I've accepted a job in Portland and will be moving next week into the area. Since its on the border, I can easily live in either state -- so which one has more lenient smog laws? Would it really matter? My car passes CA smog after a day's work, but it's worth driving a bit more each day if I don't have to deal with it
Alright another NorCal Supra comes to the NW.. welcome man! And yes, if you work in Portland and work normal business hours I would recommend living in Portland since i-5 at the interstate bridge is a total joke every day. Dont be too worried about SMOG (DEQ they call it in OR).. With a CAT and a fuel computer you can get your car to pass easy. Shoot me a PM when you get up here and we'll meet up.
Do you guys have to do smog in Vancouver?QUOTE]
Vancouver, WA? yes, but the surrounding counties do not have it. So all you have to do is drive outside Clark county and your set.
Thanks guys. I'll be working at Horsepowerfreaks (east of the portland airport) so I could easily hit the 205 (which I'm told moves much better than I-5). I can pass CA smog with some fussing (and after installing stock exhaust/stock bypass valve/egr), but since I'll be moving into an apartment I'm not sure I want to lug around all the extra hardware.
That said, if Clark County requires similar smog to Oregon, it's probably not worth it. And commuting from Skamania county would get old quickly.
If you are going to work at HPF's the easiest drive is from Vancouver, WA by far, unless you live somewhere close by on the Oregon side. You would take I-205 and get off at Airport Road exit (the first exit right next to the river) and turn left and go about 2 miles and your at work. easy easy easy and easy smog test in Vancouver...haha... Can't beat that with a wooden stick!
I have nothing against it as a city but I tried it when I moved here. My commute sucked (even though it was short) and my girlfriend works on airport way 5 blocks from HPF and her commute sucked.
People suck at driving in the rain.
Honestly, move to Portland and save yourself the hassle.
Vancouver, the best of both worlds. Shop across the river and pay no sales tax and if you worked in WA then you would pay no income taxes. Of course it doesn't apply in your case. There is no sales tax on food in WA though.
Also OR is talking about Personal Property tax on all of your personal property. The tax and spend democrats are in power, but of course they are in WA too, even though they illegally stole the election.
Now that I think about it if you're employed in Oregon you may have to pay income tax there regardless of whether you live in Washington... I'd check that out before deciding.
Just post up your spottings and shout-outs to supras you saw here. We don't need these daily spotting threads. It's as if some people have never seen another Supra driving down the road before.... :lol:
Thanks.
Hey guys,
So I have a 94 Supra it’s a project car my dad gave to me when he passed. The car has no engine and missing a lot of parts I just don’t know what. The car is back in MD where I’m from. I want to bring it out to Seattle (where I live now) And before I do I want to know what shop to...
This summer, Toyota Supras come back to Seattle for the annual Pacific Northwest Supra Nationals event.
The 3 day event invites Supra enthusiasts and community to enjoy these machines we love and see new and old friends with Drag Racing, Dyno Challenge, Scenic Cruise, and Show & Shine. Shirts...
So whats the best shop around the Tacoma, Wa area that can tune and has a dyno?
I'll be returning to the states in 5 months and I'm bringing my jdm mk4 supra with me. My plan is to ship it out early in hopes that it beats me to seattle by about a week or two. Once there, I'm planning on...
Sorry to inform you but Bremerton as of last year is 1/8mi track now and Supras aren’t set up for that short sprint nor is 0-70mph that exciting so I won’t be making the trip sorry guys see you at other events
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