buying a non operational car in Cali.

of its 10 years, heck i may just wait it out! :lol:
the Mazda has the rears payments. iirc its $300 CHP penalty and 175% of a new registration fee. I didnt think id be able to save it after its last smog fail so i parked it but little by little the smog parts were found and the rusted leaking exhaust was replaced. Now i bet it passes with flying colors. just bad bones. bed is tilted about 2 inches and i think the frame is bent from a passenger side impact in its prior life as that door is red inside not blue like rest of truck. a few rust throughs in the bed wall Old Washington state 49 state fed emissions truck that i got as a mechanics lein so he didnt have to smog it to offload it on me. CA loophole for not having to smog it. hell of a time getting it to pass first smog with a plumb worn out carb. Saw daylight past the throttle shaft and evert emissions vaccum pot was rotted. Dis i tell you i got it cheap? :BangHead: