be '68 or before in order to 
avoid smog.  In the meanwhile my pump has frozen, I put in a centrifugal 
distributor and other
ammenities that preclude and easy resmog.  Also, I moved to Portland OR where 
the registration process was much more humane.  My question, then, is what 
EXACTLY will I be facing when I want to transfer my registration back to CA.  
Please don't offer
an answer unless you have first hand experience, the DMV here is already 
obfuscated enough as it is. If I indeed have to pass another time (which seems 
silly, but in CA I would believe it), is there a maximum I need to spend?  What 
are the catches
and loopholes?  Thanks,
Ezra
 
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