Probably moving to California, will I be hassled by the man for driving a low 240sx? - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

Bushido · 01-25-2010, 06:59 PM

I'm applying to college in California, more specifically, Pasadena.

Everyone talks about how bad California is as far as owning a modified car and having to deal with cops/emissions.

My plan is to keep the car registered in FL (maybe in a family member's name?) as to avoid inspection/emissions.

There is probably some sort of law against not transferring the registration, but is this an even semi-feasible idea..or am I going to get pulled over every day and have to get the car inspected?

bardabe · 01-25-2010, 08:10 PM

your better off just transferring the tittle to California, and making it a track car only. or put it back to stock Engine. or just suck it up and deal with it/. that's what it comes down to. and that is why most of us just have a track car and deal with getting hassled

TravisSW · 01-25-2010, 08:20 PM

You -can- be harassed for anything in California. Just let it go.

MADE · 01-25-2010, 08:20 PM

Depending on the area, but they way I see it if your looking to get attention you'll get more than enough. If your stickered up, slammed to the ground and have a louder as exhaust with HID'd. I drive daily with tint, exhaust and lowered a bit and have only been pulled over twice, both times I was dead wrong. When Im doing the right thing I can cruise beside local LE and not even worry about it. The plate thing will work maybe twice tops before your caught, seen it in person the judge has heard it all before.

*DALAZ_68* · 01-25-2010, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bardabe

your better off just transferring the tittle to California, and making it a track car only. or put it back to stock Engine. or just suck it up and deal with it/. that's what it comes down to. and that is why most of us just have a track car and deal with getting hassled

pretty much sums it up

s14_driver · 01-25-2010, 08:32 PM

i personally think it depends on the cops mood and the time of day cause i can pass by cops and they wont look at me and just let me do my thing and other days they follow me untill i do something wrong like go 1 mph over the limit (i actually did get pulled over for that) just to pull you over

payne219 · 01-25-2010, 08:32 PM

I would say keep the car registered else where.

If your rockin a front mount, paint it black. Get a low key exhaust, run both your plates and just cruise.

Ive havent been pulled over once.

Nismentality · 01-25-2010, 08:48 PM

Some pigs are oinking much harder than before! California is money hungry.
i despise the stupid emissions laws in california and not to long ago Obama was reviewing emissions standards in California when the bush administration didnt want to mess with. I guess there are less pros and more cons for the california car enthusiasts.

*hOngsterr* · 01-25-2010, 09:13 PM

well,
keeping your florida plates,
will get you pulled over, i bought my car
from a guy that had it still registered in FL
so i got pulled over sometimes, and the car was basically stock but lowered with the 3 rear windows tinted lol
if your car is modded,
and its the end of the month or beginning
cops are out for tickets,
and as for smog ppl,
if you got friends here talk to them.

but when cops pull you over and your being nice and respectful they'll run your shit, give you warning and let you go.

HyperTek · 01-25-2010, 10:12 PM

what ethnicity are you?

loosesocksdiff · 01-25-2010, 10:43 PM

just drive slow homes, pump those brakes. i daily my car and i never get hasseled. and i live in san berghetto.

coww-cho!!!!! · 01-25-2010, 10:45 PM

characteristics of how you drive plays a role so dont drive like a dipshit. skim read the cali DMV book to get the jist of it
if you want your car to get attention it will!
it is not as bad as everyone praises it to be just obey the traffic laws,
dont be a dick to the cops.

i have gotten pulled over because the a cop thought i didnt have a front license plate. i told him politely that i had mine relocated to the right and looked over and said alrighty have a nice day.

the second time i had gotten pulled over was because my license plate light bulbs were out(i didnt know) they pulled me over and i just said "i didnt know they were like that" and his partner also said i had an illegal exhaust and i just told them i did not know it was illegal because it looked stock. so they just decided to let me go and asked if i can replace the license plate bulbs.

the third time was because i did the california roll at one of the stop signs near my house and he asked me where i was going and i just said that i was going to my gf's house to pick her up and buy something for my parents anniversary which i really wasnt lol

everyone has there experiences and like s14 driver said it also depends on the cops mood cali drivers arent always the best lol

HyperTek · 01-26-2010, 12:02 AM

your car is one color, matching wheels, throw a front license plate and no loud exhaust, and keep decals to a minimum, you will be alright.

DUFFM4N · 01-26-2010, 12:09 AM

(IVE ONLY READ THE TITLE TO THIS THREAD)

...DONT move to California...

the end

mau5trap · 01-26-2010, 12:19 AM

^^ lol at your location.

*brndck* · 01-26-2010, 12:28 AM

both my cars are registered in florida.
i have a fl drivers license.
i've only been pulled over once in the last 2 years (but i drive like a grandma on the streets)
cop couldn't write me up for anything.
i stay in costa mesa when i'm on this coast.
my car is very very very far from stock.

bottom line is there are no guarantees. cops can do whatever they want, and even if they can't make it stick, it can still be a massive hassle/nightmare for you.

HyperTek · 01-26-2010, 12:33 AM

but how do you work if you got a fl license?

ericcastro · 01-26-2010, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HyperTek

what ethnicity are you?

lol.
very true since you will be in Pasadena, Glendale and Burbank area it sounds like.

Just post a pic of your car and we will tell you.

Debo · 01-26-2010, 12:44 AM

I heard that they are popping hoods in the Bay Area on S13/14's... Impounding if you have a SR20. Anyone else hear that?

bardabe · 01-26-2010, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debo

I heard that they are popping hoods in the Bay Area on S13/14's... Impounding if you have a SR20. Anyone else hear that?

oh no that's totally unheard of never happened to us before what shall we do?!

get yer flamesuit on

ericcastro · 01-26-2010, 01:03 AM

I dont know where all of em are, but I found these.

Don't worry, you'll be fine

I LUV MY S13 · 01-26-2010, 01:07 AM

pasadena is usually chill, just dont bring attention to yourself..such as exhaust, tinted windows, stickers, and you should be fine...ive never had to deal with being lowered, but my tint and exhaust got me unwanted attention, never got a ticket though

nmssr08 · 01-26-2010, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DUFFM4N

(IVE ONLY READ THE TITLE TO THIS THREAD)

...DONT move to California...

the end

LOL!!! that's funny.

*brndck* · 01-26-2010, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HyperTek

but how do you work if you got a fl license?

i still have a cali drivers license as well, but even if you don't, you can just get a cali id card.

kevmeistah21 · 01-26-2010, 01:59 AM

Pasadena PD won't give you any problems, just don't drive like a retard.. I've driven along side Pasadena PD all the time and they'll just mind their own business.. What you need to worry about is Glendale/alhambra/san gabriel area, and the sheriffs in altadena lol.

THEN AGAIN, ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN..

Forge_55b · 01-26-2010, 03:25 AM

main thing is how your exhaust looks and how loud your car is, wheels and lowness are just frosting on the cake for a cop to pull you over after that, the engine is not the main thing you should worry about when being worried about being pulled over. oh also if you aren't white, you probably are more likely to get a ticket if pulled over

*dawagarage* · 01-26-2010, 08:55 AM

everyone is giving good advice. it depends on the person's mood, your driving habits, the appearance of your car, etc. i recently moved to san diego & drive to los angeles on the weekends. my car is pretty low, i have WA state plates (front & rear.) i have yet to be pulled over. police officer's can pull you over for anything. 'they' have pulled people over just to make the car belongs to the person driving it.
my advice is be respectable to whomever pulls you over. make sure you have your ish together, license, insurance, registration. when i pass see or pass 'them,' i step on the clutch (RPMs drop=exhaust becomes quiet,) as well as i put my car in cruise control @ the exact speed limit.

digitalgiga · 01-26-2010, 11:57 AM

I moved my car out here from Colorado and never had a problem. I used California Movers to move my car here. The moving guy gave me some good advice and told me to keep it registered elsewhere, as long as i had plates on the front and back. hope i can help!

FREDDYS13 · 01-26-2010, 04:41 PM

i live in long beach and i have never been hassled by cops for having a low car .. i have even gotten thumbs up by some the only time they mess with u is when having loud ass exhaust and diffrent color lights like bright colorfull h.i.d s and keep the stickers to a minimum..oo and be a safe driver
this is what i DAILY DRIVE .....

fcdrifter20 · 01-26-2010, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericcastro

I dont know where all of em are, but I found these.

Don't worry, you'll be fine

hahaha i thot i was the only one with a fileing cabinet full of tickets.

01-25-2010, 06:59 PM	#1
Bushido Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: SFL Posts: 3,563 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Probably moving to California, will I be hassled by the man for driving a low 240sx? I'm applying to college in California, more specifically, Pasadena. Everyone talks about how bad California is as far as owning a modified car and having to deal with cops/emissions. My plan is to keep the car registered in FL (maybe in a family member's name?) as to avoid inspection/emissions. There is probably some sort of law against not transferring the registration, but is this an even semi-feasible idea..or am I going to get pulled over every day and have to get the car inspected? __________________

01-25-2010, 08:10 PM	#2
bardabe Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SoCal Age: 34 Posts: 4,719 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: bardabe Feedback Score: 10 reviews	your better off just transferring the tittle to California, and making it a track car only. or put it back to stock Engine. or just suck it up and deal with it/. that's what it comes down to. and that is why most of us just have a track car and deal with getting hassled __________________ Review Thread

01-25-2010, 08:20 PM	#3
TravisSW Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Age: 39 Posts: 2,071 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	You -can- be harassed for anything in California. Just let it go. __________________ 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo (951) 1995 Nissan 240sx (S14) Miss ya.

01-25-2010, 08:20 PM	#4
MADE Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Norf Norf Posts: 974 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Depending on the area, but they way I see it if your looking to get attention you'll get more than enough. If your stickered up, slammed to the ground and have a louder as exhaust with HID'd. I drive daily with tint, exhaust and lowered a bit and have only been pulled over twice, both times I was dead wrong. When Im doing the right thing I can cruise beside local LE and not even worry about it. The plate thing will work maybe twice tops before your caught, seen it in person the judge has heard it all before. __________________

01-25-2010, 08:32 PM	#6
s14_driver Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: riverside Age: 34 Posts: 460 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	i personally think it depends on the cops mood and the time of day cause i can pass by cops and they wont look at me and just let me do my thing and other days they follow me untill i do something wrong like go 1 mph over the limit (i actually did get pulled over for that) just to pull you over __________________

01-25-2010, 08:32 PM	#7
payne219 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2008 Location: A-Pine drft Age: 35 Posts: 359 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	I would say keep the car registered else where. If your rockin a front mount, paint it black. Get a low key exhaust, run both your plates and just cruise. Ive havent been pulled over once.

01-25-2010, 08:48 PM	#8
Nismentality Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: californihah Age: 32 Posts: 136 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Some pigs are oinking much harder than before! California is money hungry. i despise the stupid emissions laws in california and not to long ago Obama was reviewing emissions standards in California when the bush administration didnt want to mess with. I guess there are less pros and more cons for the california car enthusiasts.

01-25-2010, 10:12 PM	#10
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	what ethnicity are you? __________________ Keep it Classy

01-25-2010, 10:43 PM	#11
loosesocksdiff Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Berghetto SoCal Posts: 490 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	just drive slow homes, pump those brakes. i daily my car and i never get hasseled. and i live in san berghetto. __________________

01-25-2010, 10:45 PM	#12
coww-cho!!!!! Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: I.E. triiiick Age: 36 Posts: 1,001 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	characteristics of how you drive plays a role so dont drive like a dipshit. skim read the cali DMV book to get the jist of it if you want your car to get attention it will! it is not as bad as everyone praises it to be just obey the traffic laws, dont be a dick to the cops. i have gotten pulled over because the a cop thought i didnt have a front license plate. i told him politely that i had mine relocated to the right and looked over and said alrighty have a nice day. the second time i had gotten pulled over was because my license plate light bulbs were out(i didnt know) they pulled me over and i just said "i didnt know they were like that" and his partner also said i had an illegal exhaust and i just told them i did not know it was illegal because it looked stock. so they just decided to let me go and asked if i can replace the license plate bulbs. the third time was because i did the california roll at one of the stop signs near my house and he asked me where i was going and i just said that i was going to my gf's house to pick her up and buy something for my parents anniversary which i really wasnt lol everyone has there experiences and like s14 driver said it also depends on the cops mood cali drivers arent always the best lol __________________ CoUpe LOve #3

01-26-2010, 12:02 AM	#13
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	your car is one color, matching wheels, throw a front license plate and no loud exhaust, and keep decals to a minimum, you will be alright. __________________ Keep it Classy

01-26-2010, 12:09 AM	#14
DUFFM4N Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern California...where i stretch out haters like a bad thong Age: 40 Posts: 7,371 Trader Rating: (40) Rides Gallery: DUFFM4N Feedback Score: 40 reviews	(IVE ONLY READ THE TITLE TO THIS THREAD) ...DONT move to California... the end __________________ *things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who HUSTLE* CLICK HERE FOR MY BLOG

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01-26-2010, 12:33 AM	#17
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	but how do you work if you got a fl license? __________________ Keep it Classy

01-26-2010, 12:44 AM	#19
Debo Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Bay Age: 42 Posts: 113 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I heard that they are popping hoods in the Bay Area on S13/14's... Impounding if you have a SR20. Anyone else hear that?

01-26-2010, 01:07 AM	#22
I LUV MY S13 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Norwalk, Los Angeles Age: 34 Posts: 3,349 Trader Rating: (35) Rides Gallery: I LUV MY S13 Feedback Score: 35 reviews	pasadena is usually chill, just dont bring attention to yourself..such as exhaust, tinted windows, stickers, and you should be fine...ive never had to deal with being lowered, but my tint and exhaust got me unwanted attention, never got a ticket though __________________ -Jorge

01-26-2010, 01:59 AM	#25
kevmeistah21 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pasadena, CA Age: 33 Posts: 2,658 Trader Rating: (68) Feedback Score: 68 reviews	Pasadena PD won't give you any problems, just don't drive like a retard.. I've driven along side Pasadena PD all the time and they'll just mind their own business.. What you need to worry about is Glendale/alhambra/san gabriel area, and the sheriffs in altadena lol. THEN AGAIN, ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN.. __________________ Late Night Crew... #02 <3 Bought anything from me? Please leave me a review! http://zilvia.net/f/private-sellers/...meistah21.html

01-26-2010, 03:25 AM	#26
Forge_55b Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: OC Age: 42 Posts: 414 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	main thing is how your exhaust looks and how loud your car is, wheels and lowness are just frosting on the cake for a cop to pull you over after that, the engine is not the main thing you should worry about when being worried about being pulled over. oh also if you aren't white, you probably are more likely to get a ticket if pulled over

01-26-2010, 08:55 AM	#27
dawagarage Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bremerton, WA Age: 39 Posts: 2,037 Trader Rating: (23) Feedback Score: 23 reviews	everyone is giving good advice. it depends on the person's mood, your driving habits, the appearance of your car, etc. i recently moved to san diego & drive to los angeles on the weekends. my car is pretty low, i have WA state plates (front & rear.) i have yet to be pulled over. police officer's can pull you over for anything. 'they' have pulled people over just to make the car belongs to the person driving it. my advice is be respectable to whomever pulls you over. make sure you have your ish together, license, insurance, registration. when i pass see or pass 'them,' i step on the clutch (RPMs drop=exhaust becomes quiet,) as well as i put my car in cruise control @ the exact speed limit.

01-26-2010, 11:57 AM	#28
digitalgiga Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: cali Age: 36 Posts: 1 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I moved my car out here from Colorado and never had a problem. I used California Movers to move my car here. The moving guy gave me some good advice and told me to keep it registered elsewhere, as long as i had plates on the front and back. hope i can help!

01-26-2010, 04:41 PM	#29
FREDDYS13 Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: long beach Age: 34 Posts: 163 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	i live in long beach and i have never been hassled by cops for having a low car .. i have even gotten thumbs up by some the only time they mess with u is when having loud ass exhaust and diffrent color lights like bright colorfull h.i.d s and keep the stickers to a minimum..oo and be a safe driver this is what i DAILY DRIVE .....