Imo000

This $hit is getting confusing to me.

Things changed since the last time I sold a project car. Last February I had to eTest the car when it sold in order for the next owner to be able to get it registered and plated. Today I took my lastest project ('02 Jetta) in for a safety and eTest and the shop called back saying that it doesn’t require an eTest. BUT when I check the Driveclean history, the last one is older than 2 years. When I got the car (from my next door neighbor) he said it needed to be eTested (his mother got the notice in the mail before she didn't pass her senior's driver exam). So does this mean the buyer will have to eTest it before registering or they will eventually get a Drivcelan notice around the time of the sticker renewal to take it in for an eTest?

Cosmo Kramer

It goes by the birthday of the owner. You can etest it now but you will have to pay. You probably aren't eligible for a free one.

Imo000

So if the next owner's birthday was before today then what?

Adamant1971

No more e-test on vehicle transfers as of April1. Only e-tests every two years for sticker renewals. Only exception is family gifts for cars 7 years or older.

Imo000

Ok so the eTest is now the responsibility of the next owner then when they need to renew the sticker? If get it eTested now it makes no difference?

Adamant1971

Correct. And if you try to get an e-test the system should not allow a free test anyway.

993GT

no etest for transfer, get a grace period until the next required etest cycle at your renewal... from my experience/understanding, a car could theoretically never need an etest if it kept passing hands...

Imo000

Excellent, thanks everyone.

Imo000

That's treacly what the shop told me today too. At least now the eTest isn't part of the headache to sell a used car. Funny how things change to something more logical when the government removes a fee.

Livio928

Do you still have to etest cars from 89 on? When will they eliminate that?

Imo000

Yes you have to still eTest anything '88-up. Used to be a rolling 20 year limit so cars older than 20 years became exempt from eTesting but they stopped this when they reached '88 (in 2008). After that it was anything '88-up will always need to be tested and I haven't heard anything about changing this yet. I think it's stupid not to keep the 20 year rolling.

Adamant1971

That's why I will never sell my 87 unless I could replace with another 87. I doubt they will ever change it.

Tim Wasmer

Wrong Thread

Turbodan

I think I recall that if you put historic plates on it does not require etest. so a 92 car could get by without etest I think.

Tim Wasmer

We are not historic...............yet.