Man shows what it takes to get his 25-year-old Ferrari 360 Modena road-legal in California

This YouTuber showed his subscribers what it took to get his 25-year-old Ferrari 360 Modena road-legal in California – and it was a ‘pain in the neck’.

And it’s no wonder he felt this way, as it was a pricey process.

While the registration cost was slowly going down, his car would need to undergo smog testing.

Would his car pass the check, or would it become a bureaucratic nightmare?

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What is a smog test?

On the day before Thanksgiving, most people would be prepping their turkey or getting some last minute shopping done.

But for YouTuber Ferrari Matt Life, he was getting his Ferrari 360 Modena smog-tested in the ‘beautiful but bureaucratic’ state of California.

Smog testing might sound like an alien concept to you, and that’s understandable.

Smog test laws can vary from state to state.

Colorado, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, and Maine are among the states that follow California’s line.

Whereas states like Alabama, Alaska, and Florida have no such requirement.

So what exactly is a smog test?

It’s essentially an inspection to ensure that cars’ emissions stay below a predetermined level, in order to protect public health and the environment.

California has stricter standards than that set by the EPA, and has a waiver under the 1963 Clean Air Act to enact more stringent standards.

This is because California has faced more air pollution than other states.

So…with all of that in mind, how would this 25-year-old Ferrari 360 Modena fare when it went in for its test?

Did this 25-year-old Ferrari pass its test?

Before he even got to his ‘smog shop’ of choice, he had to sort out an issue with his car’s VIN.

When the VIN was scanned, California’s system mixed up the number ‘0’ and the letter ‘O’.

This meant that he had to get a separate VIN verification at the DMV, before returning to the smog shop.

That’s a bunch of hassle that nobody needs, especially not on the day before Thanksgiving.

But fortunately, all things go smoothly – albeit at a cost of $646.

That’s still lower than when he first bought it, when he estimated he was paying somewhere in the region of $900.

Air pollution is a serious problem in California, with only 35 percent of cities meeting World Health Organizations targets on air quality.

The top five cities with the worst air quality are all located within the state.

It’s for this reason that California lawmakers rejected Leno’s Law earlier this year.

Leno’s Law, spearheaded by Jay Leno, intended to waive the requirement for the bi-annual smog tests for vehicles made between 1990 and 1975.

But the California legislature didn’t go for it, and the testing requirement remained as it was.

Not that it would have spared Matt’s Ferrari 360 Modena anyhow, as that car was made after 1990.

To see Matt taking his Modena in for a smog test, visit his YouTube channel.

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