Thank you california... August 02, 2010, 06:46:44 pm Yahoo Message Number: 114977California has again proven to me that no good deed will go unpunished. I went to New York last August to take care of my mom, and put my motor home in storage. I paid my registration fees and now I've come back to spend a week in my rv for a vacation. Unfortunatly I did not pass smog. I have spent $500 to have the rv serviced tuned up do a pre-test and another $50 to try and pass smog at a test only station. No I'm at a repair station where It is costing me another $300 to have the tank dropped and find out where the air leak is. Then another $80 to do the smog test at a station that can actually get my Ld on a dyno so it will pass smog..... really makes me want to park my rv loaded with manure in a dmv lot.... Just ruining my vacation. And in the end of August I get to back to taking car of mom who has severe alzheimers..Sorry guys but this is just getting me mad. There is NO God.... My mom speaks to people who are not there..... If thats where everything we know about God came from...it's meaningless.....
Re: Thank you california... Reply #1 – August 02, 2010, 06:54:39 pm Yahoo Message Number: 114978Just curious, how old is your LD and how many miles on it? To: lifewithalazydazerv@yahoogroups.com From: Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 22:46:32 +0000 Subject: [LD] Thank you california...California has again proven to me that no good deed will go unpunished. I went to New York last August to take care of my mom, and put my motor home in storage. I paid my registration fees and now I've come back to spend a week in my rv for a vacation. Unfortunatly I did not pass smog. I have spent $500 to have the rv serviced tuned up do a pre-test and another $50 to try and pass smog at a test only station. No I'm at a repair station where It is costing me another $300 to have the tank dropped and find out where the air leak is. Then another $80 to do the smog test at a station that can actually get my Ld on a dyno so it will pass smog..... really makes me want to park my rv loaded with manure in a dmv lot.... Just ruining my vacation. And in the end of August I get to back to taking car of mom who has severe alzheimers..Sorry guys but this is just getting me mad. There is NO God.... My mom speaks to people who are not there..... If thats where everything we know about God came from...it's meaningless.....[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Thank you california... Reply #2 – August 02, 2010, 08:32:59 pm Yahoo Message Number: 114983I'm sorry your Mother has severe Alzheimer's, Jim. I'm also sorry you've had back luck with your Lazy Daze. We RVers all run into them from time to time, and they are never fun. I bought a used LD in Wisconsin once, and was on pins and needles about it passing smog when I brought it back to California. But we ran into another RVer whos Mother has Alzheimer's, and he was very inspiring. She traveled with him in his motor home. This MH had only one door so at all times he was very sure where she was and how she was.I don't know if your circumstances would allow you to do this, Jim, but if you could, even for short times, it might reduce your level of stress and anxiety. And possibly even be a boon to your Mother. In any event, I wish you and your Mother the very best of good fortune in future, and may you never again have a day like this one.best, paul ___ "Thriving not surviving" ‹(•¿•)› Paul Schaye (at 2008 NYC Marathon) See our blog at LazyDazers.com Constitutional amendment at ReformUScongress.org
Re: Thank you california... Reply #3 – August 03, 2010, 01:06:54 am Yahoo Message Number: 114994My Laze daze is a 1982. There's no chance I'll ever be able to buy a new lazy daze. So the chance of buying and having something brand new that the wonderful state of ca. will look at being smog compliant is impossible. Its a shame that the state is SO people unfriendly.
Re: Thank you california... Reply #4 – August 03, 2010, 01:29:01 am Yahoo Message Number: 114997I hope this doesn't start a war, but folks I lived in Pomona, CA for some years. I used to drive down into that valley through the thick layer of smog that would depress about anyone--not to mention really do in my elderly parents who ventured out to visit me only once in all the time I lived there. I was born and raised in Idaho-- A place very friendly to people AND SMOG. Boise had temperature inversions and particulate levels that sent the paramedics to my grandparent's house on numerous occasions. I will never forget being a high school kid holding my grandfather's hand while he gasped for air, waiting for the ambulance to come on one of these particularly smoggy nights. I will never forget the fear in his eyes because he couldn't breath. I don't know if any of you have had the experience of not being able to go out of your house because the air quality just won't permit it with your asthma, COPD, or lung cancer. Anyway, maybe the deal isn't to end emission testing and control. Maybe the deal is to figure out how to make these old engines burn things more efficiently. I drive an old LD because I can't afford a new one either. But I didn't complain when I paid over $1200 to overhaul it either so that it would burn cleaning and efficiently. I don't think there is much I can do to change the CA emissions standards, but I wonder if there is more I can do to make my motorhome safer for the environment?Ideas?becky[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Thank you california... Reply #5 – August 03, 2010, 03:22:01 am Yahoo Message Number: 114998At 10:28 PM 8/2/2010, you wrote:QuoteAnyway, maybe the deal isn't to end emission testing and control. Maybe the deal is to figure out how to make these old engines burn things more efficiently. I drive an old LD because I can't afford a new one either. But I didn't complain when I paid over $1200 to overhaul it either so that it would burn cleaning and efficiently. I don't know if we were just plain lucky or what, but we drove a 1980 LD for ten years and it always passed its smog test. We sold it a few years ago to a fellow in Morro Bay and still occasionally see it driving around, so I guess it still passes. Or is it so old that it's exempt?Sonsie
Re: Thank you california... Reply #6 – August 03, 2010, 06:44:14 am Yahoo Message Number: 114999You need not think in terms of a new Lazy Daze, Jim. The one I bought in Wisconsin last year for $17K was a 1997er and it passed CA smog.best, paul ___ "Thriving not surviving" Paul Schaye (at 2008 NYC Marathon) See our blog at LazyDazers.com Constitutional amendment at ReformUScongress.org
Re: Thank you california... Reply #7 – August 03, 2010, 08:57:47 am Yahoo Message Number: 115000Jim,Sorry to hear of all your troubles. I to was sick of CA, and my solutions was to get out. I left CA in '99, and have never looked back. It was the best thing I ever did for my well being. I never realized, until I left, how stressful it was to live in Silicone Hell. I still have lots of family in CA and visit on occasion, and get a reminder of what a horrible place it is to live. Oh, I never would have been able to afford an LD if I didn't leave CA. I took a 35% pay cut when I left CA, but I had a much better way of life.May your fortunes soon take a turn for the better.-Victor keep the faith, there is a God.
Re: Thank you california... Reply #8 – August 03, 2010, 09:17:12 am Yahoo Message Number: 115001QuoteI don't know if we were just plain lucky or what, but we drove a 1980 LD for ten years and it always passed its smog test. We sold it a few years ago to a fellow in Morro Bay and still occasionally see it driving around, so I guess it still passes. Or is it so old that it's exempt? Herein might lie the answer to the problem you ran into: look for an LD that is exempt from the CA Smog laws. I would imagine that there are some exemptions if you are a CA resident or even visiting for more than 30 days. Worth exploring.Donna 26.5'RB Lazy Daizy Vaughn, WA[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Thank you california... Reply #9 – August 03, 2010, 09:17:34 am Yahoo Message Number: 115002So sorry to hear about your mom. Since you are spending most of your time
Re: Thank you california... Reply #10 – August 03, 2010, 10:56:30 am Yahoo Message Number: 115006Donna Gates-Smeall wrote: Herein might lie the answer to the problem you ran into: look for an LD that is exempt from the CA Smog laws. I would imagine that there are some exemptions if you are a CA resident or even visiting for more than 30 days. Worth exploring. --- Information on CA smog requirements is found at www.dmv.ca.gov Unless the gasoline-powered vehicle is a 1975 or older, a smog inspection is required, and passing the smog inspection is necessary to register the vehicle in California: http://dmv.ca.gov/vr/smogfaq.htm#BM2536Plenty of vehicles of all ages and types fail the smog test the first time, but pass after repairs are made. As ever, YMMV.Joan
Re: Thank you california... Reply #11 – August 03, 2010, 12:48:39 pm Yahoo Message Number: 115016"I hope this doesn't start a war, but folks I lived in Pomona, CA for some years. I used to drive down into that valley through the thick layer of smog that would depress about anyone" Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, I remember many days, in the 50's and 60's when we could not go outside to play because the air was so thick with smog. The smog would burn your eyes and it was hard to breath. Those days are gone because of the state and federal smog regulations. As an air breather, I'm thrilled to have smog laws that are actively enforced. You may hate California for being ahead of the curve in trying to control air pollution but most of us who plan on continuing to live here are happy to breathe cleaner air. Driving a clean running vehicle is one of the costs of living and breathing here. I feel it's worth it (no matter how screwed up Sacramento is ).Larry
Re: Thank you california... Reply #12 – August 03, 2010, 03:02:16 pm Yahoo Message Number: 115019Quote California has again proven to me that no good deed will go unpunished. I went to New York last August to take care of my mom, and put my motor home in storage. I paid my registration fees and now I've come back to spend a week in my rv for a vacation. Unfortunatly I did not pass smog. The rest of us have to breathe too! My 1984 passes every time. I'd wonder if a basic tune-up at a non-smog shop wouldn't have been your best starting point. Good time to change the oil, plugs, check whatever ignition parts your year uses, GET IT GOOD AND WARM by burning whatever old gas is in the tank and refill it with new stuff, then see if you pass.
Re: Thank you california... Reply #13 – August 03, 2010, 09:39:49 pm Yahoo Message Number: 115026Here is where My vacation is today.....It's dead and gone I will be remaining on my ex's couch for the next 23 days. I started by taking my rv to a shop to have a tuneup, replace and bad belts and check all fluid.. That was $300 roughly. they also did a pretest telling me is was ok to go but that the evap, oritive emissions failed..... Then I took it to a test only station who did not do the required test on a dyno.... seems while the Law says that vehicals under 10,000 lbs must be smogged on a dyno. The majority of test only shops have an option to say the rv does not fit and do a static test. So the test that was done as a pre test was a wast of $70 buck of apples to oranges. Then I went back to DMV whom told me they can not give me more than a 1 day use pass. and each time I wish to move it I have to some how go to dmv first with out the rv.. uhm how would that work..... So again my vacation is dead.... I'm 1 step away from an overdose on everything I'm taking now.....and remember when I go back to new york I get to care for my MOM whom no longer communicates with people(me) on this plane of existance. So I went to another shop and spent $225 to have the tank droped lines repaired and the leak in the evap emmis repaird... Sppent an hour driving around trying to find a shop that actually can do a real test only smog check. Well finally find a shop they run the test with a dyno and get different numbers ..suprise suprise..... sooo how are the numbers changing ? ? ? ? my hydro carbons are great.. no longer borderline...my no2 is greas buy they o is off they said I prolly need the carb rebuilt or replaced.....bet it cost $300. So I'm about to empty the rv into a storage unit and drive it right thru the dmv...... I am livid.... angry and very depressed. If anybody in the next day says the work For dmv they getting sockked hard. Do a search where to appeal.. I can't find anything. Where to complaine I cannot find that either.....I guess the government takes lessons from paypal.
Re: Thank you california... Reply #14 – August 04, 2010, 04:01:47 pm Yahoo Message Number: 115034Quote Here is where My vacation is today.....It's dead and gone I will be remaining on my ex's couch for the next 23 days. I started by taking my rv to a shop to have a tuneup, replace and bad belts and check all fluid.. That was $300 roughly. they also did a pretest telling me is was ok to go but that the evap, oritive emissions failed..... Then I took it to a test only station who did not do the required test on a dyno.... seems while the Law says that vehicals under 10,000 lbs must be smogged on a dyno. The majority of test only shops have an option to say the rv does not fit and do a static test. Well, that's not the way mine worked. I take it to a "Gold Shield" test station. They can test AND repair at the same site. They didn't put it on the dyno because it wouldn't fit. It passed, and if it hadn't they could have fixed what ailed it until it did pass. The whole "Test Only Station" thing is crap. Sorry you didn't stumble across that option.QuoteSo the test that was done as a pre test was a wast of $70 buck of apples to oranges. Then I went back to DMV whom told me they can not give me more than a 1 day use pass. and each time I wish to move it I have to some how go to dmv first with out the rv.. uhm how would that work..... I too have been through DMV hell. My pick-up wouldn't pass, but they would only give me the single day permit as well, said they couldn't give me one for a month like they used to, though I see them on other cars all over town. I agree with you . . . this sucks. They should make it as easy as possible on those trying to do right.QuoteSo again my vacation is dead.... I'm 1 step away from an overdose on everything I'm taking now.....and remember when I go back to new york I get to care for my MOM whom no longer communicates with people(me) on this plane of existance. Exactly where are you? Somebody here could have recommended a good shop, I'm sure.QuoteSo I went to another shop and spent $225 to have the tank droped lines repaired and the leak in the evap emmis repaird... Sppent an hour driving around trying to find a shop that actually can do a real test only smog check. Well finally find a shop they run the test with a dyno and get different numbers ..suprise suprise..... sooo how are the numbers changing ? ? ? ? my hydro carbons are great.. no longer borderline...my no2 is greas buy they o is off they said I prolly need the carb rebuilt or replaced.....bet it cost $300. Bet you're right.QuoteSo I'm about to empty the rv into a storage unit and drive it right thru the dmv...... I am livid.... angry and very depressed. Your big problem is not with the DMV or the RV . . . that's only time and money. Your real problem is your mother. Time and money can't fix that.QuoteIf anybody in the next day says the work For dmv they getting sockked hard. Do a search where to appeal.. I can't find anything. Where to complaine I cannot find that either.....I guess the government takes lessons from paypal. To be fair, the California DMV has been on involuntary layoff two days a month. That's a ten percent reduction in pay for them, and all those people who would have gone in on those two days are still going in, just on the other days they're still open. That's a ten percent pay cut and a ten percent higher workload on the days they do work. And DMV was crowded before. Don't blame the indians because the Chief can't get his act together.
Re: Thank you california... Reply #15 – August 04, 2010, 04:08:14 pm Yahoo Message Number: 115035Being orig. from NY, I'm willing to bet they would want to inspect the V
Re: Thank you california... Reply #16 – August 05, 2010, 01:29:32 am Yahoo Message Number: 115042You may say do not blame the indians....But I remember why dmv stopped issuing stickers at one time...because the employess were selling them under the table...Thats the indians not the chiefs. My town has 2 .. a whopping 2 gold shield stations. 1 iis on the extreem east edge of town. The other is
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