Part of buying a car from out of state means having to take on the smog
check responsibilities yourself. California law does state the seller of a
vehicle is supposed to hand over a passing smog check certificate to the
buyer during the transaction however it does not mention if the law applies
to the seller of vehicle who is located out of state; and in this particular
case I doubt this seller will be willing to come down to California to get a
smog inspection... I may be wrong. At this point is seems if you choose to
buy this Honda Civic you'll be taking on the smog test responsibilities. If
the Honda fails the smog test, you may be taking on the smog check repair
responsibilities as well.
Do not obtain a Nevada smog check, or smoke test, or any Nevada emissions
test. No emission test other then California's emission test will be accept
for California vehicle registration purposes. Also, even if this Honda Civic
passing a Nevada emissions test does not necessarily mean you'll pass the
California emissions test. No additional emissions components are required
to pass California smog test, however the test is much more intrusive.
