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doubleurx · 2010-04-09, 12:08 PM

So I get my old 1991 C4 smogged today. Barely passes and I also get the Spanish Inquisition on my K&N filter. After much discussion they pass the thing. So I go to AAA to renew my registration. Keep in mind I have owned the car outright with title in hand for 10 years now, registering every year with California and smogging it every other year. Well I'm told that I need to surrender the title because my car was just registered in South Carolina and they need the title. I look confused and point to my car in the parking lot which clearly displays the correct plate number, and say you mean the title for that car over there? Really, the car is currently registered with tags that don't expire until the 22nd of this month, I have the title in my hand and the car is 50 feet away. The lady just looks at me and said, "well there is nothing I can do - maybe you should call the South Carolina DMV".

What a cluster!

2010-04-09, 12:08 PM	#1
doubleurx EJ205 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Truckee Posts: 1,948	California DMV - what a wonderful institution So I get my old 1991 C4 smogged today. Barely passes and I also get the Spanish Inquisition on my K&N filter. After much discussion they pass the thing. So I go to AAA to renew my registration. Keep in mind I have owned the car outright with title in hand for 10 years now, registering every year with California and smogging it every other year. Well I'm told that I need to surrender the title because my car was just registered in South Carolina and they need the title. I look confused and point to my car in the parking lot which clearly displays the correct plate number, and say you mean the title for that car over there? Really, the car is currently registered with tags that don't expire until the 22nd of this month, I have the title in my hand and the car is 50 feet away. The lady just looks at me and said, "well there is nothing I can do - maybe you should call the South Carolina DMV". What a cluster! __________________ Does it have a motor..............Does it have a motor?