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Old 02-02-2021, 08:23 PM   #1
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CA have Ambulance not Bus need registration Vermont?

Hello everyone im new here..hope someone can help. Im in California and trying to leave hence why im converting an ambulance to RV which leads me to the question. Does anyone know if I can use the same forms for Vermont to do the ambulance?. Its a 1993 diesel f4504x4 ambulance out of Washington state weight is 14500 which is against Comifornia standards..i need it registered to drive as far away as possible. Anyone know how to get this done or where to start withthis type of vehicle? Thanks

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Old 02-02-2021, 09:28 PM   #2
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Hello everyone im new here..hope someone can help. Im in California and trying to leave hence why im converting an ambulance to RV which leads me to the question. Does anyone know if I can use the same forms for Vermont to do the ambulance?. Its a 1993 diesel f4504x4 ambulance out of Washington state weight is 14500 which is against Comifornia standards..i need it registered to drive as far away as possible. Anyone know how to get this done or where to start withthis type of vehicle? Thanks
Also why convert it to RV instead of send in for registration in Vermont?
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Old 02-02-2021, 09:54 PM   #3
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You can pretty much register anything with a VIN as a motorhome in Vermont. You do not have to actually convert it to an RV in order to register it in Vermont as a motorhome, but you may need to do the conversion in order to get insurance.

I don't think the weight of your vehicle is against California standards, but the age of the diesel engine is. If it is registered as a motorhome it will be exempt from the CARB engine replacement requirements, but CA tends to be pretty strict about requiring vehicles with out-of-state registrations/titles to retitle in CA ASAP, so the VT registration won't work for you unless you leave quickly.
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Old 02-02-2021, 10:14 PM   #4
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I'm in CA too. If you're stopped with a VT plate they may write you up
You're CDL is going to betray you as a resident. You might find a sympathetic officer but I wouldn't count on it. Keep it off the road until you're ready to leave.
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Old 02-02-2021, 10:26 PM   #5
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I can't answer the Vermont question, but we live one state over in AZ and currently own two ambulances. One is converted and one isn't yet, but they're both registered as MH (motorhome) here. All it took was using double stick tape to stick a Coleman stove to the countertop, putting in a tiny sink, and a couple other things off the list. After the quick inspection, we took those out to do a proper conversion. Quick and easy here, really.
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Old 02-03-2021, 08:53 AM   #6
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Jbone32, How close to leaving are you? Does this vehicle have fees against it? Do you have a CA drivers license? What part of the state are you from? I'm from there and escaped! And where do you want to go?
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What Rwnielsen said if you have a CA DL they will use that as prima facia evidence that you are a CA resident and fine the hell out of you for non registration. Don't ask me how I know. They caught my wife within 20 miles. Now if you have a VT license on your rig and it is a bonified rv and you have a, lets say NV drivers license you may have chance. The real problem you have is the "CARB diesel engine too old" problem. If it is not a motorhome it doesn't matter where your drivers license is from you are in trouble if you drive it around. If you are a non resident you may drive it, un converted, out of the state but not in. Clear as mud? I'm in the process of helping my brother get the hell out of there now. That place just went to hell in a hand basket. And I must add that it is real hard now changing your drivers license from one state to another due to the real ID requirements.
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Thanks everyone for replying and the information. I spoke with a guy here in California that does"vin verification" he informed me thatif i can get ot registered in Vermont then he can get it registered in California for sure. Anyone can point me to a place i can start that has forms to download or information that i should use? Thanks again for all of your help.
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just search on here for vermont registration and the link to the forms should pop up in one of the threads
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What Rwnielsen said if you have a CA DL they will use that as prima facia evidence that you are a CA resident and fine the hell out of you for non registration. Don't ask me how I know. They caught my wife within 20 miles. Now if you have a VT license on your rig and it is a bonified rv and you have a, lets say NV drivers license you may have chance. The real problem you have is the "CARB diesel engine too old" problem. If it is not a motorhome it doesn't matter where your drivers license is from you are in trouble if you drive it around. If you are a non resident you may drive it, un converted, out of the state but not in. Clear as mud? I'm in the process of helping my brother get the hell out of there now. That place just went to hell in a hand basket. And I must add that it is real hard now changing your drivers license from one state to another due to the real ID requirements.
Some people in this forum still live in Cali and like it here...
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Some people in this forum still live in Cali and like it here...
I realize that people still live there and that some like it. There is nothing wrong with that. But if you are going to live there you need to be a good citizen of California and uphold and defend the laws of the State of California. It is after all your representatives in government that created those laws in the first place in order to enhance the living conditions of California's residents. Telling the world how much we love it and then trying to skirt and evade your fair share of taxes and responsibilities is being hypocritical. I don’t see people of the State of Texas doing this crap. By and large it is Californian’s doing it. So is it a state full of scofflaws or a state government that is out of touch with its citizens? If I had not lived there, and I read what some of this forums members were doing just to get a bus registered I would not be impressed at all.
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We're just a post or two away from a new thread 'Doing a Skoolie in California Pros and Cons'.
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Actually that would not be a bad idea.
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I realize that people still live there and that some like it. There is nothing wrong with that. But if you are going to live there you need to be a good citizen of California and uphold and defend the laws of the State of California. It is after all your representatives in government that created those laws in the first place in order to enhance the living conditions of California's residents. Telling the world how much we love it and then trying to skirt and evade your fair share of taxes and responsibilities is being hypocritical. I don’t see people of the State of Texas doing this crap. By and large it is Californian’s doing it. So is it a state full of scofflaws or a state government that is out of touch with its citizens? If I had not lived there, and I read what some of this forums members were doing just to get a bus registered I would not be impressed at all.
Well I suggest you stop bashing california in every other post of yours,
as it makes you look below average.
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Well I suggest you stop bashing california in every other post of yours,
as it makes you look below average.
Seriously? From the guy that can't stop bashing skoolies!
how's that making you look right now?
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Are you staying in CA? If you are then the title change isn’t going to help you because the law applies to every vehicle regardless of origin. If you’re leaving anyway, just get the Vermont registration. If you’re staying, call the DMV and find out if you can bring it into compliance as an RV
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Seriously? From the guy that can't stop bashing skoolies!
how's that making you look right now?
Do you not understand the difference between 'bashing' a skoolie, and 'bashing' California?

So many people buying buses without knowing half of what buying a bus entails, like the OP for example, is pissed off that the State of California doesn't allow diesel powered commercial buses older than 2010 anymore. Hmm, might have checked before buying the bus?
Anyone who asks on the forum or just searches will found out.

California has its positives and negatives, like everything, even old School Buses have some positives as motorhomes.

California and Sacramento in particular has one of the least expensive community colleges in the country. The Cal-State universities are also relatively cheap.
For the most part, our roads are excellent. You know what it costs to keep Highway 1 open along the coast? Should we just say 'fk it' it is too expensive, just drive with the big rigs on Interstate 5?
LA has all its water piped in, very expensive, just let LA go back to a desert?
Well maybe we should..
Look at the rankings for healthcare of the states...hmm where is Texas?
California 5, Texas 31. Georgia 43 What matters to you?
Better healthcare or cheaper gas prices?

And btw, if you want to go somewhere with 'freedom', lookup 'slab city' located in California, go park your unregistered diesel bus down there, nobody will complain. Just be careful some drug addicts don't burn it down.

Is it a waste to build a "high speed" rail between LA and SF? indeed.
But then so is tunneling under the ground like Musk is doing in LA.
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Do you not understand the difference between 'bashing' a skoolie, and 'bashing' California?

So many people buying buses without knowing half of what buying a bus entails, like the OP for example, is pissed off that the State of California doesn't allow diesel powered commercial buses older than 2010 anymore. Hmm, might have checked before buying the bus?
Anyone who asks on the forum or just searches will found out.

California has its positives and negatives, like everything, even old School Buses have some positives as motorhomes.

California and Sacramento in particular has one of the least expensive community colleges in the country. The Cal-State universities are also relatively cheap.
For the most part, our roads are excellent. You know what it costs to keep Highway 1 open along the coast? Should we just say 'fk it' it is too expensive, just drive with the big rigs on Interstate 5?
LA has all its water piped in, very expensive, just let LA go back to a desert?
Well maybe we should..
Look at the rankings for healthcare of the states...hmm where is Texas?
California 5, Texas 31. Georgia 43 What matters to you?
Better healthcare or cheaper gas prices?

And btw, if you want to go somewhere with 'freedom', lookup 'slab city' located in California, go park your unregistered diesel bus down there, nobody will complain. Just be careful some drug addicts don't burn it down.

Is it a waste to build a "high speed" rail between LA and SF? indeed.
But then so is tunneling under the ground like Musk is doing in LA.
Nowhere did the op say he was pissed off, he said he wanted out. Also he didn't buy a bus not knowing that he couldn't use it in California. You chose to question someone's intelligence because they had an opinion you don't agree with and that makes you a little bit of a dick. You have a right to have an opinion and so do they so how about leaving it at that instead of slagging them and putting them down.
P.s what's with the unrelated rant about slab city, high speed rail and tunnels?
Is this what you call deflecting?
Glad you love it there, you're intitled to.
Keep up the good work!
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My apologies to the op for the derail, hope you figure out what you need.
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