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So my tags have been expired since September. I took out my car today, and had to go to my work, to get my scedule. There just happens to be a DEQ station near my work. So I think, "what the hell, I'll run my car through, just for the hell of it", thinking theres no way I'll pass emissions.

I get in the lane without the rollers, and theres two cars in front of me. First is a VW Caddy. The inspector opens the hood, takes out the mirror, looks underneath, and sends the guy on his way, without even hooking up the sniffer. Im thinkin "shit, theres nothing under my car that even slightly resembles a cat" Then theres a newer GMC truck, totally stock. She runs the mirror under it, scans the OBD, the guy pays, and goes on his way.

Then as I pull up, her supervisor walks up, and tells her shes closed. She throws the sniffer in my tailpipe, puts the scanner on the hood (never opens it) and I go through the test.

IT PASSES! I gave her money, got my tags, and ran like hell!!!

Thats right. No cat, Obviouslly modded exhaust, No muffler, Dead 02 sensor. My lucky fucking day. Imma throw a party.

Sweet! That's awesome.

Timing is everything

haha dats great. i wonder if i'll pass without a cat up here...

Hehe that's awesome. Down here I know a shop I can take my car to if need be where all they do is check lights, tell you to put your foot on the brake and two guys push on the car. If it doesn't move and nothing falls out of the bottom of the car while you're there he passes you.

hahah wat the heck.

thank god for OBDI cars

thats asome dude. im dreading the test next year. i aged 5 years in the month it took to pass the car

Sadly, we don't have any inspection process at all. It's scary what some people drive.

We dont really have an "inspection" process either, just strict emission laws. Kinda funny actually. As long as it doesnt pollute, leak, of fall apart right there on the dyno, it passes.

isotopeman wrote:Sadly, we don't have any inspection process at all. It's scary what some people drive.

yeah, some of the redneck trucks around here have some scary ass stuff on em. rebar drag link , rag gas cap, bald 44" thornbirds and 4' of lift etc. there are a lot of fenderless rock jeeps running around which I have no problem with though. try running no fenders in CA!
Inspection is a double edged sword though. Ive had cars that were perfectly safe to everyone, yet would definitely not pass a MA inspection due to rust and such.

They won't pass you because of RUST? wtf?

If you can cut yourself rubbing the vehicle, then it won't pass (though why assholes are rubbing your car is my question). It doesn't have to look pretty, though, you can slap some bondo over it and call it a day. Of course, there can't be any obvious structural rot either.

I'm glad for it. The shit that people drove (and abandoned ... in the middle of on ramps) around Detroit (which has no inspection) were a danger to vereyone. If you've seen 8 Mile, Eminem's car is a perfect example of the average poor car around there.

Steve