So...my birthday is 27FEB. Car is a 2006 Mustang GT. Registered in GA, (and currently located, but I'm expecting to have it out here in Cali before my tag renewal is due), I'm military, and stationed in Cali.

So here's my questions. Since I'll be home between 01-05JAN2009...

1)I was wondering if that's TOO soon to get the car smogged for the year? How early can you get it smogged? Checked the site, but no prevail...just say "get it done 4-6 weeks in advance". I'm looking at about 8weeks...

2)There's a 3yr-old car exemption stating that cars from 2006 and newer are exempt this year. But does "this year" mean 2009 or 2008? Basically, am I exempt this year to begin with, or will this be the first year it needs to be run?

3)If all else fails, I'll just do the crappy paperwork stating it's out here in Cali...but I'd prefer to skip all the paperwork for this year due to all the other complications. I'd rather keep it simple and just know I'm already exempt, or just run it through before shipping it out here.

Thanks in advance.